CC2.1: Quality information

The company collects and keeps the information it needs to run its controls, such as an accurate asset inventory, logs and a risk register, and that information is reliable.

Category: Security (common criteria, required in every SOC 2 report) · Series: CC2 (Communication and information) · TSC 2017 (2022 points of focus)

That summary is Policyseed’s own paraphrase, written to be read next to the policy sections below. The authoritative wording is the AICPA’s Trust Services Criteria, which the CPA firm tests your controls against during the examination.

Policies that address CC2.1

The Policyseed crosswalk points CC2.1 at 3 policies. Each link opens the full sample text at the section an auditor would read. Section 4 holds the statements management commits to; section 5 holds the procedures that produce evidence.

P05 Asset Management Policy, section 4 (Policy Statements). Owner: IT/Operations Lead.
P12 Logging and Monitoring Policy, section 4 (Policy Statements). Owner: Engineering Lead.
P17 Risk Assessment and Management Policy, section 5 (Procedures). Owner: Security Owner.

Evidence examples for CC2.1

Artifacts a company of 5 to 200 people can realistically produce. The Audit Kit’s evidence checklist lists them per policy with an owner column so each one has a name against it before the examination.

Asset inventory export (MDM device list plus cloud resource inventory) with owner and classification columns
Log retention configuration screenshot from the logging tool showing retention of at least 12 months for security logs
Risk register spreadsheet with last-updated date and Security Owner sign-off

Related criteria in CC2 (Communication and information)

Previous: CC1.5 Accountability. Next: CC2.2 Internal communication. All 38 criteria are listed on the template index.

Policyseed provides governance policy templates and AI tailoring. It is not legal advice and not a compliance guarantee. Management adopts the policies; the CPA firm performs the SOC 2 examination.