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SOC-2 Type II

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🟒 SOC 2 Type II Compliant

Contabo SOC 2 T2

🟒 For SOC 2 Type II compliant...

Here's our step-by-step breakdown...

1. Understand the Basics

  • Trust Services Criteria (TSC)

    • Decide which apply

    • Security is mandatory

    • Others are Availability,

    • Processing Integrity

    • Confidentiality

    • Privacy

  • Type II

    • Proves controls are operating effectively over a period (e.g., 3-12 months), not just at a single point in time (Type I).

2. Prepare our Environment

  • Scope Definition:

    • Define the systems, processes, and data included in our audit.

  • Gap Analysis (Readiness Assessment)

    • Identify weaknesses in our current security, access, and data handling.

  • Build Controls

    • Implement policies (e.g., access, incident response, data classification) and technical configurations (e.g., RBAC, least privilege, encryption).

  • Documentation

    • Create comprehensive policies, procedures, and evidence-gathering processes (e.g., asset inventory, data flow diagrams).

3. The Evidence & Audit Phase

  • Evidence Window

    • Start collecting proof (logs, reports, screenshots) that our controls are working as designed for several months.

  • Auditor Selection

    • Hire an independent Certified Public Accountant (CPA) experienced in SOC 2.

  • Fieldwork

    • The auditor reviews your documentation, interviews staff, and tests controls.

  • Reporting

    • The CPA issues an opinion on our controls' effectiveness over the audit period.

4. Ongoing Maintenance

  • Continuous Monitoring

    • SOC 2 Type II isn't a one-time event

    • We know that we must maintain and update controls and evidence continually.

  • Employee Training

    • Regularly train staff on security policies.

Key for our Servers

  • We will focus on Logical Access (e.g. who can log in, what they can do)

  • Physical Access (e.g. data center security)

  • Monitoring & Logging

  • Incident Response

  • Backup/Recovery procedures.

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