Vendor Intelligence Report

Is Workday safe for
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FedRAMP Status
Workday is not listed on the FedRAMP Marketplace as of March 2026.
SOC 2 Status
Workday has not had a SOC 2 claim detected on their trust page.
Sanctions Screening
Workday returned no matches in OFAC SDN, EU Consolidated, and UN sanctions screening.
Risk Tier
ThirdProof assigned Workday a Moderate Risk tier with 82% confidence across 24 intelligence sources.

ThirdProof investigated Workday (workday.com) across 24 intelligence sources including sanctions databases, cyber risk scores, business registries, and more.

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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.

Workday is not listed on the FedRAMP Marketplace. Workday maintains SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certifications.

Source: FedRAMP Marketplace

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Risk Tier
Tier 3 — Moderate Risk
Assessment
Conditional
Confidence
82%

Investigation Preview — 23 Sources Queried

Sanctions ScreeningClear — No matches found
HTTP Headers (Public Site)F (0/100)
Domain ReputationClean across 94 security engines
Infrastructure2 open ports, 0 CVEs
Malware & PhishingClean
IP ReputationAbuse score: 0%, 0 reports
Domain Age24.5 years
Certifications (Vendor-Attested)
GDPR

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Executive Summary Preview

Workday, an enterprise HR and payroll SaaS vendor, presents a moderate risk posture driven primarily by a confirmed data breach in August 2025 and a series of active AI-related discrimination lawsuits that have advanced to class action status. The breach, attributed to a social engineering attack targeting a connected CRM platform, exposed business contact data and generated significant coverage across multiple security publications.

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Key Findings for Workday

SeverityFindingSource
highSignificant adverse media in historical archivesHistorical Media Search
infoClean domain reputationThreat Intelligence
low1 certification claimed but not independently verifiedTrust & Compliance Page Scan
mediumSecurity header deficiencies detectedHTTP Security Scan

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Recommended Actions

  1. Within 14 days, formally request Workday's breach notification documentation and post-incident remediation report for the August 2025 social engineering incident — contact their security team at security@workday.com or through your account representative, and ask explicitly whether your tenant environment or data was within scope of the breach.
  2. Request Workday's current SOC 2 Type II report (covering the most recent 12-month audit period) by contacting their trust team via trust.workday.com — confirm the audit period extends into or beyond August 2025 to assess whether breach-related controls failures are reflected in the report.
  3. Within 30 days, assess your contractual and operational exposure to Workday's AI hiring tools in light of the active class action discrimination litigation — review your service agreement for indemnification clauses and consult legal counsel if Workday's AI-driven features are deployed within your organization.

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Risk Tier1–5 scale

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Confidence Score0–100%

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Individual FindingsPer-source

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Executive SummaryAI synthesis

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Compliance Status3-tier verification

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Intelligence Sources Queried for Workday

✓Sanctions & Watchlists
✓Business Registration
✓Adverse Media Scan
✓Company Intelligence
✓Domain Analysis
✓Infrastructure Exposure
✓Domain Registration
✓Threat Intelligence
✓Tech Community Sentiment
✓HTTP Security Scan
✓SSL/TLS Analysis
✓Certificate Transparency
✓Web Archive History
✓Threat Intel (OTX)
✓IP Reputation
✓Malware & Phishing Check
✓Website Security Scan
✓Trust & Compliance Scan
✓Subprocessor Discovery
✓FDIC Registry Check
✓SEC Filing Search
✓Historical Media Search
✓Certification Registry

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What a ThirdProof investigation covers

Sanctions Screening

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

Cyber Risk Assessment

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

Business Registration

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

Adverse Media Analysis

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

Domain & Infrastructure

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

Company Intelligence

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

Trust & Compliance Verification

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

Regulatory & Financial Filings

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

Compliance Resources

→ PCI-DSS 4.0 Requirement 12.8 Vendor Due Diligence→ CMMC Level 2 Supply Chain Risk Assessment→ Sanctions Screening for Vendor Due Diligence→ Vendor Due Diligence Checklist→ All 24 Intelligence Sources

Frequently asked about Workday

Is Workday safe to use as a vendor?+
Workday can be evaluated for vendor safety by checking sanctions databases (OFAC, EU, UN), verifying business registration through legal entity registries like GLEIF, scanning for adverse media coverage including data breaches and regulatory actions, and assessing domain security and cyber risk posture. ThirdProof automates this entire investigation across 24 intelligence sources and produces a deterministic risk tier (1-5 scale) with a confidence score. Run a free investigation to see Workday's full risk profile.
Does Workday have SOC 2 certification?+
To verify whether Workday holds SOC 2 certification, ThirdProof scans the vendor's trust page and security documentation for certification claims, then cross-references those claims against independent registries where available (such as the FedRAMP Marketplace for FedRAMP authorization). Certifications are classified as independently verified, vendor attested, or not found in evidence — ensuring you know the verification level of each claim.
Is Workday FedRAMP authorized?+
Based on ThirdProof's investigation, Workday is not currently listed on the FedRAMP Marketplace. Organizations with federal compliance requirements should verify this directly and consider alternative vendors with FedRAMP authorization where required.
Has Workday had any data breaches?+
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 involving Workday. Each finding is linked to its original source with severity classification. The investigation also checks SEC EDGAR for enforcement-related filings and FDIC records for financial institution failures, providing a comprehensive public record review.
Is Workday on any sanctions lists?+
ThirdProof screens Workday against OFAC SDN, consolidated international sanctions lists, and PEP (Politically Exposed Persons) databases. The screening uses entity name verification to reduce false positives from similar names. If Workday or any associated officers appear on a sanctions list, this triggers an automatic escalation to the highest risk tier. No sanctions match is confirmed through a clean screening report in the investigation output.
How do I assess Workday for vendor risk?+
ThirdProof investigates Workday autonomously in under 2 minutes using 24 intelligence sources — no questionnaires, no vendor participation required. The investigation covers sanctions screening, cyber risk scoring, business registration, adverse media, domain security, and more. Reports are formatted for SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and CMMC compliance frameworks. Your first investigation is free.

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