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# Guides

How-to guides for answering security questionnaires honestly: what each format asks, what buyers accept, and where AI helps or hurts.

* [Can you use ChatGPT for security questionnaires?DraftChatGPT can draft security questionnaire answers, but it can invent controls, and uploaded policies follow different data rules by plan. How to use it more safely.Updated October 20, 2026](https://citesheet.com/guides/chatgpt-for-security-questionnaires/)
* [HECVAT 4 for vendors: how to fill it inDraftA vendor-side guide to HECVAT 4, the security questionnaire US colleges send: what changed in version 4, how the Start Here tab decides which sections you answer, and how to answer honestly.Updated October 20, 2026](https://citesheet.com/guides/hecvat-4-for-vendors/)
* [How to answer a security questionnaire without SOC 2No SOC 2 yet? Answer the questionnaire honestly: say No where it's true, show what you do have, and give a dated plan. Sample wording included.Updated October 20, 2026](https://citesheet.com/guides/security-questionnaire-without-soc-2/)
* [SIG Lite vs SIG Core: which security questionnaire is which?The difference between the SIG Lite and SIG Core security questionnaires from Shared Assessments: size, purpose, who sends which, and why question counts disagree.Updated October 20, 2026](https://citesheet.com/guides/sig-lite-vs-sig-core/)

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