SOC 2 Penetration Testing

Penetration testing that strengthens your security posture, not just your audit binder

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SOC 2 Penetration Testing That Goes Beyond the Audit

Your auditor recommended a pentest. Most vendors will hand you a scan report and a letter. Raxis delivers human-led, AI-augmented penetration testing mapped to Trust Services Criteria that proves your controls work under real attack conditions.

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Web App & API Testing

Hands-on testing of the SaaS applications and APIs your customers actually rely on, not just a network scan.

Cloud & Infrastructure Validation

Real-world assessment of your AWS, Azure, or GCP environment, including IAM policies, misconfigurations, and lateral movement paths.

Trust Services Criteria Alignment

Every finding mapped to CC4.1, CC7.1, and the Security, Availability, and Confidentiality principles your auditor is evaluating.

The Problem with Most SOC 2 Pentests

SOC 2 doesn’t mandate a pentest, but your auditor expects it under CC4.1 and your customers won’t sign without it. The real question is whether yours actually makes you more secure.

A Vulnerability Scan with a Cover Letter

Some vendors rebrand an automated scan as a pentest. It clears a lenient auditor but misses the business logic flaws, privilege escalation, and API gaps attackers exploit. Raxis tests by hand.

Generic Testing That Ignores Your Application

SOC 2 applies to the system in your System Description. A pentest that treats your SaaS platform like a corporate network tests the wrong things. Raxis scopes to your architecture.

No Connection Between Findings and Your Audit

A raw CVE list is useless to your auditor. Raxis maps every finding to the relevant Trust Services Criteria, so your report supports your SOC 2 examination directly.

Testing Once and Hoping for the Best

One annual pentest is a snapshot, stale by the time your auditor reviews it if you ship weekly. Raxis Attack (PTaaS) tests continuously, the ongoing evaluation CC4.1 calls for.

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Why Raxis for SOC 2 Penetration Testing

Find real vulnerabilities, not just scan output

OSCP-certified engineers attack your SaaS environment like real threat actors. You get findings that reduce risk and prove control effectiveness, not a reformatted scanner report.

Prove your cloud controls work under pressure

We test your AWS, Azure, or GCP for misconfigurations, IAM gaps, storage exposure, and lateral movement, proving your cloud controls do what your System Description claims.

Get a report your auditor can use

Every finding maps to the Trust Services Criteria, including CC6, CC4.1, and CC7.1, so your compliance team gets a report that supports your SOC 2 Type II examination directly.

Close the loop with remediation retesting

After your team remediates, we retest to confirm the fixes hold. Your auditor gets clean evidence of identified-and-resolved vulnerabilities, exactly what strengthens a Type II report.

Test your actual application, not just the network

Most SOC 2 breaches happen at the application layer. Raxis tests your web apps, APIs, auth flows, multi-tenant isolation, and business logic, the systems that matter most.

Demonstrate continuous evaluation with PTaaS

CC4.1 calls for ongoing evaluation, not a once-a-year exercise. Raxis Attack (PTaaS) tests continuously through the Raxis One portal, showing your auditor that monitoring never stops.

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Frequently Asked Questions About SOC 2 Penetration Testing

It’s a hands-on simulated attack against the systems described in your SOC 2 System Description, including your SaaS applications, APIs, cloud infrastructure, and internal networks. The goal is to validate that your security controls work under real attack conditions while producing evidence that supports your SOC 2 examination.

Not technically. SOC 2 doesn’t mandate specific control activities. However, CC4.1 requires ongoing evaluation of whether controls are functioning, and penetration testing is explicitly named as an example. In practice, most auditors expect it, most customers ask for it, and omitting it invites scrutiny on security questionnaires and vendor assessments.

Most SOC 2 pentests are automated scans with minimal manual validation and no connection to the Trust Services Criteria. Raxis engineers lead every engagement with hands-on testing scoped to your actual system architecture. Every finding maps to the relevant TSC, so your report is audit-ready without extra work from your compliance team.

We test web applications, APIs, cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP), internal and external networks, authentication and authorization systems, and multi-tenant isolation controls. Every engagement is scoped around your System Description and the trust services criteria that apply to your environment.

Testing primarily supports Security (CC6), Monitoring Activities (CC4.1), and System Operations (CC7.1). Depending on your scope, it can also provide evidence for Availability and Confidentiality criteria. Raxis maps every finding to the specific criteria so the connection is clear for your auditor.

Raxis Attack is our Penetration Testing as a Service platform, delivering continuous, AI-augmented testing with real-time results and unlimited retesting through the secure Raxis One portal. For SOC 2, it demonstrates the ongoing evaluation that CC4.1 calls for, rather than relying on a single annual snapshot.

At minimum annually, aligned with your SOC 2 audit cycle. Testing should also occur after significant changes to your application, infrastructure, or cloud environment. Many SaaS companies choose continuous testing through Raxis Attack to maintain ongoing evidence of control effectiveness.

Yes. After testing, Raxis works with your team to prioritize and address findings, then conducts retesting to confirm fixes are effective. This closed-loop process produces the kind of evidence auditors value most: identified vulnerabilities, documented remediation, and verified resolution.

Raxis testers hold industry-leading certifications including OSCP, CEH, GPEN, GFACT, and more listed on our certifications page.

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