Security Compliance Audit

Table of Contents

• [Overview](#overview)
• [When to Use](#when-to-use)
• [Quick Start](#quick-start)
• [Reference Guides](#reference-guides)
• [Best Practices](#best-practices)

Overview

Systematic evaluation of security controls, policies, and procedures to ensure compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

When to Use

• Annual compliance audits
• Pre-certification assessments
• Regulatory compliance validation
• Security posture evaluation
• Third-party audits
• Gap analysis

Quick Start

Minimal working example:

# compliance_auditor.py
from dataclasses import dataclass, field
from typing import List, Dict
from enum import Enum
import json
from datetime import datetime

class ComplianceFramework(Enum):
    SOC2 = "SOC 2"
    GDPR = "GDPR"
    HIPAA = "HIPAA"
    PCI_DSS = "PCI-DSS"
    ISO_27001 = "ISO 27001"

class ControlStatus(Enum):
    COMPLIANT = "compliant"
    NON_COMPLIANT = "non_compliant"
    PARTIALLY_COMPLIANT = "partially_compliant"
    NOT_APPLICABLE = "not_applicable"

@dataclass
class Control:
    control_id: str
    framework: ComplianceFramework
    category: str
// ... (see reference guides for full implementation)

Reference Guides

Detailed implementations in the references/ directory:

Best Practices

✅ DO

• Automate compliance checks
• Document all controls
• Maintain evidence repository
• Conduct regular audits
• Track remediation progress
• Involve stakeholders
• Keep policies updated

❌ DON'T

• Skip documentation
• Ignore findings
• Delay remediation
• Cherry-pick controls
• Forget evidence collection