Automate Compliance
Automate Security & Compliance Efforts
✦ Expedite your compliance journey and achieve compliance for SOC 2, HIPAA, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, and more.
✦ Quickly prepare for and pass security audits, set cloud controls, and validate security efforts for customers and partners.
Create Policies & Internal Controls
Dash ComplyOps makes it easy for your team to build and extend your organization’s security program to meet compliance standards including SOC 2, HIPAA, ISO 27001, PCI DSS and more.
Dash enables your team to create custom administrative policies and set cloud internal controls designed around your security goals.
Enforce Internal Controls With Continuous Compliance Monitoring
Dash provides the blueprint for setting necessary compliance controls and enforces security policies and controls through continuous compliance monitoring.
Dash enables your team set a security baseline and automatically monitors your cloud environment to ensure necessary internal security controls.
Automate Evidence Collection & Achieve Certification
Dash automatically collects security evidence across your policies, cloud services, and compliance activities, so your team can expedite the security audit process.
Quickly prepare for security audits including SOC 2, ISO 27001, and PCI DSS. Teams utilizing Dash ComplyOps prepare for audits in 50% less time with 30% lower cost versus other compliance solutions.
Build And Accelerate Your Cloud Security Program
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Dash ComplyOps
AWS Compliance Automation
Dash ComplyOps empowers teams to configure, monitor, and maintain robust security controls and compliance programs in the cloud.
7-day risk free trial.
7-day risk free trial
Risk Management
Optimize & Automate Your Risk Management
Establish effective risk management processes, automate assessment workflows, and drive down risk across your entire organization.
Effectively Communicate Risk To Your Board
Evaluate risk within the organization and present risks to your board with clarity and confidence using Dash RiskOps.
Our digital risk management platform automates asset management, risk analysis and assessment workflows to help you identify and reduce risks by millions annually. Quantify risk, get real-time visibility into your risk profile, and cut assessment work in half—with no additional staff or expertise required.
- Identify risks across your organization
- Reduce overall risk by $5M annually
- Perform risk assessment and analysis in half the time
Quantify and Measure Risk
Get a comprehensive view of your organization’s risk profile with Dash RiskOps. Our platform enables your team to efficiently categorize assets and risks, and generate insights and risk ratings based on classification, likelihood, impact, and internal controls.
Identify areas of highest risk, prioritize them effectively, and take targeted actions to remediate. With Dash RiskOps, you can systematically manage and reduce risk, ensuring that critical risks are promptly addressed.
- Identify risk across your organization
- Get visibility into your through comprehensive risk ratings
- Prioritize and remediate risks
Learn How You Can Streamline Risk Management With Dash RiskOps
Automate Risk Management and Reduce Risk
Dash RiskOps provides a real-time Asset Inventory and Risk Register, enabling your team to continually track, update, and manage assets and risks as your organization scales and grows
Move beyond manual processes and outdated spreadsheets with automated workflows for risk identification, categorization, and remediation. Conduct risk assessments and prepare for audits effortlessly with live asset and risk assessment data.
The Dash Difference
Dash’s comprehensive approach to risk management and security operations:
No Installation Required
Dash RiskOps does not require any advanced configuration or agents to be installed. Simply signup to get started.
Realtime Asset Inventory & Risk Register
Dash RiskOps empowers teams to actively manage assets and organizational risk, through a live Asset Inventory and Risk Register.
Cloud & IT Infrastructure Agnostic
Dash RiskOps provides flexible workflows that adapt to your organization and support cloud, hybrid, and on-premise environments.
Advanced Risk Scoring & Visibility
Dash RiskOps provides intelligent scoring of risks, based on likelihood, impact, asset type and organization implemented controls.
Connect Controls & Prepare For Audits
Dash RiskOps allows teams to connect internal controls, meet established compliance standards, and prepare for security audits.
White-glove support
Dash team members provide individual recommendations around your team’s risk management processes, operations and security goals.
Efficiently Identify, Track and Reduce Risk
Learn how Dash RiskOps can help your team streamline risk management.
“Dash ComplyOps helped our team streamline the security and compliance process. Dash has been an extra set of eyes and ears helping to keep us secure and compliant.”
CIO, ToothFairy Software
“Our confidence in answering security questionnaires is far beyond what we ever experienced with any other compliance solution.”
CTO, Redsson
“Because their solution is customized for our needs and tailored to AWS, we achieved a much greater level of confidence in building and scaling our AWS applications.”
CTO, Clineva
Automate Cloud Operations
Automate Cloud Operations & Security
Get compliant, build robust cloud operations, and create security programs that scale around your organization.
Your Pathway to Robust Compliance & Cloud Operations
Growing complexity around cloud security and operations? Dash ComplyOps is your comprehensive software platform for building and maintaining your compliance programs, cloud operations, and managing cloud workloads.
- Create new compliance programs without hiring new staff
- Implement established DevOps processes without additional staff
- Create policies and cloud strategy designed around your organization
- Scale cloud security controls as your team grows
Meet Dash ComplyOps
Get Compliant & Pass Security Audits
Dash security programs and mapped control sets make it easy to prepare for and achieve compliance with SOC 2, HIPAA, SOC 2, PCI DSS, ISO 27001 and more.
Validate Security & Close More Deals
Dash provides the security blueprints, evidence, and reporting needed to quickly answer security questionnaires and pass procurement.
Configure Secure Infrastructure
Dash secure implementation and continuous compliance monitoring makes it easy to ensure your l deployments and workloads have correct security configuration.
Automate DevOps Operations
Dash automated guardrails empower your team to automatically resolve configuration issues and lower DevOps overhead.
Streamline Risk Assessments
Dash RiskOps streamlines risk assessment and enables security teams to create and manage a digital asset inventory, risk register and live risk assessment.
Adopt Administrative Policies & Tasks
Dash provides 20+ administrative policies your team can customize and adopt. Create a blueprint security program with policies and compliance task calendar.
Build And Automate Your Security Program & Cloud Operations With Dash ComplyOps
The Dash Difference
Dash’s comprehensive approach to managing cloud security and operations:
No install, agentless architecture
Dash can be configured in under 10 minutes and does not require any agents to be installed on your cloud resources.
Comprehensive visibility
Dash provides 100% visibility into all of your cloud resources and deployments, across all cloud services.
Scalable security programs
Dash enables your team to build a security program designed around your company and scale internal controls and standards at your own pace.
Advanced remediation
Dash provides remediation steps and actions to resolve issues and configuration across cloud environments rather than just observe them.
Seamless audit preparation
Dash evidence collection and advanced reporting enables to prepare for security audits and achieve compliance with ease.
White-glove support
Dash team members provide individual recommendations around your security and operations goals. Streamline SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI DSS, and ISO 27001.
Build & Automate Your Cloud Operations
Learn More About Dash ComplyOps & Cloud Automation
“Dash ComplyOps helped our team streamline the security and compliance process. Dash has been an extra set of eyes and ears helping to keep us secure and compliant.”
CIO, ToothFairy Software
“Our confidence in answering security questionnaires is far beyond what we ever experienced with any other compliance solution.”
CTO, Redsson
“Because their solution is customized for our needs and tailored to AWS, we achieved a much greater level of confidence in building and scaling our AWS applications.”
CTO, Clineva
Build – Program
Build, Automate & Harden Cloud Operations
Create secure cloud environments, automate DevOps workflows, validate deployments and meet compliance standards needed to close more deals.
Get Compliant & Close More Details
Meet regulatory compliance, achieve security certifications, gain customer trust, and close more deals.
Dash empowers teams to build, monitor, and maintain robust cloud security programs. Create custom administrative policies, set internal controls, and pass security audits and questionnaires.
- Create security program with 20+ custom administrative policies
- Formalize controls and tooling used in security program
- Quickly prepare for audit and security questionnaires
- Achieve compliance with SOC 2, HIPAA, ISO 27001 and more
Create Secure Applications & Manage Cloud Security Posture
Dash ComplyOps bridges the security gaps between cloud service security, application security, and DevSecOps. Implement all necessary cloud security settings, and build robust cloud security.
Dash continuous compliance monitoring, guardrails, and smart remediation help ensure all cloud across serverless, container, and cloud workloads conform with compliance controls.
- Bootstrap Cloud Account & Security Settings
- Test Deployment Security Posture
- Implement & Adjust Cloud Security Controls
Learn How You Can Streamline Cloud Operations With Dash ComplyOps
Seamlessly Manage Cloud Operations
Leverage Dash ComplyOps to continually assess your cloud applications, implementation and cloud operations. Measure controls vs expected security standards and take action.
Create a security program your team can actually follow through with. Augment workflows around security configuration, vulnerability management, and access control and security assessment. Manage cloud deployments and security operations with less overhead.
The Dash Difference
Dash’s comprehensive approach to managing cloud security and operations:
Agentless architecture
Dash does not require any agents to be installed on your cloud resources, which makes it easy to deploy and manage, and avoids any performance impact.
Comprehensive visibility
Dash provides 100% visibility into all of your cloud resources and risks, across all cloud services.
Scalable security programs
Dash allows your team to set your level of internal controls and scale security programs and standards at your own pace.
Advanced remediation
Dash provides remediation steps and actions to resolve issues and configuration across cloud environments rather than just observe them.
Unified platform
Dash provides a single platform for all of your cloud security needs, including access control review, misconfiguration management, and risk assessment.
White-glove support
Dash team members provide individual recommendations around operations and your security goals. Streamline SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI DSS, and ISO 27001 processes.
Build & Extend Your Cloud Security Program
Learn More About Dash ComplyOps & Cloud Automation
“Dash ComplyOps helped our team streamline the security and compliance process. Dash has been an extra set of eyes and ears helping to keep us secure and compliant.”
CIO, ToothFairy Software
“Our confidence in answering security questionnaires is far beyond what we ever experienced with any other compliance solution.”
CTO, Redsson
“Because their solution is customized for our needs and tailored to AWS, we achieved a much greater level of confidence in building and scaling our AWS applications.”
CTO, Clineva
Build & Extend Your Cloud Security Program
Learn More About Dash ComplyOps & Cloud Automation
Build And Accelerate Your Cloud Security Program
✦ Achieve compliance with SOC 2, HIPAA, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, and more.
✦ Quickly prepare for and pass security audits, set cloud controls, and validate security efforts for customers and partners.
Dash ComplyOps
AWS Compliance Automation
Dash ComplyOps empowers teams to configure, monitor, and maintain robust security controls and compliance programs in the cloud.
7-day risk free trial.
7-day risk free trial
01 – PCI DSS Automation
PCI DSS Compliance Automation
Build and achieve PCI certification. Quickly prepare for and pass security audit, set cloud controls, and meet regulatory requirements.
Book A Demo
Get Started with Dash ComplyOps compliance automation
Create Administrative Policies & Controls For PCI DSS
Dash ComplyOps makes it easy for your team to build and maintain your organization’s PCI DSS security program and manage payment and cardholder data.
Dash enables teams to build custom administrative policies mapped to PCI DSS requirements and enforce controls through continuous compliance monitoring.
- Define Necessary Administrative Security Policies
- Implement Controls To Meet the 12 PCI DSS Compliance Requirements
- Monitor and Enforce Policies & Controls Across Your Cloud Environment
Ensure PCI Requirements With Compliance Monitoring
Dash enforces security policies and internal controls through continuous compliance monitoring. Automatically monitor your cloud environments for compliance issues and keep PCI controls up-to-date.
Teams can set and enforce a security baseline and monitor all necessary internal security controls including:
- Encryption Configuration
- Networking & Firewall Settings
- Data Protection For Cardholder Data
- Access Control Settings
- Audit Logging Configuration
Collect Evidence & Streamline Audit
Dash streamlines evidence collection and compliance efforts, so your team can expedite the PCI audit process.
Teams can quickly address merchant level requirements and conduct a PCI audit with a Dash established audit partner.
Build And Automate Your PCI Security Program
Achieve PCI Certification With Dash ComplyOps
Build your internal security program and achieve PCI DSS certification in three easy steps. Develop and enforce a robust security program and quickly meet PCI requirements.
Generate Policies & Procedures
Create administrative policies and procedures for PCI by answering plain-English questions.
Set PCI Security Controls
Implement technical security controls across your AWS cloud services and enforce with continuous monitoring.
Pass Your PCI Audit
Work with our audit partner to complete your PCI DSS audit and get your PCI certification.
See Why Companies Turn To Dash ComplyOps
Software Vendors, SaaS Solutions, and Regulated Industries all turn to Dash ComplyOps to help build their cloud security programs, establish security controls, and achieve their security goals.
“Dash ComplyOps helped our team streamline the security and compliance process. Our development team has become more knowledgeable about security and compliance. Dash has been an extra set of eyes and ears helping to keep us secure and compliant.”
CIO, ToothFairy Software
“Our confidence in answering security questionnaires is far beyond what we ever experienced with any other compliance solution.”
CTO, Redsson
“Dash provided exceptional service. Because their solution is customized for our needs and tailored to AWS, we achieved a much greater level of confidence in building and scaling our AWS applications.”
CTO, Clineva
Ready To Get Started With Dash ComplyOps?
Dash ComplyOps
AWS Security Automation
Dash ComplyOps empowers teams to configure, monitor, and maintain robust security controls across AWS cloud environments.
7-day risk free trial.
7-day risk free trial
Automate AWS Security Operations
Automate AWS Security Operations
✦ Set robust security baseline and achieve compliance with SOC 2, HIPAA, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, and more.
✦ Streamline security compliance tasks, standardize cloud configuration, and quickly prepare for and pass security audits.
Get Started With Dash Compliance Automation
Create Administrative Policies & Internal Controls
Dash ComplyOps makes it easy for your team to build and extend your organization’s security program to meet compliance standards including SOC 2, HIPAA, ISO 27001, PCI DSS and more.
Dash enables your team to create custom administrative policies and set cloud internal controls designed around your security goals.
- Define Required Administrative Security Policies
- Implement Robust Cloud Security Controls
- Monitor and Enforce Policies & Controls Across Your Cloud Environment
Learn More About AWS Security Automation
Enforce Security Controls With Continuous Compliance Monitoring
Dash provides the blueprint for setting necessary compliance controls and enforces security policies and controls through continuous compliance monitoring.
Dash enables your team set a security baseline and automatically monitors your cloud environment to ensure necessary internal security controls including:
- Access Control Settings
- Networking & Firewall Settings
- Encryption Configuration
- Backup and Disaster Recovery Settings
- Audit Logging Configuration
Streamline Security Audits
Dash automatically collects security evidence across your policies, cloud services, and compliance activities, so your team can quickly resolve security issues and speed up security audits.
Quickly prepare for security audits including SOC 2, ISO 27001, and PCI DSS. Teams utilizing Dash ComplyOps prepare for audits in 50% less time with 30% lower cost versus other compliance solutions.
Build And Automate Your Cloud Security Program
See Why Innovative Companies Turn To Dash ComplyOps
Software Vendors, SaaS Solutions, and Regulated Industries all turn to Dash ComplyOps to help build their cloud security programs, establish security controls, and manage security and compliance.
“Dash ComplyOps helped our team streamline the security and compliance process. Our development team has become more knowledgeable about security and compliance. Dash has been an extra set of eyes and ears helping to keep us secure and compliant.”
CIO, ToothFairy Software
“Our confidence in answering security questionnaires is far beyond what we ever experienced with any other compliance solution.”
CTO, Redsson
“Dash provided exceptional service. Because their solution is customized for our needs and tailored to AWS, we achieved a much greater level of confidence in building and scaling our AWS applications.”
CTO, Clineva
Build And Accelerate Your Cloud Security Program
Dash ComplyOps
AWS Compliance Automation
Dash ComplyOps empowers teams to configure, monitor, and maintain robust security controls and compliance programs in the cloud.
7-day risk free trial.
7-day risk free trial
Automate Security Audit
Automate Security & Compliance
✦ Achieve compliance with SOC 2, HIPAA, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, and more.
✦ Quickly prepare for and pass security audits, set cloud controls, and validate security efforts for customers and partners.
Get Started With Dash Compliance Automation
Create Administrative Policies & Internal Controls
Dash ComplyOps makes it easy for your team to build and extend your organization’s security program to meet compliance standards including SOC 2, HIPAA, ISO 27001, PCI DSS and more.
Dash enables your team to create custom administrative policies and set cloud internal controls designed around your security goals.
- Define Required Administrative Security Policies
- Implement Controls for SOC 2, HIPAA, ISO 27001 and more
- Monitor and Enforce Policies & Controls Across Your Cloud Environment
Learn More About Compliance Automation
Enforce Internal Controls With Continuous Compliance Monitoring
Dash provides the blueprint for setting necessary compliance controls and enforces security policies and controls through continuous compliance monitoring.
Dash enables your team set a security baseline and automatically monitors your cloud environment to ensure necessary internal security controls including:
- Access Control Settings
- Networking & Firewall Settings
- Encryption Configuration
- Backup and Disaster Recovery Settings
- Audit Logging Configuration
Automate Evidence Collection & Achieve Certification
Dash automatically collects security evidence across your policies, cloud services, and compliance activities, so your team can expedite the security audit process.
Quickly prepare for security audits including SOC 2, ISO 27001, and PCI DSS. Teams utilizing Dash ComplyOps prepare for audits in 50% less time with 30% lower cost versus other compliance solutions.
Build And Automate Your Cloud Security Program
See Why Innovative Companies Turn To Dash ComplyOps
Software Vendors, SaaS Solutions, and Regulated Industries all turn to Dash ComplyOps to help build their cloud security programs, establish security controls, and manage security and compliance.
“Dash ComplyOps helped our team streamline the security and compliance process. Our development team has become more knowledgeable about security and compliance. Dash has been an extra set of eyes and ears helping to keep us secure and compliant.”
CIO, ToothFairy Software
“Our confidence in answering security questionnaires is far beyond what we ever experienced with any other compliance solution.”
CTO, Redsson
“Dash provided exceptional service. Because their solution is customized for our needs and tailored to AWS, we achieved a much greater level of confidence in building and scaling our AWS applications.”
CTO, Clineva
Build And Accelerate Your Cloud Security Program
Dash ComplyOps
AWS Compliance Automation
Dash ComplyOps empowers teams to configure, monitor, and maintain robust security controls and compliance programs in the cloud.
7-day risk free trial.
7-day risk free trial
01 – HIPAA Compliance Automation
HIPAA Compliance Automation
Quickly achieve HIPAA/HITECH compliance. Save time building and managing your HIPAA security program in the public cloud.
Book A Demo
Get Started with Dash ComplyOps compliance automation
Create HIPAA Security Policies & Controls
Dash ComplyOps makes it easy for your team to build and manage your organization’s HIPAA security program.
Dash enables teams to build custom administrative policies mapped to HIPAA requirements and enforce controls through continuous compliance monitoring.
- Define HIPAA Required Administrative Security Policies
- Set Security Roles Including Security/Privacy Officers
- Monitor and Enforce Policies & Controls Across Your Cloud Environment
Monitor HIPAA Security With Continuous Compliance Monitoring
Dash enforces security policies through continuous compliance monitoring and automatically monitors and scans your cloud environment for security issues and HIPAA compliance issues.
Teams can set and enforce a security baseline and monitor all necessary security controls including:
- Cloud Service Security
- Access Control Settings
- Networking & Firewall Settings
- Encryption Configuration
- Backup and Disaster Recovery Settings
- Audit Logging Configuration
Secure PHI and Streamline Security Assessments
Dash streamlines security and compliance efforts and makes it easier to sell into enterprise healthcare.
Teams that build and manage HIPAA security programs with Dash are better prepared to answer security risk assessments (SRAs), validate compliance efforts, and manage procurement with with partners and enterprise healthcare.
Build And Automate Your HIPAA Security Program
Achieve HIPAA Compliance With Dash ComplyOps
Create your cloud security program in three easy steps. Create and enforce a robust security program and quickly meet HIPAA regulatory requirements.
Generate Policies & Procedures
Create administrative policies and controls in by answering plain-English questions.
Set HIPAA Security Controls
Set technical security controls across your AWS cloud services.
Monitor & Protect PHI
Maintain security baseline with Dash continuous compliance monitoring.
See Why Companies Turn To Dash ComplyOps
Software Vendors, Healthtech Companies, and SaaS Solutions all turn to Dash ComplyOps to help build their cloud security programs, manage HIPAA compliance, monitor security controls, and get-to-market quickly.
“Dash ComplyOps helped our team streamline the HIPAA compliance process. Our development team has become more knowledgeable about security and compliance. Dash has been an extra set of eyes and ears helping to keep us secure and compliant.”
CIO, ToothFairy Software
“Our confidence in answering security questionnaires is far beyond what we ever experienced with any other compliance solution.”
CTO, Redsson
“Dash provided exceptional service. Because their solution is customized for our needs and tailored to AWS, we achieved a much greater level of confidence in building and scaling our AWS HIPAA compliant applications.”
CTO, Clineva
Ready To Get Started With Dash ComplyOps?
Dash ComplyOps
AWS Security Automation
Dash ComplyOps empowers teams to configure, monitor, and maintain robust security controls across AWS cloud environments.
7-day risk free trial.
7-day risk free trial
01 – SOC 2 Automation
SOC 2 Compliance Automation
Build and achieve SOC 2 certification. Quickly prepare for and pass security audits, set cloud controls, and validate security efforts for customers and partners.
Book A Demo
Get Started with Dash ComplyOps compliance automation
Create SOC 2 Administrative Policies & Controls
Dash ComplyOps makes it easy for your team to build and manage your organization’s SOC 2 security program.
Dash enables teams to build custom administrative policies mapped to SOC 2 Trust Service Criteria (TSC) requirements and enforce controls through continuous compliance monitoring.
- Define Required Administrative Security Policies
- Implement Safeguards For SOC 2 Service Criteria
- Monitor and Enforce Policies & Controls Across Your Cloud Environment
Enforce SOC 2 Internal Controls With Continuous Compliance Monitoring
Dash enforces security policies and internal controls through continuous compliance monitoring. Our solution automatically monitors your cloud environment for security issues and enables your team to resolve SOC 2 compliance concerns.
Teams can set and enforce a security baseline and monitor all necessary internal security controls including:
- Cloud Service Security
- Access Control Settings
- Networking & Firewall Settings
- Encryption Configuration
- Backup and Disaster Recovery Settings
- Audit Logging Configuration
Collect Evidence & Streamline SOC 2 Audit
Dash streamlines evidence collection and compliance efforts, so your team can expedite the SOC 2 audit process.
Teams can quickly prepare for SOC 2 assessment and conduct a SOC 2 audit with a Dash established audit partner. Dash customers are better prepared for SOC 2 process and security certification.
Build And Automate Your SOC 2 Security Program
Achieve SOC 2 Type 2 With Dash ComplyOps
Build your internal security program and achieve SOC 2 certification in three easy steps. Develop and enforce a robust security program and quickly meet SOC 2 requirements.
Generate Policies & Procedures
Create administrative policies and set SOC 2 internal controls in by answering plain-English questions.
Set SOC 2 Security Controls
Implement technical security controls across your AWS cloud services and enforce with continuous monitoring.
Pass Your SOC 2 Audit
Work with our audit partner to complete your SOC 2 audit and receive your SOC 2 report.
See Why Companies Turn To Dash ComplyOps
Software Vendors, SaaS Solutions, and Regulated Industries all turn to Dash ComplyOps to help build their cloud security programs, establish security controls, and achieve SOC 2 certification.
“Dash ComplyOps helped our team streamline the security and compliance process. Our development team has become more knowledgeable about security and compliance. Dash has been an extra set of eyes and ears helping to keep us secure and compliant.”
CIO, ToothFairy Software
“Our confidence in answering security questionnaires is far beyond what we ever experienced with any other compliance solution.”
CTO, Redsson
“Dash provided exceptional service. Because their solution is customized for our needs and tailored to AWS, we achieved a much greater level of confidence in building and scaling our AWS applications.”
CTO, Clineva
Ready To Get Started With Dash ComplyOps?
Dash ComplyOps
AWS Security Automation
Dash ComplyOps empowers teams to configure, monitor, and maintain robust security controls across AWS cloud environments.
7-day risk free trial.
7-day risk free trial
SOC 2 – What Do Auditors Expect
What Do SOC 2 Auditors Expect For Evidence?
Learn what SOC 2 assessors expect during audits and readiness assessments and become better prepared for SOC 2.
The Audit Process
During a SOC 2 audit, an audit firm will typically request that organizations share further information on their security programs and evidence of security operations. The information needed by assessment firms may vary depending on the type of audit and Trust Service Criteria (TSC) your team is being assessed on.
Below are some of the categories and types of evidence SOC 2 auditors may request for evaluating your organization’s security program. To get a better idea of SOC 2 scope and requirements, companies should consider connecting with a firm to determine audit needs and overall scope.
Assets Requested by SOC 2 Auditors
When an organization engages with a SOC 2 audit firm, they may be asked to provide security materials as internal controls are evaluated. Teams they should gather security program information and artifacts to share with assessors. Organizations may leverage continuous compliance monitoring tools to establish and enforce internal controls.
Assets provided to auditors may consist of written policies and procedures, security reports, and information about security configuration. Organizations may be asked for information including evidence from the following categories:
Build And Automate Your SOC 2 Security Program
Data Protection
Assessors may ask organizations how they configure production system and safeguard sensitive data. Organizations may be asked to describe how production systems are configured and managed in the public cloud.
- Inventory of production systems/data
- Networking settings
- Encryption settings
Backup & Disaster Recovery (DR)
Assessors may ask organizations to provide information about backup and disaster recovery (DR) standards. Assessors will evaluate protections safeguard sensitive data and prevent potential data loss.
- List of latest backups
- Record of last test of backup and disaster recovery processes
Access Control
Assessors want to see that organizations have a standardized process for managing access control and access to sensitive data. Organizations should have processes implemented for granting new user permissions and revoking user access when employees leave or no longer need access.
- List of production access users
- Record of user access creation/deletion
- Record of review of user access permissions
Security Solutions & Vulnerability Mgmt
Assessors will ask organizations about security solutions and controls in place for patching systems, preventing malware, and monitoring network security.
- Record of last intrusion detection
- Record of last vulnerability scanning
- Evidence of a patching schedule
Human Resources (HR)
Assessors want to see that organizations have proper employee policies in place and that employees are vetted and provided periodic security training.
- List of employees and staff roles
- Background checks and vetting of new employees
- Date of employee security awareness training
- Copy of Employee Handbook
Physical Security
Assessors may ask for information and security of company offices and datacenters. While less applicable to organizations managing security in the public cloud, teams should provide evidence of security protections for any on-premise infrastructure, or sensitive office spaces.
- List of on-premise hardware infrastructure
- Security procedures of offices
- Physical access policies for production hardware/datacenters
- Policies for handling physical media (hard drives, flash drives, CDs, etc)
- Building maintenance, emergency procedures for datacenters
With Type 2 audits being conducted over several months, it is important that teams implement all required security controls and maintain these standards over time. Security teams may consider leveraging tools such as Dash ComplyOps to automate internal controls and gather essential security information for SOC 2 assessment.
Build And Automate Your SOC 2 Security Program
What Do Auditors Do with This Information?
An assessment firm may ask for security information to get a better idea of your organization’s security program and evaluate internal controls for SOC 2.
Since SOC 2 Type 2 is assessed over a period of time (generally 6 months), the assessment firm may continue to ask your company for further information and security evidence. The assessor may use this information to evaluate your team’s security posture and controls over this audit period.
After the audit period, the assessment firm will write a SOC 2 report summarizing your organization’s implemented internal controls. This SOC 2 report/certification can be shared with partners, clients, and key stakeholders as security program validation.
The assessor uses your provided information to determine three core items:
- Does your organization have required internal controls in-place?
- Are these internal controls actually followed and enforced?
- Are there any gaps in controls?
How Your Team Can Prepare for SOC 2 Audit
When going through a SOC 2 audit or readiness assessment, assessors want to see that your organization has an effective security program and that you are actually following through on the standards your team has put into place.
Your team can consider taking the following steps when preparing for SOC 2 audit:
- Create a realistic set of policies and procedures to guide security operations
- Follow policies and implement security controls across your environment
- Determine audit scope and perform a SOC 2 readiness assessment
- Gather necessary security information
Dash ComplyOps helps teams streamline and automate SOC 2 process. Software vendors, startups, and consultants all leverage Dash to build SOC 2 administrative policies and procedures, enforce policies through continuous compliance monitoring, and gather all evidence needed for SOC 2 audit.
Achieve SOC 2 Type 2 In The Cloud
Automate Your Security Program and Achieve SOC 2 Certification