SOC2 Starting Seven Checklist

This tool is based on The SOC2 Starting Seven - a great starting point for any SOC2 compliance journey. If you are looking to start a company that is SOC2-certified from the get-go (like us at Plasmo Corp.), we hope you find this tool useful!

NOTE: This tool uses localStorage to persist the data locally on your browser device.

#1: Single Sign-On

Pick 1 provider and stick to it:

Google SSOOkta SSOShibboleth

Ensure that from now on, you will always set up SSO using the above provider for any of your SaaS usage (GitHub, Slack, Linear, etc...). Refers to the provider's guidelines for linking SSO. Finally:

Use a Password Manager2FA/MFA enforced

Side notes

Some SaaS charges extra bucks for SSO. For example GitHub requires an Enterprise subscription, which costs $260/user/year.
SAML SSO provisioning with Google Workspace can take 24 hours, so take your time.

#2: PRs, Protected Branches, and CI/CD

Lock main branchRequire PRs approvalAutomate deployment

Side notes

For CI/CD, use GitHub Actions

#3: Centralized Logging

Pick a logging service and pump all your logs into it:

DataDogGCP Operations

#4: Versioned Cloud/Infra Provisioning

Pick an infrastructure as code product and use it to provision your cloud resources:

TerraformPulumiChef

Finally, versioning it:

Commit and Push infra configReview and Merge your ConfigVersion, Release, and Repeat

Side notes

For Terraform, use their GitHub Action

#5: Enable Audit Log and IAM

Enable the audit logging service for each of your cloud provider (IaaS), DB, and any SaaS:

Afterwards, set up appropriate IAM policies following the Principle of Least Privilege. Then use either AssumeRole in AWS or Service Account in GCP with temporary elevated permissions to access important resources (secrets, configs, audit logs, etc...)

#6: Unified Endpoint Management (UEM)

Pick a UEM solution (or a combination of Mobile Device Management (MDM) and Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM)) and use it to manage your work devices: desktops, laptops, phones, etc...

Google WorkspaceMicrosoft IntuneJamF Pro

Ensure that:

Everyone got encrypted diskEveryone got up-to-date software

TIPS

Check with your SOC2 vendor for their MDM integrations:

#7: VendorSec

Create a spreadsheetTrack all the software you subscribe to, buy or installDocument the risk associated with each software

TIPS

We track the following:

Name:         Plasmo Corp.
URL:          [plasmo.com](https://plasmo.com/)
Description:  Browser Extensions, SaaS
SOC2 Audit:   Contact support@plasmo.com

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