SaaS & Tech  •  SOC 2 Type II • ISO 27001 • FedRAMP Moderate • TX-RAMP • Supply-Chain Security

Your customers' security questionnaires are getting longer. Your SOC 2 window is getting tighter.

Austin SaaS startups, Plano enterprise software, and Frisco govtech vendors face an expanding security questionnaire surface, increasingly demanding SOC 2 Type II requirements, and a growing FedRAMP and TX-RAMP obligation if you sell to government. You don't need an in-house CISO yet — you need a SOC that thinks like one. CoreRecon delivers SOC-grade protection at $89–$129/endpoint — plus vCISO retainer from $4K/mo for audit-prep on-ramp.

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SOC 2 Type II is now table stakes for selling to enterprise — and the observation period starts before you think you're ready. Most Texas SaaS companies begin their first Type II engagement with significant evidence gaps in access control review logs, change management records, and vendor risk documentation. The free assessment includes a SOC 2 readiness gap analysis across all five Trust Service Criteria — so you know exactly what needs to be in place before the auditor clock starts.
6–9 mo
Typical SOC 2 Type II observation period before attestation — evidence collection must start before audit clock starts
TX-RAMP
Required for any SaaS selling to Texas state agencies — missed by most govtech vendors until mid-procurement when the state asks for the authorization letter
$4.45M
Average cost of a software industry data breach in 2024 — the sector with the second-highest average breach cost behind financial services (IBM 2024)
3CX · MOVEit
Supply-chain attacks against SaaS platforms now deliver cascading breaches to thousands of downstream customers simultaneously — the attack model that defines SaaS risk
Threat Model — SaaS & Tech

Six attack vectors defining
SaaS and tech company risk.

SaaS and tech companies are high-value targets not because of what they hold directly — but because of what their customers trust them with. Each vector below is documented in real incidents affecting Texas tech companies or their customers.

Supply Chain · Software Distribution
Supply-Chain Compromise
SolarWinds (18,000 customers, including U.S. government agencies), 3CX (VoIP provider trojanized update pushed to 600,000 companies), and MOVEit (2,600+ organizations via a single managed file transfer product) define the pattern: a single compromise of a software vendor or update mechanism delivers malware to thousands of downstream customers simultaneously. Texas tech companies that distribute software — SaaS, on-prem deployment packages, or API SDKs — are both victims (upstream supply-chain attacks) and potential vectors (if their update/distribution infrastructure is compromised). The attack surface includes CI/CD pipelines, code signing keys, software repositories, and dependency management.
Source: CISA SolarWinds Advisory AA20-352A; Mandiant 3CX Analysis April 2023; Progress Software MOVEit CVE-2023-34362; Verizon DBIR 2024 Software sector
Identity · Developer Access
Credential Theft via Developer Endpoints
Developer workstations are the highest-value endpoint in any tech company: they hold SSH keys, cloud provider credentials (AWS access keys, GCP service account JSON), API tokens, VPN certificates, and git repository access to production codebases. InfoStealer malware — RedLine, Raccoon, Vidar — specifically targets developer credential stores. A single compromised developer laptop in an Austin SaaS startup has exfiltrated enough credentials to access production AWS environments, customer databases, and CI/CD pipelines. The threat actor doesn't need to breach the network perimeter — they compromise the developer's personal laptop on an unmonitored home network, harvest the credentials, and pivot into production.
Source: CISA Alert AA23-208A InfoStealer advisory; GitHub 2024 Supply Chain Security Report; SpyCloud 2024 Identity Exposure Report
Secrets Exposure · CI/CD
Leaked Secrets in Source Repos & CI Logs
Hardcoded API keys, database connection strings, and cloud credentials accidentally committed to source repositories — including private GitHub repos that briefly became public, or repositories accidentally shared — are a persistent SaaS vulnerability. GitGuardian's 2024 report found that 1 in 10 active repositories contains a hardcoded secret. CI/CD pipeline logs are equally dangerous: build logs that echo environment variables, test output that prints authentication tokens, and pipeline artifacts that include secrets in plaintext are all harvested by automated scanners that index leaked secrets within minutes of exposure. The circuit breaker pattern is continuous secret scanning integrated into the commit pipeline — which CoreRecon's developer endpoint monitoring supports.
Source: GitGuardian State of Secrets Sprawl 2024; GitHub Token Scanning Statistics 2024; CISA Software Factory Security Guidance 2024
API Abuse · Customer-Facing
API Abuse & Account Takeover
Customer-facing SaaS APIs are the primary attack surface for account takeover and data exfiltration at scale. The Snowflake credential-stuffing wave of 2024 compromised 165+ organizations via stolen customer credentials used against Snowflake's API — no vulnerability, no exploit, just valid credentials and API access. The pattern: attack automation testing millions of credential pairs against SaaS login and API endpoints, then using valid sessions to enumerate customer data, export bulk records, or pivot to administrative functions. Rate limiting alone doesn't stop it — attackers stay below rate limits, rotate IPs, and use distributed infrastructure. Behavioral anomaly detection on API access patterns is the detection layer that catches credential-stuffing before mass exfiltration.
Source: Mandiant Snowflake Threat Report June 2024; OWASP API Security Top 10 2023; Cloudflare API Security Report 2024
Cloud Infrastructure · Misconfiguration
Cloud Misconfiguration
S3 buckets with public access, IAM roles with over-provisioned permissions, exposed admin consoles (Kubernetes dashboard, Elasticsearch, Redis) reachable from the public internet, and security groups that allow 0.0.0.0/0 inbound are the most common SaaS infrastructure exposures. The 2023 Microsoft Power Platform incident (38 million records from Bing, Cortana, and internal tools exposed via misconfigured Azure Power Apps portals) demonstrated that misconfiguration risk extends to managed cloud platforms. Texas SaaS companies that move fast on infrastructure provisioning — using infrastructure-as-code templates shared between production and dev, or granting overly broad IAM permissions to development teams — accumulate misconfiguration debt that attackers actively scan for using cloud exposure tools.
Source: Wiz State of Cloud Security 2024; CISA MS-ISAC Cloud Misconfiguration Advisory; Tenable Cloud Security Exposure Report 2024
Insider Risk · Remote Access
Insider Risk from Contractors & Offshore Dev Teams
Most Austin and Plano SaaS companies use contractors, offshore development teams, and fractional engineers — all with access to production codebases, customer data environments, and cloud infrastructure. Insider risk from contractors and offshore developers is the threat vector most likely to bypass perimeter security — because they have legitimate access. The risk includes intentional data exfiltration (downloading customer databases before contract end), accidental exposure (pushing secrets to personal repos), and unwitting compromise (an offshore developer's workstation infected with InfoStealer malware that harvests their production credentials). Access segmentation, offboarding procedures, and access review logs are the controls — and they're also core SOC 2 Type II evidence requirements.
Source: CISA Insider Threat Mitigation Guide 2023; Verizon DBIR 2024 Insider Action chapter; DTEX Systems Insider Risk Report 2024
Compliance Landscape — SaaS & Tech

SOC 2, ISO 27001, FedRAMP, TX-RAMP.
Plus the ones most SaaS companies miss.

Texas SaaS companies inherit compliance obligations based on what they sell, who they sell to, and what data they touch. Here's every framework in scope and which CoreRecon tier covers it.

Framework Who's in Scope Deadline / Enforcement Typical Enterprise Ask CoreRecon Coverage
SOC 2 Type II Any SaaS company handling enterprise customer data — required by banks, insurance, healthcare, Fortune 500, and most mid-market enterprise buyers before signing a vendor agreement Not a regulatory requirement — market requirement. Enterprise procurement now blocks contracts without Type II. Observation period: 6–12 months. Renewal: annual. Type II attestation from a licensed CPA firm covering Security + at least one additional Trust Service Criterion (Availability, Confidentiality, Processing Integrity, or Privacy) Fortress Continuous evidence collection (SIEM logs, access control records, IR docs, change management), SOC 2 readiness gap analysis
ISO 27001 SaaS companies selling to international enterprise customers — EU, UK, Middle East, and Asia-Pacific buyers often require ISO 27001 certification over SOC 2, or in addition to it ISO 27001:2022 is the current standard. Certification requires third-party audit by an accredited ISO CB. Surveillance audits annual; full recertification every 3 years. ISO 27001:2022 certificate from an accredited certification body; ISMS documentation package; risk treatment plan; Annex A controls evidence Fortress ISMS documentation support, Annex A control mapping, risk treatment plan inputs, evidence collection for CB audit preparation
FedRAMP Moderate SaaS companies selling cloud services to U.S. federal agencies — any cloud service that processes, stores, or transmits federal data requires FedRAMP authorization FedRAMP Moderate is the most common authorization level for SaaS. 3PAO assessment required. Authorization process: 12–18 months from readiness to Authority to Operate (ATO). FedRAMP Moderate ATO or In Process designation from a sponsoring federal agency; System Security Plan (SSP); 3PAO assessment report Command FedRAMP readiness gap analysis, continuous monitoring evidence, POA&M management, C3PAO-adjacent coordination for govtech vendors pursuing ATO
TX-RAMP Any cloud service provider selling to Texas state agencies, state higher education institutions, or entities under TX Government Code §2054 — the most commonly missed Texas-specific requirement TX-RAMP Level 1 or Level 2 authorization required before Texas DIR contract award. DIR enforces during procurement — many vendors discover the requirement mid-deal. Authorization is self-attestation + annual review. TX-RAMP Level 1 (lower sensitivity) or Level 2 (government/sensitive data) authorization letter from Texas DIR; completed TX-RAMP security questionnaire and evidence package Command TX-RAMP readiness assessment, evidence package preparation, DIR security questionnaire completion support, annual review documentation
HIPAA BAA Health-tech SaaS companies that handle PHI as a Business Associate — EHR integrations, patient engagement platforms, clinical analytics, revenue cycle management tools HIPAA Security Rule active — OCR enforcement. BAA required before processing PHI. Annual risk assessment required under the Security Rule. Breach notification: 60 days to OCR + affected individuals. Signed Business Associate Agreement; HIPAA Security Rule risk assessment; demonstrated administrative, physical, and technical safeguards Fortress HIPAA Security Rule monitoring controls, BAA documentation support, breach notification workflow, annual risk assessment inputs
PCI DSS v4.0.1 Payments-adjacent SaaS — billing platforms, subscription management, fintech API integrations, platforms that store, process, or transmit cardholder data Fully mandatory since March 2025. SAQ or ROC required annually depending on transaction volume and CDE architecture. New requirements (Req 6.4.3, 8.4.2) are active enforcement targets. PCI DSS SAQ-A, SAQ-D, or full ROC depending on scope; QSA-reviewed documentation; evidence of continuous monitoring on CDE scope Sentinel CDE scoping support, PCI DSS monitoring controls, SAQ evidence, anomaly detection on cardholder data flows
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Documented Incidents — SaaS & Tech Sector

Four incidents. Four failure modes.
All with direct TX customer impact.

All incidents are publicly reported. CoreRecon's technical analysis identifies the attack vector, the detection gap, and the compliance consequence for affected customers — including Texas companies and government entities.

Supply-Chain · Identity Provider · 2023–2024 · Ongoing
Okta — Cascading Customer Breaches, TX Orgs Affected
Incident: Okta disclosed multiple security incidents in 2023–2024 that cascaded to customers. In October 2023, attackers breached Okta's customer support case management system and accessed HAR files containing session tokens for 134 customers — including 1Password, Cloudflare, and BeyondTrust. In November 2023, Okta disclosed a second incident where all customer support system user data was exfiltrated. Texas-based organizations using Okta as their identity provider — including multiple state agencies under Texas DIR's cloud licensing agreements — were notified of potential exposure.

What was affected: Customer support case data, authentication session tokens, user contact information. Affected customers faced downstream attacks using the harvested session tokens to impersonate authenticated users in Okta-protected applications.
CoreRecon Technical Analysis
Attack vector: Social engineering of Okta's support system — attackers used a compromised Okta employee credential to access the support case management platform and download HAR files containing session tokens. Detection failure for downstream customers: Okta customers using the affected support portal had no visibility into whether their session tokens were in the exfiltrated data until Okta disclosed weeks later. The downstream attack — using harvested session tokens to access customer Okta tenants — was detectable by anomaly detection on authentication patterns: session reuse from unexpected IP ranges and geographic locations. Compliance consequence for TX customers: Any Texas state agency or enterprise that used Okta's support portal during the incident window had a potential unauthorized access event — triggering their own incident response and breach notification assessment obligations under TX SB 820 and applicable federal frameworks.
Credential Stuffing · Cloud Data Platform · June 2024
Snowflake — 165+ Customers Breached, No Snowflake Vulnerability
Incident: In June 2024, Mandiant disclosed that 165+ organizations using Snowflake had customer data stolen — not through any Snowflake vulnerability, but through stolen credentials used against accounts that had not enabled MFA. The affected organizations included AT&T (109 million call records), LendingTree, Advance Auto Parts, and Ticketmaster. Multiple Texas-based companies and organizations using Snowflake for data warehousing were among the notified customers.

What was affected: AT&T alone reported 109 million customer call and text interaction records. Ticketmaster reported 560 million records. The breach was executed using InfoStealer-harvested credentials — the same credentials had been sitting in dark web markets for months before attackers used them against Snowflake.
CoreRecon Technical Analysis
Attack vector: InfoStealer malware harvested Snowflake credentials from employee and contractor workstations, including developer laptops. The credentials were sold on dark web markets. Attackers purchased the credentials and used them against Snowflake accounts without MFA — gaining full data warehouse access. Detection failure: No behavioral anomaly detection on Snowflake API access — the logins from new IP addresses, unusual geographic locations, and unusual query patterns (bulk data exports) weren't flagged. CoreRecon's cloud monitoring would have detected the anomalous access pattern at the Snowflake API layer before bulk export completed. For Texas SaaS companies: If your SaaS product uses Snowflake (or any cloud data warehouse) for customer data analytics, your customers' data is in scope for this attack pattern. Developer laptop InfoStealer protection is the upstream prevention; API anomaly monitoring is the detection layer.
Supply-Chain · File Transfer Software · May–June 2023
MOVEit — TX State Agencies Among 2,600+ Victims
Incident: The Cl0p ransomware group exploited a zero-day SQL injection vulnerability (CVE-2023-34362) in Progress Software's MOVEit Transfer managed file transfer product in May 2023, breaching 2,600+ organizations globally before the patch was released. Texas impacted organizations included the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and multiple Texas health systems and universities that used MOVEit for file transfers. The breach exposed millions of records of Texas residents.

Relevance to TX SaaS companies: MOVEit is the canonical example of zero-day supply-chain risk — a SaaS platform your customers use for file transfer with your system becomes the breach vector. Any Texas SaaS company whose integration stack includes managed file transfer, document exchange, or third-party data pipeline tools faces this risk.
CoreRecon Technical Analysis
Attack vector: Unauthenticated SQL injection in MOVEit Transfer's web application — attackers created admin users and extracted file transfer data and customer records through the compromised application layer. The zero-day was exploited across thousands of targets in a coordinated wave over a 72-hour window before Progress Software issued a patch. Detection gap: Organizations with MOVEit monitoring in place detected the anomalous web application activity — SQL injection patterns and new admin user creation — within hours. Organizations without web application monitoring didn't know they were breached until Cl0p published victim lists weeks later. For TX govtech SaaS vendors: If you sell to Texas state agencies (TxDOT, HHSC, TEA, TDEM) and your integration stack includes file transfer, data pipeline, or managed file exchange software, you need supply-chain risk monitoring on those integrations — and a documented incident response plan for zero-day supply-chain events.
CI/CD Compromise · Telecom Software · March 2023
3CX — Trojanized Update, 600K+ Customers, Richardson TX Nexus
Incident: In March 2023, Mandiant attributed a nation-state supply-chain attack against 3CX (a popular VoIP software vendor) to North Korea's Lazarus Group. The attackers compromised 3CX's build environment and inserted malicious code into a legitimate 3CX Desktop App update, which was then signed and distributed to 600,000+ organizations. The trojanized update contained a DLL capable of beaconing to attacker-controlled infrastructure and executing malware. 3CX has significant Texas customer presence — the Richardson/Telecom Corridor technology cluster uses 3CX extensively for VoIP infrastructure.

What was affected: Any organization that updated 3CX Desktop App to versions 18.12.407 or 18.12.416 received the malicious update. Lateral movement into corporate networks was the attacker's objective — using the trojanized 3CX client as the initial access vector.
CoreRecon Technical Analysis
Attack vector: Lazarus Group compromised 3CX's build pipeline — the CI/CD environment that compiled and signed the Desktop App installer. The malicious code was inserted into a legitimate DLL that was then code-signed with 3CX's valid certificate. Endpoint security tools that trusted 3CX's valid code signing certificate didn't flag the malicious update. Detection layer that worked: Organizations with behavioral monitoring on signed application activity caught the anomalous network connections (beaconing to attacker infrastructure) from the 3CX process, even though the binary appeared legitimate. CoreRecon's EDR behavioral monitoring would have flagged the 3CX process attempting unusual outbound connections to unknown infrastructure — the behavioral indicator that legitimate VoIP software doesn't generate. For TX tech companies: Supply-chain attacks via trojanized legitimate software updates are the threat that signature-based detection can't catch. Behavioral monitoring on all application network traffic is the detection layer.
CoreRecon Coverage Model — SaaS & Tech

Three tiers built for the
SaaS growth stages.

Early-stage SaaS companies need a foundation. Growth-stage companies pursuing SOC 2 Type II need evidence generation. Govtech vendors need FedRAMP and TX-RAMP readiness. Plus vCISO retainer as the audit-prep on-ramp for all three.

Sentinel
$89/endpoint/mo — Early-Stage / Pre-Series B
Foundation-level security for Austin seed and Series A SaaS companies building toward their first enterprise customer. Core monitoring without audit-prep overhead.
  • 24/7 SOC + 30-min SLA
  • EDR on developer laptops + production servers
  • SIEM log aggregation (cloud + on-prem)
  • Developer endpoint InfoStealer monitoring
  • Cloud misconfiguration alerting (S3, IAM, exposed services)
  • SOC 2 readiness gap analysis (free with assessment)
  • TX SB 820 breach notification documentation
Most Common for SOC 2
Fortress
$109/endpoint/mo — SOC 2 Type II Prep + Audit Support
Designed for Series A–C SaaS companies with enterprise customers requiring SOC 2 Type II. Generates continuous evidence artifacts that go directly into the audit package.
  • Everything in Sentinel
  • SOC 2 Type II evidence collection (all 5 TSC)
  • Access control review logs + offboarding workflow
  • Change management records for production deployments
  • ISO 27001 ISMS documentation support
  • HIPAA BAA monitoring controls (health-tech SaaS)
  • API anomaly monitoring + behavioral analytics
  • Supply-chain vendor risk monitoring
Command
$129/endpoint/mo — FedRAMP & TX-RAMP Govtech
For govtech vendors selling to Texas state agencies and pursuing FedRAMP Moderate ATO. Dedicated analyst, TX-RAMP documentation support, and C3PAO-readiness for govtech companies on the path to federal contracts.
  • Everything in Fortress
  • Dedicated security analyst (named, 4-hr escalation)
  • TX-RAMP readiness assessment + DIR evidence package
  • FedRAMP Moderate continuous monitoring evidence
  • POA&M management for FedRAMP gaps
  • C3PAO-adjacent coordination for CMMC-adjacent govtech
  • Security questionnaire response library + live review calls
  • Quarterly board/leadership security briefing
vCISO Retainer — Audit-Prep On-Ramp
Don't have a CISO yet? That's what the vCISO is for.
Most Series A–C SaaS companies can't justify a $250K–$350K full-time CISO, but they need CISO-level thinking to get through SOC 2 Type II, respond to enterprise security questionnaires, and prepare for FedRAMP or TX-RAMP. CoreRecon's vCISO retainer delivers board briefings, audit preparation leadership, policy authorship, and CISO-of-record representation for SOC 2 and ISO 27001 engagements — starting at $4,000/mo, scaling to $12,000/mo for FedRAMP/TX-RAMP audit-prep.
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SOC Pricing — SaaS & Tech

Dev laptops + cloud workloads
counted separately. Priced transparently.

SaaS endpoint counts include developer laptops, production cloud workloads (EC2/GCP compute/Azure VMs), and CI/CD build agents. Cloud workloads counted as endpoints at the same per-unit price. The free assessment maps your actual scope before any commitment.

Sentinel
$89/endpoint/mo
25-endpoint minimum · ~$2,225/mo · dev laptops + prod workloads
  • 24/7 SOC monitoring + 30-min SLA
  • EDR on developer laptops + cloud workloads
  • SIEM log aggregation + alerting
  • Cloud misconfiguration monitoring (S3, IAM, exposed services)
  • Developer endpoint InfoStealer behavioral monitoring
  • TX SB 820 breach notification workflow
  • Monthly security posture report
  • SOC 2 readiness gap analysis (free)
Most Common for SOC 2 Type II
Fortress
$109/endpoint/mo
25-endpoint minimum · ~$2,725/mo · dev laptops + prod workloads
  • Everything in Sentinel
  • SOC 2 Type II continuous evidence collection (all TSC)
  • Access control audit logs + offboarding workflow documentation
  • Change management records for production deployments
  • ISO 27001 ISMS documentation support
  • HIPAA BAA monitoring controls (health-tech SaaS)
  • API anomaly detection + behavioral analytics on SaaS endpoints
  • Supply-chain + third-party vendor risk monitoring
Command
$129/endpoint/mo
25-endpoint minimum · ~$3,225/mo · dev laptops + prod workloads
  • Everything in Fortress
  • Dedicated security analyst (named, 4-hr escalation SLA)
  • TX-RAMP readiness assessment + DIR documentation package
  • FedRAMP Moderate continuous monitoring evidence
  • POA&M management + C3PAO-adjacent coordination
  • Security questionnaire response library + live review calls
  • Custom IR playbooks (supply-chain, CI/CD compromise, API abuse)
  • Quarterly board/leadership security briefing
vCISO Retainer ($4K–$12K/mo) → Cyber Insurance Estimate → Request Assessment →

* Endpoint count = developer laptops, production cloud workloads (EC2/GCP Compute/Azure VMs), CI/CD build agents, and staging servers. Cloud workloads priced at same per-unit rate as physical endpoints. FedRAMP and TX-RAMP documentation support priced as add-on; included in Command tier. vCISO retainer is a separate engagement priced at $4K–$12K/mo depending on scope.

Why CoreRecon — SaaS & Tech

Texas-native SOC with the proof points
enterprise customers and auditors need.

SDVOSB-certified. Founder hands-on. 30-min SLA. Built for the compliance reality of Austin SaaS startups and Plano enterprise software — not enterprise contracts and 6-month implementations.

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SOC 2 Evidence from Day One
CoreRecon's SIEM, access control logging, and IR documentation generate the artifacts SOC 2 auditors require — starting from the first day of engagement, not retroactively when the audit window opens.
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TX-RAMP & FedRAMP Ready
CoreRecon's Command tier includes TX-RAMP readiness assessment and DIR evidence package preparation — the most commonly missed Texas-specific requirement for govtech vendors. FedRAMP continuous monitoring evidence included for vendors pursuing ATO.
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30-Minute SLA
Named analyst responding in 30 minutes. When a customer triggers a security questionnaire fire drill or an incident develops during an active audit, response time matters. Not a ticket queue — a named analyst on the phone.
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SDVOSB Certified
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business certification for govtech SaaS companies with federal procurement requirements, SDVOSB set-aside eligibility needs, or DoD-adjacent contracts. Supports the FedRAMP path for govtech vendors.
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Cloud-Native + Dev Endpoint Coverage
API-first monitoring for cloud workloads (CloudTrail, GCP Audit, Azure Activity Log) plus behavioral monitoring on developer laptops — covering both the production attack surface and the developer credential theft vector that most MDR vendors miss.
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Questionnaire Response Library
Pre-populated security questionnaire responses mapped to CoreRecon's SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST CSF, and FedRAMP controls. Fortress and Command tiers include the library. Command includes named analyst availability for live prospect security review calls.
FAQ

What SaaS CTOs, founders,
and GCs ask us first.

SOC 2 Type II requires 6–12 months of continuous evidence collection before an auditor can issue an attestation. CoreRecon's SIEM logging, access control audit trails, and incident response documentation generate the artifacts auditors require starting from day one of the engagement. Companies that engage CoreRecon before starting their audit observation period typically reach Type II readiness 3–4 months faster than those that try to backfill evidence retroactively. The free assessment includes a SOC 2 readiness gap analysis identifying which of the five Trust Service Criteria (Security, Availability, Processing Integrity, Confidentiality, Privacy) you currently have evidence gaps in — and what needs to be in place before the auditor clock starts.
TX-RAMP (Texas Risk and Authorization Management Program) is a Texas-specific cloud security authorization program administered by Texas DIR. It applies to any cloud service provider selling to Texas state agencies, state institutions of higher education, or any entity covered under Texas Government Code §2054. If your SaaS product has a Texas state agency customer — or if you're pursuing contracts with UT System, Texas A&M System, HHSC, TxDOT, or any Texas state entity — TX-RAMP authorization is required. There are two tiers: TX-RAMP Level 1 (lower sensitivity data) and Level 2 (higher sensitivity, government data). Most Texas govtech SaaS companies discover the TX-RAMP requirement mid-procurement when a state agency asks for their TX-RAMP authorization letter and they don't have one. CoreRecon's Command tier includes TX-RAMP readiness assessment, evidence package preparation, and DIR security questionnaire completion support. The authorization is self-attestation plus annual review — not a third-party audit, which makes it faster to obtain than FedRAMP.
Developer endpoint monitoring is calibrated to catch high-signal threats — credential exfiltration, unusual outbound data transfers, InfoStealer malware behavior, git repository access from unexpected locations — without generating alert noise that disrupts the engineering team's workflow. The EDR policy for developer workstations is configured to allow common development tools (Docker, npm, cloud CLI tools, VPN clients, IDE plugins) while monitoring for behavioral anomalies: large file transfers to personal cloud storage, code repository access at unusual hours from new devices, package installation from untrusted registries (a supply-chain attack vector), and process behavior consistent with credential theft malware. The monitoring is transparent — developers see what's being monitored and can request policy adjustments. CoreRecon does not intercept or review code content; it monitors access patterns, data movement, and process behavior. The Snowflake credential-stuffing wave of 2024 was enabled by InfoStealer infections on developer laptops — developer endpoint monitoring is the prevention layer that stops the upstream credential harvest, not just the downstream API abuse.
For cloud-native SaaS companies (AWS, GCP, Azure), CoreRecon's monitoring is API-first: CloudTrail/GCP Audit Log/Azure Activity Log ingestion, IAM policy change detection, S3/GCS/Blob storage public exposure monitoring, container image vulnerability scanning (for Kubernetes workloads), and API gateway anomaly detection. For hybrid environments (on-prem dev lab or co-lo plus cloud production), we deploy lightweight agents on physical/virtual servers and integrate cloud-native logging via API — normalizing all log sources into a unified SIEM view. On-prem monitoring has slightly higher implementation overhead for physical hardware; cloud workloads are counted as endpoints at the same per-unit pricing. The approach is identical from a coverage and SLA standpoint. The free assessment maps your actual cloud and on-prem footprint — including cloud workload count, CI/CD build agents, and any staging environments — before any pricing commitment.
When an enterprise prospect sends a 200-question security questionnaire with a 5-business-day turnaround, CoreRecon provides two types of support: (1) a pre-populated questionnaire response library covering SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST CSF 2.0, and FedRAMP/TX-RAMP control families, mapped to your CoreRecon coverage and customizable per questionnaire, and (2) named analyst availability for live questionnaire review calls when the prospect's security team has follow-up questions about specific controls. Fortress and Command tiers include access to the questionnaire response library. Command tier includes a dedicated analyst who can join customer security review calls as your security operations representative. This is the most common scenario where SaaS companies see immediate ROI from the CoreRecon engagement — the questionnaire fire drill that would have taken the engineering team 3 weeks now takes 3 days, and the prospect gets a professional response instead of a DIY document that raises more questions than it answers.
Sector Intelligence — 2026
Texas Tech Sector Cyber Threat Brief 2026
Snowflake credential-stuffing wave, MOVEit supply-chain compromise, InfoStealer targeting Austin dev teams, SOC 2 / TX-RAMP exposure landscape, and recommended controls for Texas SaaS companies.
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SOC 2 Type II · ISO 27001 · FedRAMP · TX-RAMP · Supply-Chain Security

Your customers' security questionnaires aren't going to get shorter.

CoreRecon delivers SOC 2 Type II evidence generation, FedRAMP and TX-RAMP readiness, and 24/7 SOC monitoring for Texas SaaS and tech companies — starting at $89/endpoint. vCISO audit-prep retainer from $4K/mo. SDVOSB-certified. 30-min SLA. No enterprise contracts.

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Includes SOC 2 readiness gap analysis across all 5 Trust Service Criteria. TX-RAMP scope evaluation for govtech vendors. No contracts required.

Private Equity · Portfolio SaaS Companies
PE-Backed SaaS Portcos Have an Accelerated SOC 2 Timeline
Investor scrutiny, M&A prep, and enterprise customer requirements all compress the SOC 2 window for PE-backed SaaS companies. CoreRecon's portco onboarding is purpose-built for the 100-day stabilization workflow that PE firms need. See the full PE vertical for volume pricing across multiple portfolio companies.
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Fintech-Adjacent SaaS · Embedded Finance Partners
Embedded Finance Partners Need the Fintech Compliance Stack Too
SaaS companies with embedded payments, lending APIs, or banking-as-a-service integrations inherit PCI DSS, GLBA, and NYDFS obligations from their fintech partners. If your SaaS touches payment data or financial services APIs, the fintech compliance vertical covers your full stack.
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Texas Law · Data Privacy · July 1, 2024
Are You TDPSA Compliant?
The Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (Tex. Bus. & Com. Code Ch. 541) is now in force and actively enforced by the Texas AG — with penalties up to $7,500 per violation. SaaS and tech companies processing Texas resident data are among the highest-exposure covered entities. Take the free 21-question readiness quiz to find your gaps.
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Competitor Comparison · MDR & MSSP
Evaluating Huntress for Your SaaS or Tech Company?
Huntress is a strong SMB MDR product, but it doesn't generate SOC 2 Type II evidence, TX-RAMP compliance documentation, or CMMC artifacts. CoreRecon does — plus contractual 30-min SLA and Texas-resident SOC. See the full side-by-side comparison.
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Competitor Comparison · MSP-Channel MDR
Evaluating Blackpoint Cyber's Cloud Response for Your Tech Company?
Blackpoint's Cloud Response M365 product is solid, but it's sold through MSPs with no published pricing and no SOC 2, TX-RAMP, or FedRAMP compliance layer. CoreRecon delivers direct-to-customer MDR plus the compliance automation your enterprise sales process requires.
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