# SOC 2 Automation | Secureframe

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As part of a modern organization, you’ve likely seen the tremendous impact of automation on efficiencies across your management, operations, and IT processes. 

Automating elements of the compliance process is no different. SOC 2 automation can streamline evidence collection, simplify vendor management, facilitate employee training, reduce duplicated efforts for multiple audits, and accelerate final audit reports — all adding up to substantial time and cost savings.  

Automation is fundamentally changing the way cybersecurity audits are conducted. 

Whether you’re preparing for your very first audit or have been running them for years, it’s essential to know what SOC 2 compliance automation software can (and can’t) do — and how it can help you through the compliance process from start to finish.

## Advanced: I Need to Maintain Compliance

**This isn’t your first SOC 2 rodeo. **

At this point, you’ve already been through a SOC 2 audit (or five) and are busy maintaining compliance and ensuring your internal controls are up to par. You’re probably busy collecting evidence for your annual audit, managing vendors, and updating risk registers. 

In this section, we’ll talk about how compliance automation software can take most of that off of your hands, saving you hundreds of hours of unnecessary manual work so you can focus on higher priorities. 

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## What is Compliance Automation?

SOC 2 automation software is designed to cut out the hundreds of hours of manual work typically needed to prepare for and complete a SOC 2 audit. 

Instead of updating spreadsheets and grabbing screenshots to use as evidence, the software integrates with your cloud infrastructure and existing tech stack to pull that information for you. 

Here are a few other benefits of [Secureframe](https://secureframe.com)’s compliance automation software: 

### **Continuous monitoring **

Our platform can send you alerts for things like terminating access for former contractors or vendors, nudging new employees to complete security training and other issues that could threaten your compliance. 

### **Automated evidence collection **

Secureframe automatically pulls evidence throughout the year, sends alerts on non-conformities, and provides detailed guidance, so you never risk falling out of compliance. Any additional evidence can be quickly uploaded and classified within a Data Room to share with your auditor. 

### **Vendor management **

Anytime you bring on a new employee or vendor, our platform alerts you if there’s a discrepancy and provides detailed guidance so you can fix it quickly and stay compliant. 

### **Employee onboarding and offboarding **

Educating your team on security policies and systems is an essential part of maintaining SOC 2 compliance — not to mention safeguarding your company data. Our software can verify that every new member of your team completes proper security training and policy reviews, and report on their progress. And when it comes time to revoke access for former employees, our solution makes that easy, too. 

### **Stay secure as you scale**

With growth comes complexity. Every new vendor, contractor, employee, and customer means new requirements and controls. We calm the chaos of maintaining compliance, and our controls and workflows fit your needs as you grow.