Facctum recognises that the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information and data created, maintained and hosted by us are vital to the success of the business and privacy of our partners.

As a service provider/product, we understand the importance in providing clear information about our security practices, tools, resources and responsibilities within Facctum so that our customers can feel confident in choosing us as a trusted provider.

This Security Posture highlights high-level details about our steps to identify and mitigate risks, implement best practices, and continuously develop ways to improve.

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Controls (64)

Here are the controls implemented at Facctum to ensure compliance, as a part of our security program.

Product security (3)

Production System User Review

Entity's Infosec officer reviews and approves the list of people with access to production console annually

Situational Awareness For Incidents

Entity maintains a record of information security incidents, its investigation, and the response plan that was executed in accordance with the policy and procedure defined to report and manage incidents.

Log Priviledged Operations

The Entity ensures that critical Cloud Service Providers can log privileged operations executed by the Entity. The Entity also defines if the logging capabilities provided by the CSPs are adequate or if additional logging solutions should be implemented.

Data security (11)

Identify Validation

Entity ensures that logical access provisioning to critical systems requires approval from authorized personnel on an individual need or for a predefined role.

Termination of Employment

Entity ensures logical access that is no longer required in the event of termination is made inaccessible in a timely manner.

Production Databases Access Restriction

Entity ensures that access to the production databases is restricted to only those individuals who require such access to perform their job functions.

Multi-factor Authentication

Entity requires that all staff members with access to any critical system be protected with a secure login mechanism such as Multifactor-authentication.

User Privileges Reviews

Entity's Senior Management or the Information Security Officer periodically reviews and ensures that access to the critical systems is restricted to only those individuals who require such access to perform their job functions.

User Access Reviews

Entity's Senior Management or the Information Security Officer periodically reviews and ensures that administrative access to the critical systems is restricted to only those individuals who require such access to perform their job functions.

Encrypting Data At Rest

Entity has set up cryptographic mechanisms to encrypt all production database[s] that store customer data at rest.

Data Backups

Entity backs up relevant user and system data regularly to meet recovery time and recovery point objectives and verifies the integrity of these backups.

Choice & Consent

Entity ensures regulatory requirements regarding user consent are met prior to processing personal data

Data Subject Access

Entity ensures that Subject Access Requests are being honored in accordance with the Privacy Policy

Physical Security

Facctum is hosted in AWS which maintains robust and industry leading physical security of their data centres. All physical security requirements are taken care of by AWS. Facctum ensures AWS's SOC 2 report is reviewed periodically to ensure AWS implements and complies with physical security controls.

Network security (8)

Impact analysis

Entity systems generate information that is reviewed and evaluated to determine impacts on the functioning of internal controls.

Limit Network Connections

Entity ensures that the production databases access and Secure Shell access to infrastructure entities are protected from public internet access.

External System Connections

Every Production host is protected by a firewall with a deny-by-default rule. Deny by default rule set is a default on the Entity's cloud provider.

Transmission Confidentiality

Entity has set up processes to utilize standard encryption methods, including HTTPS with the TLS algorithm, to keep transmitted data confidential.

Anomalous Behavior

Entity's infrastructure is configured to review and analyze audit events to detect anomalous or suspicious activity and threats

Capacity & Performance Management

Entity has set up methods to continuously monitor critical assets to generate capacity alerts to ensure optimal performance, meet future capacity requirements, and protect against denial-of-service attacks.

Cloud Provider Requirements

Entity ensures that critical Cloud Service Providers can meet the defined requirements related to network segregation and tenant separation.

Centralized Collection of Security Event Logs

Entity's infrastructure is configured to generate audit events for actions of interest related to security for all critical systems.

App security (6)

Conspicuous Link To Privacy Notice

Entity displays the most current information about its services on its website, which is accessible to its customers.

Secure system modification

Entity has procedures to govern changes to its operating environment.

Approval of Changes

Entity has established procedures for approval when implementing changes to the operating environment.

Testing of changes

Entity has procedures to test and validate changes before they are implemented in the operating environment.

Unauthorized Activities

Entity uses Sprinto, a continuous monitoring system, to alert the security team to update the access levels of team members whose roles have changed.

Regression Testing

Company does application regression testing to validate key processing for the application during the change management process.

Endpoint security (5)

Malicious Code Protection (Anti-Malware)

Where applicable, Entity ensures that endpoints with access to critical servers or data must be protected by malware-protection software.

Full Device or Container-based Encryption

Where applicable, Entity ensures that endpoints with access to critical servers or data must be encrypted to protect from unauthorized access.

Endpoint Security Validation

Entity has set up measures to perform security and privacy compliance checks on the software versions and patches of remote devices prior to the establishment of the internal connection.

Session Lock

Entity ensures that endpoints with access to critical servers or data are configured to auto-screen-lock after 15 minutes of inactivity.

Endpoints Encryption

Entity requires that all critical endpoints are encrypted to protect them from unauthorized access.

Corporate security (31)

Code of Business Conduct

Entity has a documented policy to define behavioral standards and acceptable business conduct.

Organizational Structure

Entity maintains an organizational structure to define authorities, facilitate information flow and establish responsibilities.

Roles & Responsibilities

Entity has established procedures to communicate with staff about their roles and responsibilities.

Competency Screening

Entity has procedures to ensure that all security-related positions are staffed by qualified individuals who have the necessary skill set.

Personnel Screening

Entity has established procedures to perform security risk screening of individuals before authorizing access.

New Hire Policy Acknowledgement

Entity has established procedures for new staff to acknowledge applicable company policies as a part of their onboarding.

Security & Privacy Awareness

Entity provides information security and privacy training to staff that is relevant to their job function.

Performance Review

Entity requires that all employees in client serving, IT, Engineering, and Information Security roles are periodically evaluated regarding their job responsibilities.

Periodic Policy Acknowledgement

Entity has established procedures for staff to acknowledge applicable company policies periodically.

Risk Assessment

Each risk is assessed and given a risk score in relation to the likelihood of it occurring and the potential impact on the security, availability, and confidentiality of the Company platform. Risks are mapped to mitigating factors that address some or all of the risk.

Third-Party Criticality Assessments

Entity performs a formal vendor risk assessment exercise annually to identify vendors that are critical to the systems' security commitments and requirements.

Internal Audit using Sprinto

Entity uses Sprinto, a continuous monitoring system, to track and report the health of the information security program to the Information Security Officer and other stakeholders.

Management Review of Org Chart

Entity's Senior Management reviews and approves the Organizational Chart for all employees annually.

Management Review of Risks

Entity's Senior Management reviews and approves the "Risk Assessment Report" annually.

Management Review of Third-Party Risks

Entity's Senior Management reviews and approves the "Vendor Risk Assessment Report" annually.

Segregates Roles and Responsibilities

Entity's Senior Management segregates responsibilities and duties across the organization to mitigate risks to the services provided to its customers.

Subprocessor Requirements

Entity ensures that appropriate remediation measures are in place when personal data is shared with vendors as a part of its processing activities

Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA)

Entity conducts Data Protection Impact Assessments periodically in order to assess the regulatory risks associated with the processing of personal data

EU Representative

Entity appoints a EU Representative to serve as a point of contact between EU authorities, data subjects and the organization

Testing

Entity has procedures to conduct regular tests and exercises that determine the effectiveness and the readiness to execute the contingency plan.

Customer Obligations

Entity maintains a list of all contractual obligations based on customer contracts.

Retention of Policies

Entity ensures that all policy documents are retained for at least (6) years from creation.

UK Representative

Entity appoints a UK Representative to serve as a point of contact between UK authorities, data subjects and the organization.

Asset Ownership Assignment

Entity has set up mechanisms to assign and manage asset ownership responsibilities and establish a common understanding of asset protection requirements.

Incident Management by Service Providers

The Entity ensures that its incident response procedures are updated to reflect the usage of cloud service providers. Entity has identified how to report incidents to Cloud Service Providers, as well as how to respond to an incident reported by the Cloud Service Providers.

Validate Security Controls

The Entity assesses and validates the controls implemented by critical Cloud Service Providers for the protection of data collected and stored by the Cloud Service Provider.

Review of Third-Party Services

The Entity requests an external security certification of an independent audit report of the implemented and claimed information security controls for all critical Cloud Service Providers.

Infosec training ack

Entity requires that all staff members complete Information Security Awareness training annually.

New Hire Security & Privacy Training Records

Entity has established procedures for new staff to complete security and privacy literacy training as a part of their onboarding.

Periodic Security & Privacy Training Records

Entity documents, monitors, and retains individual training activities and records.

Inventory of Endpoint Assets

Entity develops, documents, and maintains an inventory of organizational endpoint systems, including all necessary information to achieve accountability.

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