Continuous Monitoring Beats Audit-Week Panic
Design a lightweight continuous monitoring loop for recurring SOC 2 controls.
Late evidence is often a late signal problem. The Monitoring Loop Continuous monitoring means you do not wait for the audit to discover whether controls operated. You define control expectations, collect status signals, review exceptions, and act before the period closes. What To Monitor Monitor control operation, not just artifact storage. For access reviews, track assigned reviewers, population count, due date, completion date, and unresolved exceptions. For backup controls, track job success, restore-test age, and failed-run follow-up. For vendor controls, track review status, report expiry, and open risk decisions. Why It Reduces Audit Pain The loop creates contemporaneous evidence and…
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