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Introducing the ISMS Workbook: The ISO 27001 Requirements Nobody Told You About

Most ISO 27001 failures happen outside security controls. The new ISMS Workbook addresses Clauses 4-10—the management requirements that compliance platforms ignore but auditors examine first.

Maciej 29/01/2026 8 min read

Evidence Collection 8 min read

Automated Evidence Collection: Connect Your Infrastructure and Watch Compliance Happen

Humadroid now connects directly to AWS, GCP, GitHub, and Cloudflare to automatically collect compliance evidence. Over 50 evidence sources across four platforms, covering both SOC 2 and ISO 27001. No more manual screenshots. No more spreadsheet tracking. Your infrastructure tells its own compliance story—automatically verified against audit requirements.

26/01/2026

Compliance Governance 17 min read

SOC 2 Type I vs Type II: What's the Difference? (2026 Guide)

SOC 2 Type I and Type II sound similar but represent fundamentally different assessments. Type I is a snapshot of control design. Type II proves controls work over time. This guide covers what auditors test, realistic timelines and costs for 2026, the transition path from Type I to Type II, and industry-specific recommendations for SaaS, FinTech, and HealthTech.

02/07/2025

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Risk Management 9 min read

15 Business Continuity Test Scenarios (Plus a Sample Test Report Template)

A business continuity plan you've never tested is a hypothesis, not a plan. Here are 15 concrete test scenarios — covering technology failures, people risks, facilities, vendors, and communications — plus a sample test report template you can reuse as audit evidence for ISO 27001 and SOC 2.

Maciej 10/07/2026

Internal Controls 7 min read

Secure Development Controls in ISO 27001: A.8.25–A.8.28 Explained

If you build software, four Annex A controls — A.8.25 through A.8.28 — decide a large share of your ISO 27001 audit: secure development life cycle, application security requirements, secure architecture principles, and secure coding. This guide explains what each one actually requires, what evidence auditors accept, and how a GitHub-native startup workflow already covers most of it — once you document it.

Maciej 08/07/2026

ISO 5 min read

Climate Change and ISO 27001: The February 2024 Amendment Nobody Told You About

In February 2024, ISO quietly amended ISO/IEC 27001:2022 — along with roughly 30 other management system standards — to add climate change to the requirements. It's two sentences long, most ISO 27001 guides never mention it, and auditors now check for it. Here's exactly what changed, what auditors expect, and the small amount of honest work it takes to comply.

Maciej 07/07/2026

Soc2 7 min read

SOC 2 Evidence Collection: What Auditors Actually Want (With Examples)

Most SOC 2 evidence gets rejected for the same handful of reasons: cropped screenshots, lists with no visible export criteria, artifacts created after the audit period. This guide walks through what auditors actually request — populations, samples, and system-generated records — with concrete examples for access control, change management, onboarding, and vendor review.

Maciej 06/07/2026

Soc2 8 min read

How to read a vendor's SOC 2 report (a buyer's due-diligence guide)

A vendor's SOC 2 report is evidence to evaluate, not a badge to collect. Here's how to actually read one during due diligence — the opinion, the exceptions, and the two sections buyers always skip.

Maciej 05/07/2026

Soc2 7 min read

SOC 2 for AI Startups: Controls for LLM & Model Risk

You're an AI startup and a customer wants your SOC 2 report. There's no special "SOC 2 for AI" — but your LLM stack stresses specific parts of the audit, and buyers increasingly want more. Here's how model risk maps to the Trust Services Criteria.

Maciej 04/07/2026