SOC 2 compliance is a crucial standard for organizations that handle sensitive customer data, particularly cloud service providers and SaaS businesses. However, achieving and maintaining SOC 2 compliance is no small feat. The traditional audit process can be time-consuming, complex, and expensive, requiring extensive documentation, evidence collection, and control monitoring.

Automation revolutionizes compliance by reducing human error, streamlining audits, and ensuring continuous security monitoring. Organizations that leverage automation tools can minimize audit preparation time, improve security posture, and demonstrate compliance more efficiently.

Awareness Frameworks

Automapping Cybersecurity Controls to CMMC

May 30, 2024 Continuum GRC 0 Comment

CMMC is a crucial framework developed by the Department of Defense to enhance the cybersecurity posture of contractors within the Defense Industrial Base. The CMMC model is crucial for organizations dealing with Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) because it ensures that these entities meet specific cybersecurity requirements to protect sensitive information.

More likely than not, however, you are not just handling CMMC requirements. Changes are you are juggling multiple frameworks and regulations, all of which have unique and overlapping expectations. This is where automapping comes in.

Awareness

Compliance Automation in the New FedRAMP Memo Draft

Nov 9, 2023 Continuum GRC 0 Comment

The latest FedRAMP draft memo from the OMB shakes up quite a bit about the program. While nothing is set in stone, much ink is spilled on what it will mean for the program and participating cloud service providers.

In this article, we will discuss what this new memo says about automation–specifically, how the program will start approaching automation to ensure compliance within its ecosystem of providers.