SOC 2

SOC 2 Academy

Attract, Develop, and Retain Competent Individuals
Communicate Information Necessary for Internal Controls
Consider the Potential for Fraud in Assessing Risks
Demonstrate a Commitment to Integrity and Ethical Values
Discuss Matters Affecting Internal Controls with External Parties
Hold Individuals Accountable for Internal Control Responsibilities
How to Identify, Analyze, and Manage Risks to Objectives
Identify and Assess Changes That Could Impact Internal Controls
Management Establishes Authorities and Responsibilities
SOC 2 Academy - A Board's Independence from Management
SOC 2 Academy - Attracting, Developing, and Retaining Confident Employees
SOC 2 Academy - Communicating with External Parties
SOC 2 Academy - Communicating with Internal Parties
SOC 2 Academy - Defining the Responsibilities of Employees
SOC 2 Academy - Holding Your Employees Accountable
SOC 2 Academy - How Does an Auditor Test for Integrity?
SOC 2 Academy - How to Manage Risks
SOC 2 Academy - Integration with the COSO Framework
SOC 2 Academy - Making Informed Decisions
SOC 2 Academy - Points of Focus
SOC 2 Academy - The Importance of Organizational Communication
SOC 2 Academy - Trust Services Criteria
SOC 2 Academy - What Types of Risks Does Your Organization Face?
SOC 2 Academy- What's New with SOC 2
SOC 2 Academy: Access Controls for Remote Employees
SOC 2 Academy: Assessing Changes Within Your Organization
SOC 2 Academy: Assessing the Significance of Risk
SOC 2 Academy: Change Control Processes
SOC 2 Academy: Change Management Best Practices
SOC 2 Academy: Classifying Confidential Information
SOC 2 Academy: Complete, Accurate, and Timely Outputs
SOC 2 Academy: Data Backup Processes
SOC 2 Academy: Dealing with External Threats
SOC 2 Academy: Designing Processes for Your Technology
SOC 2 Academy: Designing and Implementing Environmental Protections
SOC 2 Academy: Documentation of Inputs
SOC 2 Academy: Evaluations of Internal Control
SOC 2 Academy: Expectations of Policies and Procedures
SOC 2 Academy: How Contractual Obligations Impact Confidential Information
SOC 2 Academy: How Fraud Can Impact Risk
SOC 2 Academy: How is Data Put Into Your System?
SOC 2 Academy: Identifying Logging Errors
SOC 2 Academy: Identifying Vendors as Carve-Out or Inclusive
SOC 2 Academy: Implementing Internal Controls
SOC 2 Academy: Incident Response Best Practices
SOC 2 Academy: Incident Response Teams
SOC 2 Academy: Internal Control Deficiencies
SOC 2 Academy: Managing Vendor Risk
SOC 2 Academy: Movement of Data
SOC 2 Academy: Performing Daily Log Reviews
SOC 2 Academy: Physical Security Controls
SOC 2 Academy: Preparing for Current and Future Availability Needs
SOC 2 Academy: Preventing and Detecting Unauthorized Software
SOC 2 Academy: Protection Through Logical Access
SOC 2 Academy: Quality and Accuracy of Your Data
SOC 2 Academy: Recovering from a Security Incident
SOC 2 Academy: Risks from Business Partners
SOC 2 Academy: Taking Inventory of Physical Devices
SOC 2 Academy: Testing Your Business Continuity Plan
SOC 2 Academy: Testing Your Incident Response Plan
SOC 2 Academy: Using a Risk Assessment
SOC 2 Academy: Who Should Make Updates to Your Risk Assessment?
SOC 2 Academy: Who is Monitoring Internal Controls?
Specify Objectives for Risk Assessments
The Board of Directors Should Demonstrate Independence
Use Relevant Information to Support Internal Controls
What Is a SOC 2 Audit?

Logical and Physical Access Controls

Learn about what methods are required to protect your assets against unauthorized access.

5 Benchmarks of Role-Based Access Control Service Accounts
5 Focus Areas for AWS Compliance
AWS Functions to Restrict Database Access
AWS Password Best Practices
AWS Password Expiration Policies
AWS Password Reuse Policy
Access Control Using IAM Instance Roles
Allow Azure Services Access to Storage Accounts
Assign Access Based on Business Need to Know
Assign Appropriate Contacts to Essential Roles
Attaching IAM Policies to Groups or Roles
Avoid Use of the Root Account
Basics of Role Assumption
Best Practices for Change Management in AWS
Best Practices for Password Parameters
Create a Review Process of Guest Users
Define Acceptable Use of Technology Part 1
Defining Resources in IAM Policies
Defining Resources in S3 Bucket Policies
Defining Roles and Responsibilities in AWS
Developing a Process for User Authentication
Disable Caching of Second Factor of Authentication Beyond One Day
Disable Public Access Level for Storage Accounts with Blob Containers
Disabling Unused Credentials
Do Not Allow Users to Remember MFA on Devices They Trust
Do Not Enable Serial Ports for VM Instance
Do Not Use Project-Wide SSH Keys When Authenticating Instances
Documenting a Systems Inventory in AWS
Enable Multi-Factor Authentication for Non-Service Accounts
Enable Multifactor Authentication for Administrators
Enabling MFA for All IAM Users
Encrypt Dataproc Cluster Using Customer Managed Encryption Key
Enforce Multifactor Authentication for All Users
Enforce Separation of Duties When Assigning Service Account Roles
Enforce Separation with Access Controls
Enforcing Strong Encryption in AWS
Ensure Corporate Login Credentials are Used
Ensure Notifications are Enabled for Password Resets
Ensure Service Accounts Can't Access Admin Privileges
Evaluate and Restrict UDP Access from the Internet
Exclusively Use GCP-Managed Service Account Keys
GKE Authentication and Authorization Best Practices
How to Attach IAM Policies to Groups or Roles
How to Check MFA in a Credential Report
How to Check Use of the Root Account
How to Find Administrative Privileges in IAM Policies
How to House Multiple Accounts Within an AWS Organization
How to Modify Password Complexity in a Password Policy
How to Modify Permissions to EBS Snapshots
How to Prevent Password Reuse in a Password Policy
How to Use S3 Bucket Policies
IAM Policies for Account Authentication
IAM Policies that Address Administrative Privileges
Identifying Unused Credentials in a Credential Report
Identity and Access Management Benchmarks in GKE
Introduction to Amazon S3 Access Points
Introduction to IAM Access Analyzer
MFA for API Calls
Notify Admins of Other Admin Password Resets
Only Allow Administrators to Delete Locked Resources
Only Allow Approved Employees to Invite Guests
PCI Requirement 7 – Restrict Access to Cardholder Data by Business Need to Know.mp4
PCI Requirement 7.1 – Limit Access to System Components and Cardholder Data
PCI Requirement 7.1.1 – Define Access Needs for Each Role
PCI Requirement 7.1.2 – Restrict Access to Privileged User IDs to Least Privileges Necessary
PCI Requirement 7.1.3 - Assign access based on individual personnel’s job classification & function
PCI Requirement 7.1.4 – Require Documented Approval by Authorized Parties
PCI Requirement 7.2 – Establish an Access Control System
PCI Requirement 7.2.1 – Coverage of all System Components
PCI Requirement 7.2.2 – Assignment of Privileges Based on Job Function
PCI Requirement 7.2.3 – Default “Deny-All” Setting
PCI Requirement 7.3 – Document Policies & Procedures for Restricting Access to Cardholder Data
PCI Requirement 8 - Identify and Authenticate Access to System Components
PCI Requirement 8.1 – Define and Implement Policies and Procedures to Ensure Proper User Management
PCI Requirement 8.1.2 – Control Addition, Deletion, and Modification of User IDs, Credentials
PCI Requirement 8.1.3 – Immediately Revoke Access for Terminated Users
PCI Requirement 8.1.4 – RemoveDisable Inactive User Accounts Within 90 Days
PCI Requirement 8.1.5 – Manage IDs Used by 3rd Parties to Access, Support, or Maintain System Comps
PCI Requirement 8.1.6 – Limit Repeated Access Attempts by Locking Out User ID After Six Attempts
PCI Requirement 8.1.7 – Set Lockout Duration to a Minimum of 30 Minutes
PCI Requirement 8.1.8 – Require Re-Authentication After 15 Minutes of Inactivity
PCI Requirement 8.2 – Ensure Proper User-Authentication Management by Something You Know
PCI Requirement 8.2.1 – Use Strong Cryptography to Render All Authentication Credentials Unreadable
PCI Requirement 8.2.3 – Passwords Require a Min. of Seven Characters and Contain Numbers & Letters
PCI Requirement 8.2.4 – Change User PasswordsPassphrases at Least Once Every 90 Days
PCI Requirement 8.2.5 – New Passwords Can’t Be the Same as Any of the Last Four Passwords Used
PCI Requirement 8.2.6 – Set Passwords for First-Time Use and Upon Reset to a Unique Value
PCI Requirement 8.3 – Secure All Individual Non-Console Administrative Access
PCI Requirement 8.3.1 – Incorporate Multi-Factor Authentication for All Non-Console Access
PCI Requirement 8.3.2 – Incorporate Multi-Factor Authentication for all Remote Network Access
PCI Requirement 8.4 – Document and Communicate Authentication Policies and Procedures to All Users
PCI Requirement 8.5 – Do Not Use Group, Shared, or Generic IDs, or Passwords
PCI Requirement 8.5.1 – Remote Access to Customer Premises Must Use Unique Authentication
PCI Requirement 8.6 – Authentication Mechanisms Must Not Be Shared Among Multiple Accounts
PCI Requirement 8.7 – Restrict All Access to Any Database Containing Cardholder Data
PCI Requirement 8.8 – Ensure Policies & Procedures for Authentication are Documented
PCI v4.0 - 7.1.1: Have Requirement 7 Policies and Procedures In Place
PCI v4.0 - 7.1.2: Have Requirement 7 Roles and Responsibilities In Place
PCI v4.0 - 7.2.1: Have an Access Control Model In Place
PCI v4.0 - 7.2.2: Grant Access Appropriately
PCI v4.0 - 7.2.3: Access Privileges Are Granted by Authorized Personnel
PCI v4.0 - 7.2.4: Periodically Review Access Privileges
PCI v4.0 - 7.2.5.1: Review Application and System Access Privileges
PCI v4.0 - 7.2.5: Assign and Manage System and Application Access Privileges Appropriately
PCI v4.0 - 7.2.6: Restrict Access to Query Repositories of Cardholder Data
PCI v4.0 - 7.3.1: Have an Access Control System In Place
PCI v4.0 - 7.3.2: Access Control System Is Configured Correctly
PCI v4.0 - 7.3.3: Access Control System Is Set to Deny All By Default
PCI v4.0 - 8.1.1: Have Requirement 8 Policies and Procedures In Place
PCI v4.0 - 8.1.2: Have Requirement 8 Roles and Responsibilities In Place
PCI v4.0 - 8.2.1: All Users Are Assigned Unique User IDs
PCI v4.0 - 8.2.2: Group Shared or Generic Accounts Are Only Used When Necessary
PCI v4.0 - 8.2.3: (Service Providers) Use Unique Authentication Factors to Remotely Access Customer Premises
PCI v4.0 - 8.2.4: User IDs and Identifier Objects Are Managed Appropriately
PCI v4.0 - 8.2.5: Revoke Access for Terminated Users Immediately
PCI v4.0 - 8.2.6: Inactive User Accounts Are Removed or Disabled
PCI v4.0 - 8.2.7: Properly Manage Accounts Used By Third Parties
PCI v4.0 - 8.2.8: Require Reauthentication if User Session Has Been Idle for More Than 15 Minutes
PCI v4.0 - 8.3.10.1: (Service Providers) Change Customer User Passwords and Passphrases Once Every 90 Days
PCI v4.0 - 8.3.10: (Service Providers) Provide Password and Passphrase Guidance to Customer Users
PCI v4.0 - 8.3.11: Assign Authentication Factors to Individual Users
PCI v4.0 - 8.3.1: Access to System Components Is Properly Authenticated
PCI v4.0 - 8.3.2: Use Strong Cryptography on All Authentication Factors
PCI v4.0 - 8.3.3: Verify User Identify Before Modifying Any Authentication Factor
PCI v4.0 - 8.3.4: Limit Invalid Authentication Attempts
PCI v4.0 - 8.3.5: Set and Reset Passphrases and Passwords Appropriately
PCI v4.0 - 8.3.6: Ensure Passphrases and Passwords Meet Minimum Levels of Complexity
PCI v4.0 - 8.3.7: Passwords Are Not the Same as at Least the Previous Four Passwords
PCI v4.0 - 8.3.8: Authentication Policies and Procedures Are Documented and Communicated
PCI v4.0 - 8.3.9: Passwords and Passphrases Are Changed Once Every 90 Days
PCI v4.0 - 8.4.1: Multi-Factor Authentication Is Implemented for All Non-Console Access
PCI v4.0 - 8.4.2: Multi-Factor Authentication Is Implemented for All Access to Cardholder Data Environment
PCI v4.0 - 8.4.3: Multi-Factor Authentication Is Utilized for All Remote Network Access
PCI v4.0 - 8.5.1: Multi-Factor Authentication Systems Are Implemented Appropriately
PCI v4.0 - 8.6.1: Interactive Logins Are Managed Properly
PCI v4.0 - 8.6.2: Passwords and Passphrases For System Accounts Are Not Hardcoded
PCI v4.0 - 8.6.3: Passwords and Passphrases Are Protected from Misuse
PCI v4.0 - A1.1.1: (Multi-Tenant Service Providers) Logical Separation Is Implemented Appropriately
PCI v4.0 - A1.1.2: (Multi-Tenant Service Providers) Each Customer Can Only Access Its Own Data and Environment
PCI v4.0 - A1.1.3: (Multi-Tenant Service Providers) Customers Can Only Access Resources Allocated to Them
PCI v4.0 - A1.1.4: (Multi-Tenant Service Providers) Logical Separation Control Effectiveness Is Tested Regularly
Practice Regular Key Rotation for Service Accounts
Prevent Bad Passwords in Azure
Prevent Shared, Group, or Generic Accounts in AWS
Protect Admin Accounts with Security Key Enforcement
Protect Against Malicious Attacks with Azure AD MFA
Regularly Rotate API Keys
Require 2 Ways of Authentication for Resetting Passwords
Require Multifactor Authentication for Administrators
Restrict API Key Use to Specified Hosts and Apps
Restrict API Keys to Applications That Need Access
Restrict Access to Azure Active Directory (ADD)
Restrict Access to Azure Storage From All Networks
Restrict Access to Create Security Groups Only to Administrators
Restrict Users from Adding Apps
Restrict and Review SSH Access from the Internet
Restrict and Secure Your Azure Environment
Restricting Access to EBS Snapshots
Review and Restrict RDP Access from the Internet
Risky Sign-Ins: What They Are and How to Prevent Them
Rotating Access Keys
SOC 2 Academy: Access Controls for Remote Employees
SOC 2 Academy: Additional Points of Focus for Logical Access
SOC 2 Academy: Assigning Roles and Responsibilities
SOC 2 Academy: Dealing with External Threats
SOC 2 Academy: How to Perform Thorough Inventory
SOC 2 Academy: Movement of Data
SOC 2 Academy: Preventing and Detecting Unauthorized Software
SOC 2 Academy: Protection Through Logical Access
SOC 2 Academy: Registering Internal and External Users
Securely Store and Access Secrets in Secrets Manager
Support MFA through IAM Policies
Understanding the "Deny All" Function
Use Least Privilege For Users at Project Level Roles
Using IAM Instance Roles for AWS Resource Access
Using IAM Policies
Utilize Private Endpoints to Access Storage Accounts
Verify Only Administrators Manage Group Membership Access
When to Use S3 Access Control Lists

System Operations

Learn how to defend against malicious attacks by detecting and responding to system vulnerabilities.

SOC 2 Academy: Incident Response Best Practices
SOC 2 Academy: Incident Response Teams
SOC 2 Academy: Performing Daily Log Reviews
SOC 2 Academy: Recovering from a Security Incident
SOC 2 Academy: Testing Your Incident Response Plan

Change Management

Learn about the best practices for authorizing, testing, approving, and implementing changes into your environment.

SOC 2 Academy: Change Control Processes
SOC 2 Academy: Change Management Best Practices

Risk Mitigation

Learn how risk management is the foundation of the control environment and provides boundaries for your audit.

4 Ways to Treat Risk
How to Identify, Analyze, and Manage Risks to Objectives
SOC 2 Academy - How to Manage Risks
SOC 2 Academy - What Types of Risks Does Your Organization Face?
SOC 2 Academy: Assessing Changes Within Your Organization
SOC 2 Academy: Assessing the Significance of Risk
SOC 2 Academy: How Fraud Can Impact Risk
SOC 2 Academy: Identifying Vendors as Carve-Out or Inclusive
SOC 2 Academy: Managing Vendor Risk
SOC 2 Academy: Mitigating Risks that Lead to Business Disruption
SOC 2 Academy: Risks from Business Partners
SOC 2 Academy: Using a Risk Assessment
SOC 2 Academy: Who Should Make Updates to Your Risk Assessment?
The Assessment of Fraud for SOC 2

Internal Control

Learn how to create a control environment that is based on ethics, consistency, and accountability.

Attract, Develop, and Retain Competent Individuals
Consider the Potential for Fraud in Assessing Risks
Discuss Matters Affecting Internal Controls with External Parties
Hold Individuals Accountable for Internal Control Responsibilities
Identify and Assess Changes That Could Impact Internal Controls
Management Establishes Authorities and Responsibilities
SOC 2 Academy - A Board's Independence from Management
SOC 2 Academy - Attracting, Developing, and Retaining Confident Employees
SOC 2 Academy - Communicating with External Parties
SOC 2 Academy - Communicating with Internal Parties
SOC 2 Academy - Defining the Responsibilities of Employees
SOC 2 Academy - Holding Your Employees Accountable
SOC 2 Academy - How Does an Auditor Test for Integrity?
SOC 2 Academy - Integration with the COSO Framework
SOC 2 Academy - Making Informed Decisions
SOC 2 Academy - The Importance of Organizational Communication
SOC 2 Academy: Designing Processes for Your Technology
SOC 2 Academy: Evaluations of Internal Control
SOC 2 Academy: Expectations of Policies and Procedures
SOC 2 Academy: Implementing Internal Controls
SOC 2 Academy: Internal Control Deficiencies
SOC 2 Academy: Who is Monitoring Internal Controls?
Specify Objectives for Risk Assessments
The Board of Directors Should Demonstrate Independence
Use Relevant Information to Support Internal Controls

Other Criteria

Learn what criteria from the availability, confidentiality, processing integrity, and privacy categories are applicable to your services.

SOC 2 Academy: Classifying Confidential Information
SOC 2 Academy: Complete, Accurate, and Timely Outputs
SOC 2 Academy: Data Backup Processes
SOC 2 Academy: Designing and Implementing Environmental Protections
SOC 2 Academy: Documentation of Inputs
SOC 2 Academy: How Contractual Obligations Impact Confidential Information
SOC 2 Academy: How is Data Put Into Your System?
SOC 2 Academy: Identifying Logging Errors
SOC 2 Academy: Preparing for Current and Future Availability Needs
SOC 2 Academy: Quality and Accuracy of Your Data
SOC 2 Academy: Testing Your Business Continuity Plan

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