Define the system boundary for a SOC 2 report before selecting control evidence.
Do not start with controls. Start with the system. Boundary Before Testing SOC 2 controls are tested against the system management describes. That means the boundary needs to be more concrete than the company name. It should show the product surface, production environment, sensitive data, operating teams, support processes, and subservice dependencies. The Tradeoff A wider scope can help customers, but only if the controls are real across the whole boundary. A narrower scope can be honest and useful, but only if exclusions are explicit. The weak middle is a broad promise with scattered evidence. The Practical Test Ask whether…
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