Security Questionnaire Responder

Every new deal that reaches procurement drags a security questionnaire behind it - a SIG, a CAIQ, or a buyer's own spreadsheet with two hundred questions about encryption, access control, retention, and certifications. Answering it means a security or sales engineer hunting through policies, prior responses, and SOC 2 reports to write each answer by hand, and under deal pressure that work is slow, inconsistent, and tempted to overstate what's actually in place. This assistant reads each question, drafts an answer grounded in your existing policies and prior responses, rates how well you can back it up - answered, partial, or a gap - and points to the evidence behind it. It flags the questions where the honest answer is 'not yet' or 'needs the security owner', so you never ship a claim you can't support. You get a complete first-draft response in a fraction of the time, with every weak spot surfaced for review instead of buried in a rushed spreadsheet that goes back to the customer unchecked.

Category: Sales

How it works

1. A security questionnaire - a SIG, a CAIQ, or a buyer's own spreadsheet - is handed to the assistant question by question, pasted in or captured from your intake.
2. For each question, the assistant drafts an answer grounded in your existing security policies and prior responses, and rates coverage - answered, partial, or gap.
3. It cites the evidence behind each answer and flags the questions where the honest response is 'not yet' or needs the security owner to confirm, so nothing is overstated.
4. You review every drafted answer, its coverage, and the flagged gaps before the completed questionnaire is sent back to the customer - nothing leaves on its own.

Key benefits

• Turn a two-hundred-question questionnaire into a reviewable first draft in a fraction of the time
• Answer consistently across deals instead of rewriting the same responses from scratch
• Surface every gap and weak claim before it reaches the customer, not after
• Keep responses grounded in your real policies and evidence, not optimistic guesswork

Use cases

• Security and GRC teams responding to inbound SIG, CAIQ, and custom vendor questionnaires
• Sales engineers and pre-sales teams clearing security reviews to keep deals moving
• Startups and SaaS vendors handling enterprise security due diligence without a dedicated GRC hire
• Account and deal teams standardizing how security answers are drafted and evidenced

Good to know

No external connection - your policies, prior responses, and questionnaires stay in your workspace. The assistant drafts each answer, rates coverage, cites evidence, and flags gaps, but you review and edit every response before the questionnaire is sent back to the customer. It speeds and standardizes how you respond; it does not send anything or make a claim final on its own.

Frequently asked questions

Does this assistant automatically send the completed questionnaire to the customer?

No, it never sends anything. It drafts answers and flags gaps, but you must review and approve every response before the questionnaire is sent back to the customer.

How does it know what my security policies actually say?

You provide your policies and prior responses in your workspace; the assistant reads those to ground each answer in your real documentation, not guesswork.

Can I use it with any type of security questionnaire, like a SIG or CAIQ?

Yes, it works with SIGs, CAIQs, or any buyer's custom spreadsheet-you paste or capture each question, and it drafts an answer based on your policies.

Does it require any coding or technical setup to use?

No, it's a no-code assistant within Gaia. You just provide your policies and prior responses, and it handles the drafting and gap analysis.

How does it handle questions where I don't have a clear answer or policy?

It flags those as 'gaps' and marks them as needing the security owner's input, so you never accidentally claim something you can't support.