SOC 2
From scoping to evidence to audit fieldwork, this collection helps SaaS teams make steady SOC 2 progress without turning compliance into a spreadsheet project.
What this collection helps you do
Define the right audit scope before control work starts
Build a lean set of controls around the trust services criteria
Collect evidence continuously instead of at quarter-end
Best for
Startups and growth-stage SaaS teams selling into mid-market and enterprise buyers.
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Kubernetes and SOC 2: Mapping cluster hardening controls to Trust Services Criteria
A practical mapping of Kubernetes hardening controls—RBAC, network policies, admission controllers—to the SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria auditors check.
Open resourceCloud IAM misconfigurations that derail SOC 2 audits
The IAM settings auditors flag most often on SOC 2 Type II engagements — and the AWS and Azure controls you need documented before audit day.
Open resourceContinuous monitoring for SOC 2 without alert fatigue
How to build a SOC 2 continuous monitoring program that catches real control failures without burying your team in noise
Open resourceSOC 2 readiness roadmap for SaaS teams
A staged plan for going from customer pressure to a controlled, audit-ready SOC 2 program.
Open resourceHow to scope SOC 2 without over-auditing your business
Scope decisions shape cost, effort, and audit friction more than most teams expect.
Open resourceSOC 2 evidence matrix template
A simple way to track each control, its evidence source, owner, and review cadence before fieldwork starts.
Open resourceSOC 2 control owner operating model
How to assign and run control ownership so readiness does not depend on one compliance lead chasing everyone.
Open resourceSOC 2 vendor management for audits
How to keep vendor oversight organized so third-party controls do not become late audit surprises.
Open resourceAudit request intake template
A lightweight template for capturing auditor requests, owners, due dates, and evidence status in one place.
Open resourceAnnex A control mappings every SOC 2 founder gets wrong
The five places founders mis-map ISO 27001 Annex A controls to SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria, and how to fix the crosswalk before the auditor finds it
Open resourceSOC 2 Type II: evidence gaps that add months to your audit window
The five evidence categories that routinely stall SOC 2 Type II audits and the collection cadence that closes the audit tail fast
Open resourceSOC 2 logging requirements: what your SIEM must capture to satisfy auditors
Auditors pull specific log types under CC6 and CC7 that most SIEM configurations miss — here is what to capture and retain before your audit window opens
Open resourceGenerating SOC 2 audit evidence automatically inside your CI/CD pipeline
Wire your CI/CD pipeline to capture the artefacts your SOC 2 auditor needs—without building a parallel evidence-collection process.
Open resourceIaC security scanning in CI/CD: Checkov, Terraform, and SOC 2 evidence
How to run Checkov against Terraform in your CI/CD pipeline and convert scan artifacts into SOC 2 audit evidence auditors can follow
Open resourceAWS Security Hub for continuous SOC 2 monitoring
How to wire AWS Security Hub into your SOC 2 evidence workflow so findings map directly to controls and auditors get automated, timestamped proof.
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