Framework - SOC 2 Compliance Course

By Jason Edwards

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The **SOC 2 Compliance Audio Course** is your comprehensive, audio-first guide to understanding and implementing the Service Organization Control (SOC) 2 framework from the ground up. Designed for cybersecurity professionals, auditors, and business leaders, this course breaks down the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Trust Services Criteria into clear, practical lessons that connect compliance theory with daily operational reality. Each episode explores essential concepts such as governance, risk assessment, security controls, and audit preparation—helping you understand how SOC 2 reports demonstrate assurance to customers and regulators. The course takes a structured approach to explaining each trust principle—**Security, Availability, Processing Integrity, Confidentiality, and Privacy**—and how they apply to different types of organizations. Listeners learn how to interpret requirements, design and map controls, gather appropriate evidence, and prepare for external audits with confidence. Real-world examples illustrate how companies build policies, implement technical safeguards, and maintain continuous compliance in dynamic cloud and enterprise environments. Developed by **BareMetalCyber.com**, the SOC 2 Compliance Audio Course turns complex assurance standards into straightforward, usable knowledge. Whether you’re building a program from scratch or refining an existing one, this course helps you gain a clear understanding of how SOC 2 fits into broader governance and risk frameworks—giving you the insight to achieve and sustain trusted, auditable security practices.

Episode Date
Welcome to the SOC 2 Audio Course
Oct 14, 2025
Episode 64 — Pre-Sales Enablement: Using SOC 2 to Accelerate Deals
Oct 14, 2025
Episode 63 — Pentest Scoping, Findings Lifecycle, Remediation Proof
Oct 14, 2025
Episode 62 — IaC Guardrails & Policy-as-Code (OPA, conftest, SCPs)
Oct 14, 2025
Episode 61 — Mobile App SDLC & App-Store Release Governance
Oct 14, 2025
Episode 60 — Multi-Cloud Specifics: AWS/Azure/GCP Control Patterns
Oct 14, 2025
Episode 59 — Evidence Retention, Chain-of-Custody, Immutability
Oct 14, 2025
Episode 58 — Customer Trust Portals & Controlled Evidence Sharing
Oct 14, 2025
Episode 57 — GenAI/ML Services in Scope: Risks, Controls, Evidence
Oct 14, 2025
Episode 56 — Designing a Metrics & KRIs Program for SOC 2
Oct 14, 2025
Episode 55 — SRE for Availability: SLOs, Error Budgets, Incident Math
Oct 14, 2025
Episode 54 — Backup, Restore, and DR Testing at Scale
Oct 14, 2025
Episode 53 — Remote Work Security: Home Offices, Travel, Contractors
Oct 14, 2025
Episode 52 — Endpoint & MDM Controls for Distributed Teams
Oct 14, 2025
Episode 51 — Secrets Management in Code and Pipelines (Deep Dive)
Oct 14, 2025
Episode 50 — Key Management & BYOK/KMS Rotations
Oct 14, 2025
Episode 49 — Data Residency & Sovereignty in SOC 2 Scopes
Oct 14, 2025
Episode 48 — Beyond the Stamp: Turning SOC 2 into Real Outcomes
Oct 14, 2025
Episode 47 — Annual Maintenance: Calendars, KRIs, Maturity
Oct 14, 2025
Episode 46 — Startup vs Enterprise Right-Sizing
Oct 14, 2025
Episode 45 — Pairing with Pen Tests, Bug Bounties, SSDF/SLSA
Oct 14, 2025
Episode 44 — Using SOC 2 to Answer SIG/CAIQ/Customer Questionnaires
Oct 14, 2025
Episode 43 — Crosswalks: SOC 2 ↔ NIST CSF / ISO 27001 / CIS 18
Oct 14, 2025
Episode 42 — Final Report Reviews & Distribution Practices
Oct 14, 2025
Episode 41 — Handling Exceptions & Deviations
Oct 14, 2025
Episode 40 — Fieldwork Do’s & Don’ts; Request Lists & Walkthroughs
Oct 14, 2025
Episode 39 — Readiness Assessments & Gap Closure
Oct 14, 2025
Episode 38 — Selecting the CPA Firm & Independence
Oct 14, 2025
Episode 37 — Policy-to-Practice Traceability (Text → Proof → Tests)
Oct 14, 2025
Episode 36 — CI/CD & Cloud Proofs: Pipelines, Baselines, Diffs
Oct 14, 2025
Episode 35 — Audit-Ready Logs & Screenshots: Accept vs Reject
Oct 14, 2025
Episode 34 — Ticketing as Evidence (Approvals, Change, Incidents)
Oct 14, 2025
Episode 33 — Continuous Control Monitoring & Automation
Oct 14, 2025
Episode 32 — Evidence Strategy & Sampling for Type II
Oct 14, 2025
Episode 31 — Strong Control Narratives: Before/After Examples
Oct 14, 2025
Episode 30 — Cloud & Multitenant Edge Cases (Scope, Tenancy, Regions)
Oct 14, 2025
Episode 29 — Evidence for A/C/PI/P: What “Good” Looks Like
Oct 14, 2025
Episode 28 — Privacy in Context: SOC 2 vs ISO 27701 vs HIPAA
Oct 14, 2025
Episode 27 — Privacy: Notice, Rights, DPIAs, Retention, DSRs
Oct 14, 2025
Episode 26 — Processing Integrity: Accuracy/Completeness/Monitoring
Oct 13, 2025
Episode 25 — Confidentiality: Classification, Encryption, DLP
Oct 13, 2025
Episode 24 — Availability: Capacity, DR, RTO/RPO, Game-Days
Oct 13, 2025
Episode 23 — CC12 Physical/Environmental & Remote-First Realities
Oct 13, 2025
Episode 22 — CC11 Vendor Risk & Subservice Oversight
Oct 13, 2025
Episode 21 — CC10 Data Integrity in Pipelines
Oct 13, 2025
Episode 20 — CC9 Incident Management & Communications
Oct 13, 2025
Episode 19 — CC8 Change Management & SDLC (incl. IaC Basics)
Oct 13, 2025
Episode 18 — CC7 Ops: Config Management, Vulnerability Mgmt, Patching
Oct 13, 2025
Episode 17 — CC6 Logical Access: IAM, SSO, MFA, JML
Oct 13, 2025
Episode 16 — CC5 Control Design, Reviews, and Monitoring
Oct 13, 2025
Episode 15 — CC4 Commitments, SLAs, Regulatory Requirements
Oct 13, 2025
Episode 14 — CC3 HR Lifecycle: Hiring, Training, Offboarding
Oct 13, 2025
Episode 13 — CC2 Risk Assessment (Method & Cadence)
Oct 13, 2025
Episode 12 — CC1 Governance & Tone at the Top
Oct 13, 2025
Episode 11 — How to Read a SOC 2 Report
Oct 13, 2025
Episode 10 — CUECs Done Right
Oct 13, 2025
Episode 9 — Subservice Orgs: Inclusive vs Carve-Out
Oct 13, 2025
Episode 8 — Writing the System Description
Oct 13, 2025
Episode 7 — Type I vs Type II (and Bridge Letters)
Oct 13, 2025
Episode 6 — Program Roadmap & Realistic Timelines
Oct 13, 2025
Episode 5 — Control Ownership & RACI Across the Org
Oct 13, 2025
Episode 4 — Trust Services Criteria at a Glance
Oct 13, 2025
Episode 3 — Scoping: System Boundary, Services, Regions, Tenants
Oct 13, 2025
Episode 2 — Do You Need SOC 2 Now? Buyer & Contract Signals
Oct 13, 2025
Episode 1 — What SOC 2 Is (and Isn’t)
Oct 13, 2025