# Applying SOC 2 with Chainguard: A practical guide for DevOps and engineering leaders

DevFeed: [Applying SOC 2 with Chainguard: A practical guide for DevOps and engineering leaders](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/applying-soc-2-with-chainguard-a-practical-guide-for-devops-and-engineering-leaders-12888.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.chainguard.dev/unchained/applying-soc-2-with-chainguard-a-practical-guide-for-devops-and-engineering-leaders>)

Published: 2026-01-20T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Chainguard: Unchained](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/chainguard-unchained.md>)

Topics: [SOC](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/soc.md>), [DevOps](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/devops.md>), [supply-chain-security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/supply-chain-security.md>), [Containers](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/containers.md>), [CI/CD](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cicd.md>), [Software as a service](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/saas.md>)

Tags: [chainguard-containers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-containers.md>), [chainguard-libraries](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-libraries.md>), [chainguard-sboms](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-sboms.md>), [ci-cd](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ci-cd.md>), [compliance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/compliance.md>), [containers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/containers.md>), [devops](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/devops.md>), [how-does-chainguard-help-with-soc-2](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/how-does-chainguard-help-with-soc-2.md>), [sboms](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sboms.md>), [secure-by-default](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/secure-by-default.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [soc](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/soc.md>), [soc-2](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/soc-2.md>), [soc-2-chainguard](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/soc-2-chainguard.md>), [soc-2-compliance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/soc-2-compliance.md>), [software-supply-chain](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software-supply-chain.md>)

## AI overview

This practical guide explains how DevOps and engineering teams can apply SOC 2 principles to continuously changing cloud-native infrastructure and software supply chains. It covers Type 1 and Type 2 reporting, continuous control evidence, automated integrity checks, audit visibility, secure-by-default containers, and automated SBOMs, with Chainguard presented as a way to reduce audit friction without slowing delivery.

## Source excerpt

Learn how Chainguard helps DevOps teams meet SOC 2 requirements with secure-by-default containers, automated SBOMs, and continuous, audit-ready evidence.