System Description Guide

Creating a System Description is a key step for your audit, and this guide will help you do so.

Have a read, and if you have any other questions drop us a line!

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What is the Purpose of this Guide?

Creating a System Description is a key step for your audit, as it forms the basis of your final report and it clearly defines what is in scope and helps us understand how your systems and processes work together. Our partner for SOC 2 audits, Sensiba, have created an automation that will prepare your System Description for the final report with all the required details.

Steps to generate your System Description

Step 1: Completing your System Description it is a prerequisite to testing. It takes about 5-10 minutes to complete. After completing your System Description, you will be lead to PolicyTree. Policy Tree is an optional exercise which generates tailored policies for your business. If you already have policies, you do not need to complete Policy Tree.

Please click the link below to get started:

  • Click here and use the access code "MzXERyDF28"

Note: Only Select the applicable frameworks you have engaged us with as per your engagement letter. Do not select any others unless they are to be included in the same report. 

 

Step 2: Select the processes and systems in scope and add the details accurately. These will influence the design of the description as well as the details populated.

Note: Ensure Security and Compliance Monitoring Software is selected. This will scope the right controls for the report.

Step 3: Complete the remaining details about your company, systems and processes. These details can all be adjusted in the output report.

Step 4: Your report is generated and you can download it. We recommend you review and update it before confirming to us it's ready to form part of the final report.

Sensiba’s tool will then continue to the optional PolicyTree section for automated generation of a complete set of up to 23 security, privacy, ESG and AI policies to fit your compliance goals and ways of working.

Please note: In order to save your progress and continue later, you must use the 'Access Later' option in the tool.

We hope this short guide helps you when creating your System Description, but if you have any more questions - just shout!