CAIQ v4 Control TVM-02 Extractive Review Standard

How to answer 'How often are vulnerability scans performed?' on a CAIQ

Reviewer Guidance & Pitfalls

Give cadence AND patch SLA by severity. If your SOC 2 period predates your current scanner, answer from the current effective document — citing a stale policy is the classic silent contradiction reviewers catch.

Example Answer Passing Enterprise Audit

Compliant Response Template
Weekly authenticated scans; criticals patched within 7 days, highs within 30 (SOC 2, CC7.1).

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