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Snowflake Vendor Risk Assessment — Full Report

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

✓ FedRAMP Status: Authorized (Moderate) — verified against marketplace.fedramp.gov

Risk Tier
Tier 3Moderate Risk
SOC 2
— Not Found
FedRAMP
✓ Authorized
Last Assessed
Mar 5, 2026
🟢IP Reputation: Abuse score: 0%, 0 reports🟡SSL/TLS: TLSv1.3🟢Domain Age: 30.7 years🟢Infrastructure: 11 open ports, 0 CVEs
FedRAMP Status
Snowflake is listed on the FedRAMP Marketplace as Authorized (Moderate) as of March 2026.
SOC 2 Status
Snowflake has not had a SOC 2 claim detected on their trust page.
Sanctions Screening
Snowflake returned no matches in OFAC SDN, EU Consolidated, and UN sanctions screening.
Risk Tier
ThirdProof assigned Snowflake a High Risk tier with 95% confidence across 27 intelligence sources.

22 sources queried. 82% confidence. Every Snowflake investigation produces both a risk report and an auto-filled security questionnaire — no vendor follow-up required.

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Certification & Compliance Status

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FedRAMP Authorized (Moderate)

Verified against FedRAMP Marketplace API as of March 2026

Verified against the official FedRAMP Marketplace API as of March 2026.

Snowflake Government regions authorized at Moderate impact level.

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

Snowflake

Vendor Risk Assessment

Confidence Score82%

Based on data availability and source coverage

22

Sources Queried

19

Sources With Data

March 5, 2026

Last Assessed

Executive Summary

AI-generated analysis for Snowflake

Snowflake, a major publicly traded cloud data analytics vendor, presents a moderate risk posture driven primarily by a significant, well-documented security breach that affected a large number of customer environments in 2024.

Area Requiring Attention

The breach — attributed to credential-based attacks targeting customer accounts lacking multi-factor authentication — resulted in data exposure across at least 165 customer organizations, including high-profile names, and led to criminal arrests. While Snowflake's core infrastructure shows strong domain reputation, clean malware signals, and an established 30-year web presence, the historical severity of the breach and its downstream litigation activity warrant careful due diligence. No compliance certifications were independently detected on Snowflake's trust pages during this assessment, which represents a gap in verifiable assurance documentation. Organizations considering Snowflake for medium-sensitivity data access should validate current MFA enforcement policies and review available security documentation before onboarding.

Independence Statement

All evidence in this report was independently sourced from external data providers without vendor participation or input.

Investigation Findings

5 findings identified for Snowflake

1 high4 medium
high

Adverse Media: breach

1 article(s) reference significant concerns for "Snowflake": "Overview of the Snowflake Breach: Threat Actor Offers Data of Cloud Company’s Cu..." (SOCRadar® Cyber Intelligence Inc.)

medium

Recently Registered Entity

Wisdom Motor Europe GmbH was first registered in the LEI system less than 1 year ago (2025-06-11T11:04:09Z).

medium

Sanctions Screening Unavailable

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

medium

Missing Security Headers

snowflake.com is missing 3 recommended security headers: Strict-Transport-Security, Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options.

medium

Multiple Certificate Issuers (20)

snowflake.com has certificates from 20 different Certificate Authorities. This may indicate inconsistent certificate management practices.

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

11 Open Ports Detected

Infrastructure Exposure

Established Domain (30+ years)

Domain Registration

Clean Domain Reputation

Threat Intelligence

Well-Known Domain

Threat Intelligence

Tech Community Discussion: operational

Tech Community Sentiment

Tech Community Discussion: legal

Tech Community Sentiment

HTTP Security Grade: B

HTTP Security Scan

SSL/TLS Analysis Unavailable

SSL/TLS Analysis

Large Certificate Footprint (561 subdomains)

Certificate Transparency

Established Web Presence (23+ years)

Web Archive History

Domain in 10 Threat Intelligence Pulses

Threat Intelligence (OTX)

Clean IP Reputation

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

Subprocessor Page Found, No Entries Parsed

Supply Chain & Subprocessor Discovery

Not Found as FDIC-Insured Institution

FDIC Institution Check

No SEC Enforcement Filings Found

SEC Filing Search

Recommended Actions

Steps to address findings for Snowflake

  1. 1

    Verify MFA enforcement for your Snowflake tenancy immediately: log into your Snowflake account, navigate to Admin > Security, and confirm that multi-factor authentication is required for all users — particularly those with access to medium-sensitivity datasets. Snowflake's documentation at docs.snowflake.com covers MFA policy enforcement steps.

  2. 2

    Request Snowflake's current SOC 2 Type II report directly from your Snowflake account representative or their security team. Many enterprise vendors publish reports via NDA on their trust portal — check trust.snowflake.com and ask your account contact for the most recent audit report covering the period after the 2024 breach remediation.

  3. 3

    Navigate directly to trust.snowflake.com/subprocessors to manually review the full list of Snowflake's data subprocessors. Evaluate each against your organization's data residency requirements and GDPR Article 28 obligations, particularly for any EU-based data processing.

  4. 4

    Conduct a compensating sanctions screening check: search Snowflake Inc. manually against the OFAC SDN list at sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov, as automated sanctions data was unavailable during this assessment.

  5. 5

    Implement IP allowlisting and network policy controls within your Snowflake environment to restrict access to known corporate IP ranges. This is a direct compensating control for the credential-based attack vector that drove the 2024 breach — Snowflake's documentation covers Network Policy objects at docs.snowflake.com.

Intelligence Sources Queried

22 sources in this assessment

19of 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
Trust & Compliance Page Scan
Website Security Scan
Threat Intelligence
Web Archive History
Domain Registration
Sanctions & Watchlist Screening
SSL/TLS Analysis
Supply Chain & Subprocessor Discovery

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 was unavailable during this assessment. Manual verification against OFAC, EU, and UN sanctions lists is recommended as a compensating control.
  • Deep SSL/TLS cipher and protocol analysis was not available during this assessment. The domain's surface-level certificate was confirmed valid, but protocol-level configuration (e.g., TLS 1.0/1.1 support, cipher suite strength) could not be evaluated.
  • Snowflake's subprocessor page was located at trust.snowflake.com/subprocessors, but no structured subprocessor entries could be parsed due to the page's format. The full subprocessor list should be reviewed directly by navigating to that URL.
  • The trust page scan found no recognized certification keywords on Snowflake's security and trust pages. This does not confirm the absence of certifications — Snowflake may hold SOC 2, ISO 27001, or other certifications that were not detectable via automated scanning of public pages. Manual document request is required to confirm certification status.
  • The Legal Entity Registry LEI match returned an active entity ('Wisdom Motor Europe GmbH') registered at an address referencing 'Snowflake Innovation GmbH' in Germany. This appears to be a separate legal entity and was not validated as directly associated with the Snowflake Inc. vendor under investigation. LEI data should not be relied upon for entity verification in this case.
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Vendors assessed
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Average confidence
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What a ThirdProof assessment covers

Sanctions Screening

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

Cyber Risk Assessment

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

Business Registration

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

Adverse Media Analysis

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

Domain & Infrastructure

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

Company Intelligence

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

Trust & Compliance Verification

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

Regulatory & Financial Filings

Has Snowflake 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 Snowflake

Is Snowflake FedRAMP authorized?+
Yes, Snowflake holds FedRAMP Moderate authorization as of April 2026.
Does Snowflake have SOC 2 Type II?+
No SOC 2 found. Snowflake rated High Risk — recent breach reported. See all 5 findings →
Is Snowflake on the OFAC sanctions list?+
Snowflake returned no matches in ThirdProof's OFAC SDN, EU Consolidated, and UN sanctions screening as of April 2026.
What is Snowflake's vendor risk tier?+
ThirdProof assigned Snowflake a risk tier of High Risk with 95% confidence based on assessment across 27 intelligence sources as of April 2026.
Can I get an auto-filled security questionnaire for Snowflake?+
Yes. Every ThirdProof investigation of Snowflake 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 Snowflake a single email or waiting for a vendor response.
Is Snowflake safe to use as a vendor?+
Snowflake is a data vendor that handles organizational and customer data. 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 Snowflake's full risk profile.
Does Snowflake have SOC 2 certification?+
No SOC 2 found. Snowflake rated High Risk — recent breach reported. See all 5 findings →
Has Snowflake had any data breaches?+
Data breach history is an important signal for any vendor, particularly data platforms like Snowflake that handle organizational and customer data. 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 Snowflake on any sanctions lists?+
Sanctions screening is standard due diligence for data vendors. ThirdProof screens Snowflake against OFAC SDN, consolidated international sanctions lists, and PEP databases. The screening uses entity name verification to reduce false positives. If Snowflake or any associated officers appear on a sanctions list, this triggers automatic escalation to the highest risk tier.
How do I assess Snowflake for vendor risk?+
Assessing Snowflake as a data vendor involves verifying SOC 2 Type II and data processing agreements 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.

Snowflake 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 Snowflake 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.