SOC 2 AWS Compliance Guide
SOC 2 — Service Organization Control 2 — Trust Services Criteria for security, availability, and confidentiality. Pavora maps AWS security findings to SOC 2 controls for continuous compliance monitoring and audit-ready reporting.
Overview
Service Organization Control 2 — Trust Services Criteria for security, availability, and confidentiality. Organizations using AWS must configure cloud services to meet SOC 2 requirements. Pavora automates this by running security checks against AWS resources and mapping findings to SOC 2 controls — reducing audit preparation from weeks to minutes.
SOC 2 AWS Compliance Checklist
- 1Enable CloudTrail organization trail with centralized logging
- 2Implement IAM password policy (14+ chars, 90-day rotation)
- 3Block public access on all S3 buckets
- 4Enable GuardDuty across all accounts
- 5Configure Security Hub with CIS Benchmark
- 6Use IaC (CloudFormation/Terraform) for all changes
- 7Enable CloudTrail across all regions for audit trail
- 8Implement IAM least-privilege and review policies quarterly
- 9Encrypt all S3 buckets and RDS instances with KMS
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SOC 2 FAQ
What is SOC 2 compliance?▼
Service Organization Control 2 — Trust Services Criteria for security, availability, and confidentiality. It defines security, privacy, or operational controls that organizations must implement. Pavora maps its AWS security findings directly to SOC 2 controls for continuous compliance evidence.
How does Pavora help with SOC 2?▼
Pavora runs 500+ security checks across 204+ AWS services and maps each finding to SOC 2 controls. This provides continuous compliance monitoring instead of point-in-time audits.
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