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Drift Vendor Risk Assessment — Full Report

Before you share customer data with Drift, your compliance team needs documented proof they can be trusted. ThirdProof investigated Drift across 27 intelligence sources — here's what we found.

⚠ FedRAMP Status: Not found in the FedRAMP Marketplace. Vendors handling government data or CUI must be FedRAMP authorized.

Risk Tier
Tier 3Moderate Risk
SOC 2
— Not Found
FedRAMP
— Not Authorized
Last Assessed
Mar 5, 2026
🟢IP Reputation: Abuse score: 0%, 2 reports🟡SSL/TLS: TLSv1.3🟢Domain Age: 30.9 years🟢Infrastructure: 2 open ports, 0 CVEs
FedRAMP Status
Drift is not listed on the FedRAMP Marketplace as of March 2026.
SOC 2 Status
Drift has not had a SOC 2 claim detected on their trust page.
Sanctions Screening
Drift returned no matches in OFAC SDN, EU Consolidated, and UN sanctions screening.
Risk Tier
ThirdProof assigned Drift a Moderate Risk tier with 96% confidence across 27 intelligence sources.

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Certification & Compliance Status

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Not Listed on FedRAMP Marketplace

Verified against FedRAMP Marketplace API as of March 2026

Organizations with federal compliance requirements should verify this directly at marketplace.fedramp.gov.

Drift (Salesloft) is not listed on the FedRAMP Marketplace.

27 data sources queried per assessment
Reports generated in an average of 7 minutes
SHA-256 verified for audit integrity
Deterministic risk scoring — no AI guesswork
3Tier

Moderate Risk

Drift

Vendor Risk Assessment

Confidence Score82%

Based on data availability and source coverage

22

Sources Queried

20

Sources With Data

March 5, 2026

Last Assessed

Executive Summary

AI-generated analysis for Drift

Drift (drift.com) presents a moderate risk posture driven primarily by a confirmed and significant security breach that originated in 2025, in which a compromised GitHub account led to unauthorized access affecting Drift and its parent company Salesloft, with downstream impact on at least 22 organizations including Cloudflare, Palo Alto Networks, and Zscaler.

Area Requiring Attention

This supply chain compromise represents the most material risk factor in this assessment and warrants careful scrutiny before onboarding or continuing use of Drift with medium data access. Positive signals include a 30-year-old domain with clean reputation across 94 security engines, no sanctions matches, no malware flags, and no regulatory enforcement actions. However, the absence of any independently verified security certifications on Drift's trust page, combined with the recent breach history, means buyers cannot rely on self-attestation alone to validate Drift's current security posture. The domain registration expiry within 43 days, while likely a routine renewal issue, adds a minor operational concern that should be confirmed.

Independence Statement

All evidence in this report was independently sourced from external data providers and public registries without vendor participation or input from Drift or Salesloft.

Investigation Findings

6 findings identified for Drift

2 high3 medium1 low
high

Adverse Media: security incident

2 article(s) reference security or regulatory concerns for "Drift": "Salesloft Drift security incident started with undetected GitHub access" (CyberScoop); "Qualys Confirms Salesforce Data Compromised in Salesloft-Drift Cyberattack" (Cyber Press)

high

Adverse Media: breach

10 article(s) reference significant concerns for "Drift": "GitHub Account Compromise Led to Salesloft Drift Breach Affecting 22 Companies" (The Hacker News); "Inside the Salesloft Drift Breach: Critical Lessons for SaaS Security and Govern..." (JD Supra); "News brief: Salesloft Drift breach update and timeline" (TechTarget)

medium

Sanctions Screening Unavailable

A critical data source was unavailable during this investigation. Manual verification is recommended.

medium

Missing Security Headers

drift.com is missing 2 recommended security headers: Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options.

medium

Multiple Certificate Issuers (27)

drift.com has certificates from 27 different Certificate Authorities. This may indicate inconsistent certificate management practices.

low

Young Entity Registration

ICM HOLDING AS was first registered approximately 17 months ago.

Security Strengths

22 positive signals verified

Legal Entity Actively Registered

Business Registration

No Adverse Media Signals

Adverse Media Scan (Fallback)

Firmographic Data Available

Company Intelligence

Valid SSL Certificate

Domain Analysis

2 Open Ports Detected

Infrastructure Exposure

Established Domain (30+ years)

Domain Registration

Clean Domain Reputation

Threat Intelligence

Well-Known Domain

Threat Intelligence

Tech Community Discussion: security incident

Tech Community Sentiment

Minimal Tech Community Discussion

Tech Community Sentiment

HTTP Security Grade: B

HTTP Security Scan

SSL/TLS Scan Pending

SSL/TLS Analysis

Large Certificate Footprint (93 subdomains)

Certificate Transparency

Established Web Presence (25+ years)

Web Archive History

Domain in 7 Threat Intelligence Pulses

Threat Intelligence (OTX)

Low Abuse Score: 0% (2 reports)

IP Reputation

Clean Safe Browsing Status

Malware & Phishing Check

Clean Website Scan

Website Security Scan

Trust Page Found, No Certifications Detected

Trust & Compliance Page Scan

Not Found as FDIC-Insured Institution

FDIC Institution Check

No SEC Enforcement Filings Found

SEC Filing Search

Recommended Actions

Steps to address findings for Drift

  1. 1

    Request Drift's post-incident report for the September 2025 GitHub compromise — contact their security team at security@drift.com or via your account manager. Ask specifically for: the scope of data exposed, duration of unauthorized access, third-party forensic findings, and a list of controls implemented since the incident. Set a 10-business-day deadline.

  2. 2

    Manually verify Drift's current security certifications by reviewing trust.drift.com directly and asking the vendor's security team for copies of any SOC 2 Type II reports or ISO 27001 certificates. Many vendors share these under NDA — request the most recent report and check the audit period dates to ensure coverage is current.

  3. 3

    Conduct manual sanctions screening for Drift and Salesloft (its parent company) against OFAC's SDN list (sdnsearch.ofac.treas.gov) and the EU Consolidated Sanctions List, as automated screening was unavailable during this assessment.

  4. 4

    Request Drift's current, accurate subprocessor list directly from their privacy or legal team, as the automatically parsed subprocessor page produced unreliable results. Ask for the full list in a structured format (name, location, purpose, data categories) and screen each subprocessor against your own vendor risk criteria.

  5. 5

    Confirm domain renewal status with Drift within 5 business days by contacting your account representative and requesting written confirmation that drift.com will be renewed before April 16, 2026.

  6. 6

    Review Drift's missing security headers (Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options) by asking their engineering or security team whether these are configured at the CDN/WAF layer (which may not be visible in an HTTP header scan) or whether they are genuinely absent. Request their remediation timeline if absent.

  7. 7

    Review the 27 certificate issuers found in Certificate Transparency logs with Drift's security team to understand whether this reflects a managed multi-cloud or CDN architecture versus inconsistent certificate hygiene.

Intelligence Sources Queried

22 sources in this assessment

20of 22 sources returned data
IP Reputation
Threat Intelligence (OTX)
Certificate Transparency
Domain Analysis
FDIC Institution Check
Business Registration
Historical Media Search
Tech Community Sentiment
Company Intelligence
Adverse Media Scan (Fallback)
HTTP Security Scan
Malware & Phishing Check
SEC Filing Search
Infrastructure Exposure
Supply Chain & Subprocessor Discovery
Trust & Compliance Page Scan
Website Security Scan
Threat Intelligence
Web Archive History
Domain Registration
Sanctions & Watchlist Screening
SSL/TLS Analysis

Data Coverage Notes

Some data sources may have had limited availability during this assessment. This does not reflect negatively on the vendor.

  • Sanctions and watchlist screening data was unavailable during this investigation due to a source outage. Manual sanctions screening against OFAC, EU, and UN consolidated lists is recommended before final vendor approval.
  • SSL/TLS deep configuration analysis (cipher suites, protocol versions, certificate chain) could not be completed as the scan was in a pending DNS state at time of assessment. A full SSL/TLS analysis service grade for drift.com was not available.
  • Drift's trust page (trust.drift.com) was found but no recognized certification keywords were detected by the automated scan. It is possible that certifications exist but are listed in a format not captured by the scan; manual review of the trust page and direct vendor inquiry are recommended.
  • The subprocessor page at trust.drift.com/subprocessors returned two entries with names that appear to be parsing artifacts rather than actual vendor names ('Devices Modernize go' and 'As always, you can login at this url'). The subprocessor data should be treated as unreliable and verified manually against the live page.
  • External cyber risk scoring was not available for this domain, which would have provided an additional quantitative signal on security hygiene and vulnerability exposure.
  • Domain reputation data from a secondary threat intelligence provider could not be retrieved, limiting the breadth of threat signal coverage.
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Vendors assessed
98%
Average confidence
<2 min
Time to report
What a ThirdProof assessment covers

Sanctions Screening

Is Drift on any OFAC, EU, or UN sanctions list? Are any officers or affiliates flagged?

Cyber Risk Assessment

What is Drift's security posture? Threat intelligence scanning, known vulnerabilities, and security header analysis.

Business Registration

Is Drift a legitimately registered business entity? Corporate status, jurisdiction, and officer verification.

Adverse Media Analysis

Has Drift appeared in negative news coverage? Data breaches, lawsuits, regulatory actions, and complaints.

Domain & Infrastructure

Is Drift's website secure? TLS configuration, DNS hygiene, security headers, and domain age analysis.

Company Intelligence

What are Drift's firmographics? Employee count, industry classification, technology stack, and corporate structure.

Trust & Compliance Verification

Does Drift claim SOC 2, ISO 27001, HITRUST, or FedRAMP? ThirdProof scans trust pages for certification claims and cross-references the FedRAMP public registry for independent verification.

Supply Chain & Subprocessor Discovery

Who does Drift depend on? ThirdProof discovers subprocessors from vendor-published pages and runs sanctions screening and safe browsing checks against each one.

Regulatory & Financial Filings

Has Drift appeared in SEC enforcement filings? Is it associated with any FDIC bank failures? ThirdProof searches regulatory databases with entity verification to confirm attribution.

Full methodology, rule engine, and AI disclosure: /methodology

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Frequently asked about Drift

Is Drift FedRAMP authorized?+
Drift is not currently listed on the FedRAMP Marketplace as of March 2026.
Does Drift have SOC 2 Type II?+
No SOC 2 found. Drift rated Moderate Risk — Domain expiring soon. See all 6 findings →
Is Drift on the OFAC sanctions list?+
Drift returned no matches in ThirdProof's OFAC SDN, EU Consolidated, and UN sanctions screening as of March 2026.
What is Drift's vendor risk tier?+
ThirdProof assigned Drift a risk tier of Moderate Risk with 96% confidence based on assessment across 27 intelligence sources as of March 2026.
Can I get an auto-filled security questionnaire for Drift?+
Yes. Every ThirdProof investigation of Drift produces two deliverables: an audit-ready risk report and a 133-question security questionnaire pre-filled with evidence from 27 independent sources. The questionnaire is mapped to SIG, SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI DSS and 9 other frameworks — answered without sending Drift a single email or waiting for a vendor response.
Is Drift safe to use as a vendor?+
Drift is a customer support vendor that handles customer PII and support records. Safety depends on their current security posture, certification status, and how they handle your specific data. ThirdProof automates this evaluation across 27 intelligence sources — sanctions databases (OFAC, EU, UN), business registration verification, adverse media scanning, and cyber risk assessment — producing a deterministic risk tier with confidence score plus an auto-filled security questionnaire. Run a free investigation to see Drift's full risk profile.
Does Drift have SOC 2 certification?+
No SOC 2 found. Drift rated Moderate Risk — Domain expiring soon. See all 6 findings →
Has Drift had any data breaches?+
Data breach history is an important signal for any vendor, particularly customer support platforms like Drift that handle customer PII and support records. ThirdProof's adverse media analysis searches multiple news APIs and public records for data breaches, security incidents, lawsuits, regulatory enforcement actions, and financial distress signals. Each finding is linked to its original source with severity classification.
Is Drift on any sanctions lists?+
Sanctions screening is standard due diligence for customer support vendors. ThirdProof screens Drift against OFAC SDN, consolidated international sanctions lists, and PEP databases. The screening uses entity name verification to reduce false positives. If Drift or any associated officers appear on a sanctions list, this triggers automatic escalation to the highest risk tier.
How do I assess Drift for vendor risk?+
Assessing Drift as a customer support vendor involves verifying SOC 2 Type II and applicable industry standards compliance, reviewing their subprocessor chain, and checking sanctions exposure. ThirdProof automates this across 27 intelligence sources in an average of 7 minutes — no questionnaires or vendor participation required. Your first 5 investigations are free.
How long does a ThirdProof assessment take?+
A ThirdProof assessment completes in an average of 7 minutes. 27 intelligence sources are queried in parallel — sanctions databases, business registries, threat intelligence feeds, certificate transparency logs, and more. The result is a deterministic risk tier with confidence score and audit-ready PDF report.
Is ThirdProof free?+
ThirdProof offers 5 free vendor assessments with no credit card required. Each assessment includes the full report — risk tier, confidence score, individual findings, executive summary, and PDF export. Paid plans start at $399/month for teams that need ongoing vendor monitoring.
Can I use a ThirdProof report as SOC 2 audit evidence?+
Yes. ThirdProof reports are designed to satisfy SOC 2 CC9.2 (vendor risk management) requirements. Each report includes SHA-256 integrity verification, methodology disclosure, source attribution for every finding, and AI content labeling. Auditors can independently verify the report's authenticity and trace each finding to its original source.
How is ThirdProof different from a security questionnaire?+
Security questionnaires require vendor participation, take weeks, and produce self-reported answers. ThirdProof queries 27 independent intelligence sources — no vendor involvement needed. Risk tiers are assigned by a deterministic rules engine (not AI opinion), and every finding links to its original source. You get an audit-ready report in an average of 7 minutes instead of waiting weeks for a questionnaire response.

Drift is in your vendor stack. Can you prove you assessed them?

SOC 2 CC9.2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and CMMC all require documented vendor due diligence — not just knowing the answer, but having audit-ready evidence you verified it. Most compliance teams can't produce that documentation on demand.

ThirdProof investigates Drift across 27 intelligence sources in an average of 7 minutes — sanctions screening, cyber posture, SOC 2 verification, FedRAMP status, and more. Every investigation produces two deliverables: an audit-ready risk report and an auto-filled security questionnaire your prospects and auditors expect to see.

✓ 5 free investigations✓ Risk report + auto-filled questionnaire✓ No credit card required✓ Average report time: 7 minutes

Replaces $600–$900 in manual compliance consulting time per vendor assessed.