SOC 2 Type 2 Toolkit

Save time, empower your teams and effectively upgrade your processes with access to this practical SOC 2 Type 2 Toolkit and guide. Address common challenges with best-practice templates, step-by-step work plans and maturity diagnostics for any SOC 2 Type 2 related project.

Download the Toolkit and in Three Steps you will be guided from idea to implementation results.

The Toolkit contains the following practical and powerful enablers with new and updated SOC 2 Type 2 specific requirements:

STEP 1: Get your bearings

Start with...


• The latest quick edition of the SOC 2 Type 2 Self Assessment book in PDF containing 49 requirements to perform a quickscan, get an overview and share with stakeholders.


Organized in a data driven improvement cycle RDMAICS (Recognize, Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control and Sustain), check the…


• Example pre-filled Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard to get familiar with results generation


Then find your goals...

STEP 2: Set concrete goals, tasks, dates and numbers you can track

Featuring 995 new and updated case-based questions, organized into seven core areas of process design, this Self-Assessment will help you identify areas in which SOC 2 Type 2 improvements can be made.

Examples; 10 of the 995 standard requirements:


1. How does a SOC 2 Type 2 report address the concept of incident response, including incident detection, incident response, and incident reporting, and what are the expectations for service organizations to have in place incident response procedures, incident response teams, and incident response testing to ensure the availability of sensitive systems and data, and what are the implications for service organizations that fail to have adequate incident response procedures in place?
   
   

2. How does a SOC 2 Type 2 report address the concept of network security, including network architecture, network segmentation, and network security controls, and what are the expectations for service organizations to have in place secure network configurations, firewalls, and intrusion detection and prevention systems to protect sensitive systems and data, and what are the implications for service organizations that fail to implement adequate network security controls?
   
   

3. What are the specific requirements for personnel security, including employee background checks, access agreements, and confidentiality agreements, and how does a SOC 2 Type 2 report evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of these controls to ensure that personnel with access to sensitive systems and data are trustworthy and reliable, and what are the consequences for service organizations that fail to implement adequate personnel security controls?
   
   

4. How does a SOC 2 Type 2 report address the concept of data backups and disaster recovery planning, and what are the expectations for service organizations to have in place regular backup procedures, disaster recovery plans, and business continuity plans to ensure the availability of sensitive systems and data, and what are the implications for service organizations that fail to have adequate backup and disaster recovery procedures in place?
   
   

5. In what ways does the scope of a SOC 2 Type 2 report provide more flexibility and customization in terms of the controls and procedures that service organizations can implement to meet the requirements of the standard, compared to a SOC 1 report, which is more prescriptive in its requirements, and how can service organizations take advantage of this flexibility to implement controls that are more tailored to their specific business needs?
   
   

6. What are the specific requirements for vendor management, including vendor selection, vendor contracting, and vendor monitoring, and how does a SOC 2 Type 2 report evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of these controls to ensure that vendors with access to sensitive systems and data are trustworthy and reliable, and what are the consequences for service organizations that fail to implement adequate vendor management controls?
   
   

7. How do control objectives related to the management of vendors and third-party service providers, such as vendor selection and due diligence, contractual requirements for security and privacy, and ongoing monitoring and evaluation, contribute to ensuring that vendors and third-party service providers are acting in accordance with the organization's security and privacy policies and procedures in a technology company?
   
   

8. What are the specific requirements for logging and monitoring, including system event logs, security event logs, and network logs, and how does a SOC 2 Type 2 report evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of these controls to ensure the detection and response to security incidents, and what are the consequences for service organizations that fail to implement adequate logging and monitoring controls?
   
   

9. What common control objectives and related controls are typically included in a SOC 2 Type 2 report to address the security, availability, and confidentiality of software as a service (SaaS) providers' systems and data, particularly in relation to the safe handling and storage of customer data, and how are these objectives and controls tailored to the specific risks and needs of SaaS providers?
   
   

10. How does a SOC 2 Type 2 report address the concept of risk management, including risk assessment, risk mitigation, and risk monitoring, and what are the expectations for service organizations to identify, assess, and mitigate risks to sensitive systems and data, and what are the implications for service organizations that fail to implement adequate risk management controls and procedures?
    
    


Complete the self assessment, on your own or with a team in a workshop setting. Use the workbook together with the self assessment requirements spreadsheet:


• The workbook is the latest in-depth complete edition of the SOC 2 Type 2 book in PDF containing 995 requirements, which criteria correspond to the criteria in...


Your SOC 2 Type 2 self-assessment dashboard which gives you your dynamically prioritized projects-ready tool and shows your organization exactly what to do next:


• The Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard; with the SOC 2 Type 2 Self-Assessment and Scorecard you will develop a clear picture of which SOC 2 Type 2 areas need attention, which requirements you should focus on and who will be responsible for them:
  
  


• Shows your organization instant insight in areas for improvement: Auto generates reports, radar chart for maturity assessment, insights per process and participant and bespoke, ready to use, RACI Matrix

• Gives you a professional Dashboard to guide and perform a thorough SOC 2 Type 2 Self-Assessment

• Is secure: Ensures offline data protection of your Self-Assessment results

• Dynamically prioritized projects-ready RACI Matrix shows your organization exactly what to do next:



STEP 3: Implement, Track, follow up and revise strategy

The outcomes of STEP 2, the self assessment, are the inputs for STEP 3; Start and manage SOC 2 Type 2 projects with the 62 implementation resources:


• 62 step-by-step SOC 2 Type 2 Project Management Form Templates covering over 1500 SOC 2 Type 2 project requirements and success criteria:


Examples; 10 of the check box criteria:


1. Schedule Management Plan: What is the estimated time to complete the SOC 2 Type 2 project if status quo is maintained?
   
   

2. Change Management Plan: Why would a SOC 2 Type 2 project run more smoothly when change management is emphasized from the beginning?
   
   

3. Team Performance Assessment: Which situations call for a more extreme type of adaptiveness in which team members actually re-define roles?
   
   

4. Human Resource Management Plan: Have all team members been part of identifying risks?
   
   

5. Activity Duration Estimates: What type of activity sequencing method is required for corresponding activities?
   
   

6. Procurement Audit: How is the evaluation of contract performance organized?
   
   

7. Stakeholder Analysis Matrix: Who will promote/support the SOC 2 Type 2 project, provided that they are involved?
   
   

8. Cost Estimating Worksheet: What additional SOC 2 Type 2 project(s) could be initiated as a result of this SOC 2 Type 2 project?
   
   

9. Change Management Plan: Who should be involved in developing a change management strategy?
   
   

10. Lessons Learned: How to write up the lesson identified – how will you document the results of your analysis corresponding that you have an li ready to take the next step in the ll process?


 
Step-by-step and complete SOC 2 Type 2 Project Management Forms and Templates including check box criteria and templates.

1.0 Initiating Process Group:


• 1.1 SOC 2 Type 2 project Charter

• 1.2 Stakeholder Register

• 1.3 Stakeholder Analysis Matrix


2.0 Planning Process Group:


• 2.1 SOC 2 Type 2 project Management Plan

• 2.2 Scope Management Plan

• 2.3 Requirements Management Plan

• 2.4 Requirements Documentation

• 2.5 Requirements Traceability Matrix

• 2.6 SOC 2 Type 2 project Scope Statement

• 2.7 Assumption and Constraint Log

• 2.8 Work Breakdown Structure

• 2.9 WBS Dictionary

• 2.10 Schedule Management Plan

• 2.11 Activity List

• 2.12 Activity Attributes

• 2.13 Milestone List

• 2.14 Network Diagram

• 2.15 Activity Resource Requirements

• 2.16 Resource Breakdown Structure

• 2.17 Activity Duration Estimates

• 2.18 Duration Estimating Worksheet

• 2.19 SOC 2 Type 2 project Schedule

• 2.20 Cost Management Plan

• 2.21 Activity Cost Estimates

• 2.22 Cost Estimating Worksheet

• 2.23 Cost Baseline

• 2.24 Quality Management Plan

• 2.25 Quality Metrics

• 2.26 Process Improvement Plan

• 2.27 Responsibility Assignment Matrix

• 2.28 Roles and Responsibilities

• 2.29 Human Resource Management Plan

• 2.30 Communications Management Plan

• 2.31 Risk Management Plan

• 2.32 Risk Register

• 2.33 Probability and Impact Assessment

• 2.34 Probability and Impact Matrix

• 2.35 Risk Data Sheet

• 2.36 Procurement Management Plan

• 2.37 Source Selection Criteria

• 2.38 Stakeholder Management Plan

• 2.39 Change Management Plan


3.0 Executing Process Group:


• 3.1 Team Member Status Report

• 3.2 Change Request

• 3.3 Change Log

• 3.4 Decision Log

• 3.5 Quality Audit

• 3.6 Team Directory

• 3.7 Team Operating Agreement

• 3.8 Team Performance Assessment

• 3.9 Team Member Performance Assessment

• 3.10 Issue Log


4.0 Monitoring and Controlling Process Group:


• 4.1 SOC 2 Type 2 project Performance Report

• 4.2 Variance Analysis

• 4.3 Earned Value Status

• 4.4 Risk Audit

• 4.5 Contractor Status Report

• 4.6 Formal Acceptance


5.0 Closing Process Group:


• 5.1 Procurement Audit

• 5.2 Contract Close-Out

• 5.3 SOC 2 Type 2 project or Phase Close-Out

• 5.4 Lessons Learned


Results

With this Three Step process you will have all the tools you need for any SOC 2 Type 2 project with this in-depth SOC 2 Type 2 Toolkit.

In using the Toolkit you will be better able to:


• Diagnose SOC 2 Type 2 projects, initiatives, organizations, businesses and processes using accepted diagnostic standards and practices

• Implement evidence-based best practice strategies aligned with overall goals

• Integrate recent advances in SOC 2 Type 2 and put process design strategies into practice according to best practice guidelines


Defining, designing, creating, and implementing a process to solve a business challenge or meet a business objective is the most valuable role; In EVERY company, organization and department.

Unless you are talking a one-time, single-use project within a business, there should be a process. Whether that process is managed and implemented by humans, AI, or a combination of the two, it needs to be designed by someone with a complex enough perspective to ask the right questions. Someone capable of asking the right questions and step back and say, 'What are we really trying to accomplish here? And is there a different way to look at it?'

This Toolkit empowers people to do just that - whether their title is entrepreneur, manager, consultant, (Vice-)President, CxO etc... - they are the people who rule the future. They are the person who asks the right questions to make SOC 2 Type 2 investments work better.

This SOC 2 Type 2 All-Inclusive Toolkit enables You to be that person.

Includes lifetime updates

Every self assessment comes with Lifetime Updates and Lifetime Free Updated Books. Lifetime Updates is an industry-first feature which allows you to receive verified self assessment updates, ensuring you always have the most accurate information at your fingertips.