Policies are a critical component of a successful SOC 2 audit. They provide the foundation for establishing and maintaining the necessary controls and practices for meeting the audit's Trust Service Criteria.
However, it is often challenging to determine which key policies are necessary and what specific content they should include.
This is where we can help - as part of the audit package with AssuranceLab, we provide access to our policy automation toolkit, PolicyTree.
This app takes 60 minutes on average to generate a set of up to 22 policies tailored to your company.
You'll choose your target frameworks, select your system and process scope, and be guided through what's relevant to your compliance program. You’ll see alerts where your selections and inputs don’t address the requirements of your selected frameworks.
The generated policy kit has steps to easily add your own branding, make any edits, and load into your preferred compliance system.
The full list of policies generated as part of this kit are:
(1) Code of Conduct
(2) Acceptable Use Policy
(3) Information Security Policy
(4) Access Control Policy
(5) Password Policy
(6) Network Security Policy
(7) Encryption Policy
(8) Asset Management Policy
(9) Physical Security Policy
(10) Risk Management Framework
(11) Controls Assessment Program
(12) Vendor Governance Framework
(13) Data Classification, Handling and Retention Policy
(14) Vulnerability Management Policy
(15) Incident Management Policy
(16) Incident Response Plans
(17) Backup Policy
(18) Disaster Recovery Plan
(19) Business Continuity Plan
(20) Change Management Policy
(21) Privacy Policy and Statement
(21) Artificial Intelligence
(22) Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
Access the PolicyTree tool here to get started.