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Tableau Vendor Risk Assessment — Full Report

Before you share customer data with Tableau, your compliance team needs documented proof they can be trusted. ThirdProof investigated Tableau 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 4, 2026
🟡SSL/TLS: TLSv1.3🟢Domain Age: 29.7 years🟢Infrastructure: 0 open ports, 0 CVEs🟢Sanctions: Clear — 5 matches checked, none confirmed
FedRAMP Status
Tableau is not listed on the FedRAMP Marketplace as of March 2026.
SOC 2 Status
Tableau has not had a SOC 2 claim detected on their trust page.
Sanctions Screening
Tableau returned no matches in OFAC SDN, EU Consolidated, and UN sanctions screening.
Risk Tier
ThirdProof assigned Tableau a Moderate Risk tier with 68% confidence across 27 intelligence sources.

22 sources queried. 76% confidence. Every Tableau 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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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.

Tableau (Salesforce) is not listed on the FedRAMP Marketplace independently.

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

Tableau

Vendor Risk Assessment

Confidence Score76%

Based on data availability and source coverage

22

Sources Queried

17

Sources With Data

March 4, 2026

Last Assessed

Executive Summary

AI-generated analysis for Tableau

Tableau, a widely-recognized data analytics platform (now a Salesforce company), presents a moderate overall risk posture at Tier 3.

Area Requiring Attention

The domain carries a clean reputation across 94 threat intelligence engines with zero malicious or suspicious flags, and the infrastructure shows no exposure vulnerabilities or abuse reports. The primary area of concern is the public-facing website's HTTP security header configuration, which received a failing grade on independent scanning, though this applies to the marketing site rather than the product endpoints. Additionally, sanctions screening data was unavailable during this assessment, leaving a gap in watchlist verification that warrants manual follow-up. In a retail and e-commerce context, the absence of independently verified compliance certifications (PCI-DSS, SOC 2 Type II) on the trust page increases the documentation burden for QSA assessment fieldwork.

Independence Statement

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

Investigation Findings

5 findings identified for Tableau

1 critical1 high3 medium
critical

HTTP Security Grade: F

tableau.com received a failing grade (F) from Mozilla HTTP Observatory. This indicates serious HTTP security configuration issues.

high

Legal Entity Not Active

TABLEAU FRANCE has a status of "INACTIVE" in the Legal Entity Registry registry.

medium

LEI Registration Lapsed

The LEI registration for TABLEAU FRANCE has status "RETIRED". This may indicate the entity no longer maintains its regulatory filings.

medium

Sanctions Screening Unavailable

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

medium

Missing Security Headers

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

Security Strengths

21 positive signals verified

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 (29+ years)

Domain Registration

Clean Domain Reputation

Threat Intelligence

Well-Known Domain

Threat Intelligence

Notable Tech Community Presence

Tech Community Sentiment

Minimal Tech Community Discussion

Tech Community Sentiment

SSL/TLS Analysis Unavailable

SSL/TLS Analysis

Certificate Transparency Unavailable

Certificate Transparency

Web Archive History Unavailable

Web Archive History

Domain in 23 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

No Historical Adverse Media Found

Historical Media Search

Recommended Actions

Steps to address findings for Tableau

  1. 1

    Perform manual sanctions screening: Cross-check Tableau Software, Inc. (the U.S. legal entity, a Salesforce subsidiary) against the OFAC SDN list at sanctions.ofac.treas.gov, the EU consolidated sanctions list, and the UN sanctions list before contract execution, given that automated screening was unavailable during this assessment.

  2. 2

    Request Tableau's current SOC 2 Type II report — contact their security team directly through trust.tableau.com or by emailing their vendor security contact. Many enterprise vendors provide SOC 2 reports under NDA. Ask specifically for the Type II report (covering a 12-month period) and confirm the scope includes the data analytics platform you will be using.

  3. 3

    Request a PCI-DSS compliance statement or Attestation of Compliance (AOC) — ask Tableau's security team whether the product environment is in scope for PCI-DSS and whether a current AOC is available. This documentation is required to satisfy PCI-DSS 4.0 Requirement 12.8 for your QSA.

  4. 4

    Execute a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) with Tableau before processing any EU consumer data or CCPA-covered California consumer data. Review Tableau's standard DPA (available via their legal or privacy team) to confirm they operate as a 'service provider' and contractually prohibit selling or sharing consumer data for cross-context behavioral advertising.

  5. 5

    Manually review the subprocessor list at trust.tableau.com/subprocessors and verify that each listed subprocessor is not subject to OFAC sanctions or adverse media. Document this review in your TPSP file for QSA access.

  6. 6

    Clarify the scope of HTTP security controls: submit a vendor security questionnaire (VSQ) to Tableau's security team asking specifically whether HSTS, CSP, and X-Frame-Options are enforced on the Tableau Online / Tableau Cloud product endpoints and authentication pages — distinct from the marketing website. Request a response within 30 days.

  7. 7

    Communicate phishing/impersonation risk to your security awareness team: brief them on the 23 threat intelligence pulse findings, which suggest Tableau's brand is used in third-party threat campaigns. Incorporate Tableau-themed social engineering scenarios into your next quarterly phishing simulation cycle.

Intelligence Sources Queried

22 sources in this assessment

17of 22 sources returned data
IP Reputation
Threat Intelligence (OTX)
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
Domain Registration
Certificate Transparency
Sanctions & Watchlist Screening
SSL/TLS Analysis
Supply Chain & Subprocessor Discovery
Web Archive History

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 due to a source outage. Manual sanctions screening against OFAC, EU, and UN consolidated lists should be performed before contract execution to close this gap.
  • SSL/TLS deep configuration analysis (cipher suites, protocol support, certificate chain validation) was not available during this assessment. A manual SSL assessment of Tableau's product endpoints is recommended.
  • Certificate transparency log data was not retrievable during this assessment, limiting visibility into the full subdomain footprint and certificate issuance history.
  • Web archive history was not retrievable, limiting historical domain presence verification to the WHOIS registration record (domain registered June 1996).
  • Subprocessor data was found at trust.tableau.com/subprocessors but could not be structurally parsed due to a non-standard page format. The full subprocessor list could not be assessed for sanctions or safety flags. Manual review of that page is required.
  • No compliance certifications (SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS) were detected on Tableau's trust page during automated scanning. This may reflect a page format that could not be parsed, or may indicate certifications are not publicly disclosed. Direct vendor outreach is required to confirm current certification status.
  • External cyber risk scoring was not available for this assessment, limiting quantitative benchmarking against industry peers.
  • Domain reputation data from additional threat intelligence sources could not be retrieved, though threat intelligence engine's 94-engine consensus provides substantial coverage.
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Vendors assessed
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Average confidence
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Time to report
What a ThirdProof assessment covers

Sanctions Screening

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

Cyber Risk Assessment

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

Business Registration

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

Adverse Media Analysis

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

Domain & Infrastructure

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

Company Intelligence

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

Trust & Compliance Verification

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

Regulatory & Financial Filings

Has Tableau 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 Tableau

Is Tableau FedRAMP authorized?+
Tableau is not currently listed on the FedRAMP Marketplace as of March 2026.
Does Tableau have SOC 2 Type II?+
No SOC 2 found. Tableau rated Moderate Risk — subprocessor list unavailable. See all 3 findings →
Is Tableau on the OFAC sanctions list?+
Tableau returned no matches in ThirdProof's OFAC SDN, EU Consolidated, and UN sanctions screening as of March 2026.
What is Tableau's vendor risk tier?+
ThirdProof assigned Tableau a risk tier of Moderate Risk with 68% confidence based on assessment across 27 intelligence sources as of March 2026.
Can I get an auto-filled security questionnaire for Tableau?+
Yes. Every ThirdProof investigation of Tableau 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 Tableau a single email or waiting for a vendor response.
Is Tableau safe to use as a vendor?+
Tableau 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 Tableau's full risk profile.
Does Tableau have SOC 2 certification?+
No SOC 2 found. Tableau rated Moderate Risk — subprocessor list unavailable. See all 3 findings →
Has Tableau had any data breaches?+
Data breach history is an important signal for any vendor, particularly data platforms like Tableau 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 Tableau on any sanctions lists?+
Sanctions screening is standard due diligence for data vendors. ThirdProof screens Tableau against OFAC SDN, consolidated international sanctions lists, and PEP databases. The screening uses entity name verification to reduce false positives. If Tableau or any associated officers appear on a sanctions list, this triggers automatic escalation to the highest risk tier.
How do I assess Tableau for vendor risk?+
Assessing Tableau 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.

Tableau 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 Tableau 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.