SOC 2 Compliance Infrastructure

SOC 2 auditors need evidence that controls are operating effectively. We configure CloudTrail for all AWS API calls, VPC Flow Logs for network activity, application-level audit logs for user actions, and database query logging for data access. All logs ship to a tamper-proof, append-only log store (S3 with Object Lock or a dedicated SIEM). Log retention meets the 12-month minimum with lifecycle rules managing storage costs.

We implement least-privilege access across your infrastructure: IAM policies with no wildcard permissions, role-based access with assume-role patterns, MFA enforcement on all human accounts, and service accounts with scoped credentials. SSH access is replaced with SSM Session Manager for auditable, temporary access. Access reviews are automated — unused permissions are flagged monthly. Every access grant produces an audit trail entry.

All infrastructure changes go through version-controlled pull requests with required reviews. Terraform plans are reviewed before apply. Production deployments require approval gates. Emergency changes have a documented break-glass procedure with post-incident review. GitOps ensures the desired state is always in Git — drift detection alerts on any manual change. The change history is your audit evidence.

We deploy monitoring that satisfies SOC 2 availability and security criteria: uptime monitoring with alerting, vulnerability scanning on a weekly schedule, configuration drift detection, and anomaly detection for access patterns. A compliance dashboard shows control status in real-time. When your auditor asks "how do you monitor for unauthorized access?" you show them the dashboard, the alert rules, and the incident response history.