Ensure you follow SOC 2’s five trust service principles for managing customer data by using Intruder to continuously monitor for weaknesses in your systems.
SOC 2 is a set of standards designed to ensure businesses have adequate security policies and controls in place to protect their customers’ data. Conducted annually as an independent audit, the framework is based on the five principles of security, availability, processing integrity, privacy and confidentiality.
As it’s widely recognized that you cannot stay secure if vulnerabilities in your systems are being left for hackers to find, three of SOC 2’s criteria refer to vulnerability detection and monitoring. This makes vulnerability scanning and penetration testing two effective tools for compliance, enabling you to uncover the real threats to your systems that you can promptly address.
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Yes, Intruder has recently become SOC 2 certified, with the help of our own vulnerability scanner. Read our blog post to learn how we achieved that and about the importance of vulnerability scanning for SOC 2 audits.
SOC 2 requires vulnerability scanning but doesn't specify its frequency. Here at Intruder, we recommend conducting vulnerability scans at least monthly; however, your optimum scanning frequency will largely depend on the type of organization you’re tasked with securing, or the type of systems that you wish to scan. To get a better understanding of how frequently you should run your vulnerability scans, read our helpful guide.
Penetration testing is not mandatory to achieve SOC 2 compliance, however, it is another layer of cyber defense that adds value and strengthens your organization against potential attacks.
The short answer is no. The two services complement each other, so ideally you should do both. An experienced penetration tester can find issues that are not detectable by machines, for example, by chaining several minor weaknesses together to discover a hidden critical vulnerability. On the other hand, vulnerability scanners can help you automate your security checks and provide continuous protection in the periods between manual in-depth tests.
It’s important to point out though that penetration testers typically perform vulnerability scanning as part of their assessments, so if you’re just getting started and want to gain an overview of the state of your security, you will benefit from running a vulnerability scan first.
