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Operationalising SOC 2 Compliance in Your SDLC
Achieving and maintaining SOC 2 compliance requires continuous security validation throughout your development lifecycle. Cytix makes this possible by embedding automated security reviews, vulnerability assessment, and audit trail generation directly into your software development process. This ensures every change is evaluated for security implications, risks are identified and mitigated, and comprehensive evidence is maintained to demonstrate compliance to auditors.
SOC 2 Control Coverage & Cytix Capabilities
Below is a detailed breakdown of how Cytix maps to key controls within the 2017 Trusted Services Criteria (SOC 2), helping you operationalize and demonstrate compliance for critical security requirements.
2017 Trusted Services Criteria (SOC 2) Control Coverage Matrix: How Cytix Maps to Critical Security Controls
Clause
Requirement
Coverage
How Cytix Maps
CC3.1
Defines objectives and sub-objectives for security
Partial
Cytix assigns a security risk classification to each application change, establishing defined security sub-objectives at the change level based on functionality, data sensitivity, and attack surface impact.
CC3.2
Identifies risks to systems
Complete
Cytix continuously reviews 100% of application code changes using SDLC telemetry and contextual analysis to identify changes that could introduce exploitable security risk.
CC3.2
Identifies threats & vulnerabilities
Complete
Cytix analyzes code diffs, commit context, and affected components to identify security-sensitive behavior, highlighting potential vulnerabilities and attacker exploitation paths.
CC3.3
Considers fraud & misuse
Partial
Cytix identifies changes affecting authentication, authorization, privilege handling, and sensitive data processing that could enable misuse, abuse, or unauthorized system behavior.
CC3.4
Assesses changes to systems
Complete
Cytix performs automated security impact analysis on each system change, ensuring modifications to application logic are assessed for security implications prior to release.
CC5.1
Develops controls to mitigate risk
Complete
Cytix generates risk-driven security testing plans ("micro-pentests") designed to validate that identified risks are mitigated before deployment.
CC5.2
Technology security controls
Partial
Cytix evaluates changes affecting security-relevant functionality, including access control logic, cryptography, and externally exposed interfaces.
CC5.3
Policies & procedures implemented
Partial
Cytix embeds security review and testing activities directly into the SDLC workflow, ensuring documented procedures are consistently executed for each change.
CC7.2
Monitors vulnerabilities
Complete
Cytix performs continuous security testing of application changes to identify vulnerabilities as they are introduced.
CC7.4
Responds to vulnerabilities
Complete
Cytix tracks identified vulnerabilities through remediation workflows and verifies resolution status.
CC7.5
Remediates security issues
Complete
Cytix performs retesting to confirm remediation effectiveness and closure of security issues.
CC8.1
Change management process
Complete
Cytix automatically performs a documented security review for every code change integrated into the development workflow.
CC8.2
Authorized & tested changes
Complete
Cytix ensures changes identified as security-relevant undergo proportionate security testing prior to production deployment.
CC8.3
Prevents unauthorized changes
Partial
Cytix detects and flags high-risk or security-critical modifications, requiring investigation and resolution before release.
CC4.1
Ongoing monitoring
Complete
Cytix continuously monitors application security by assessing each change and recording review and testing outcomes as auditable evidence.
CC4.2
Corrective action
Complete
Cytix maintains tracked remediation records and supports corrective action validation through verified vulnerability closure.
Coverage Legend
Complete
Fully supported by Cytix capabilities
Partial
Partially supported with noted limitations
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