Process-light SOC 2 compliance

'Process-Light Compliance'

Can you be agile and compliant?

As the leading provider of SOC 2 reports to SMB SaaS businesses in Asia-Pacific, we get a lot of questions about how to achieve InfoSec compliance in a 'process-light' or 'fit-for-purpose' way.

Can you achieve SOC 2 and other standards without being 'process-heavy' and over-burdening your business with 'compliance'?

Control Environment

The control environment supports the broad business objectives through people, governance and management activities.

SOC 2 Code of Conduct

Code of Conduct

This little 'compliance' document can resolve some tricky situations, and even enable your desired culture.

2. Talent Management

Talent Management

Finding, developing and retaining talent in your people investment to achieve your business objectives.

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Governance

The policies set out the requirements of each key functional area to provide clarity and accountability.

SOC 2 Policies

Policies

The policies set out the requirements of each key functional area to provide clarity and accountability.

SOC 2 Management Meetings

Management Meetings

Management meetings provide the governance of your organisation. There's three layers to consider.

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Employee Onboarding

Starting your employees off on the right foot, aligning to your culture and objectives, and clarity of expectations.

Information & Communication

Collecting and using the right information to effectively manage your operational practices and communicate with internal and external stakeholders.

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I&C Checklist

There's a broad range of practices that lay the foundation for effective information & communication.

SOC 2 Customer Communications

Customer Comms

Effective communication is a necessity to building long term users, but also improving security outcomes.

SOC 2 System Boundaries

System Boundaries

The system boundaries identify and communicate where responsibility shifts to your customers and vendors.

Risk Management & Internal Controls

Defined processes and practices for identification, assessment and response to risks that threaten your objectives, and your controls to manage those risks.

SOC 2 Vendor Management

Vendor Management

The basic processes to manage third-party providers protects your business and customers interests.

SOC 2 Risk Management

Risk Management

A defined approach to your risk management transforms this intuitive practice into an enabler of your success.

SOC 2 Control Framework

Control Framework

The control framework puts formal ownership and monitoring in place to achieve effective control practices.

System Security

System security covers the technical security protections and surrounding processes to ensure access to sensitive data is limited to the right people.

SOC 2 Perimeter Security

Perimeter Security

Defining and protecting the boundary of your security and ensuring your information assets are protected.

SOC 2 Access Control

Access Control

Managing internal and external users to your systems to limit access to authorised personnel.

SOC 2 Acceptable Use Policy

Acceptable Use Policy

Setting out the role of all your employees to protect the security of your systems and customers data.

Data Protection

Data protection addresses the varied nature, purpose, and sensitivity of data and how protections should be applied accordingly.

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Confidentiality

Classifying and handling data in a way that is appropriate to the nature and sensitivity of that data.

9. Privacy

Privacy

Recognising and responding to individual preferences and sensitivities of personal data that is collected and used.

4. (Green) Data Management

Data Management

Managing critical data to ensure it is available, accurate and appropriate to support the system objectives.

System Operations

System Operations monitors and manages the systems to ensure continuity of services and effective response to adverse events.

Availability

Availability

Ensuring your service operates continuously with redundancy, backups and response plans.

3. Business continuity

Business Continuity

Planning for major adverse events that threaten the continuity of your services and operations.

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Incidents

Defined processes and steps to identify, classify, respond to and resolve unplanned adverse events.

Change Management

Change management is ensuring the integrity of your systems through controlled software development and infrastructure configuration practices.

SOC 2 Change Priorities

The Change Backlog

Managing change priorities and requirements to achieve a balance of short and long term business objectives.

SOC 2 Software Changes

Software Changes

The Software Development Lifecycle is a series of process elements to manage changes effectively.

User Communications

Change Comms

Release communications ensure change impacts are understood to protect your users information security.