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:

Guide

Contents

Automated Compliance Checker

Automated Compliance Checker

Node.js Compliance Automation

Node.js Compliance Automation

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