At Secfix, we strive to make your ISO 27001 certification journey as smooth and automated as possible. To achieve this, our platform is designed to sync various systems and tools at regular intervals, ensuring that your data is always up-to-date and your compliance status is accurately reflected. This article will walk you through the syncing intervals for different components of the Secfix platform, helping you understand how often your information is refreshed and what to expect from our automation features.
Syncing Intervals on the Secfix Platform
Secfix Agent (Computer Status):
Interval: Every 5 minutes
Description: The Secfix Agent checks critical security settings on employee devices, including antivirus presence, password managers, hard drive encryption, and screen lock status. Frequent syncing ensures security changes are detected and addressed promptly.
Cloud Assets:
Interval: Midnight
Description: Secfix syncs cloud assets daily at midnight, ensuring all infrastructure updates are reflected in your dashboard and compliance status remains current.
Identity Provider:
Interval: Hourly
Description: The platform syncs with your identity provider every hour to update user access and authentication data.
HR System:
Interval: Hourly
Description: Employee data, including role changes and terminations, syncs every hour.
Ticketing Systems:
Interval: Hourly
Description: Compliance-related tasks and incidents sync hourly to ensure your dashboard reflects the latest status of open and resolved security tickets.
Automated Checks (Integrations):
Interval: Midnight
Description: Changes made within integrated systems — HRIS, IDP, ticketing, and the Secfix Agent — are reflected in the Automated Checks section the following day.
Automated Checks (within the Secfix app):
Interval: Auto-refreshed
Description: Secfix automatically verifies compliance factors such as policy acceptance or security training completions, ensuring accuracy in real-time. These checks apply only to changes made within the Secfix app.
Automated Checks (Cloud related checks):
Interval: Weekly
Description: Cloud-related compliance checks run weekly to maintain security and data accuracy.
Secfix Summary Email:
Interval: Weekly
Description: A weekly email provides a summary of certification progress, including pending tasks, helping you stay on top of compliance efforts.
Why Syncing Matters
Regular synchronization across different components of the Secfix platform is essential for maintaining up-to-date and accurate compliance data. By ensuring that your systems are frequently synced, we help you identify and address potential security gaps quickly, keep your certification journey on track, and provide peace of mind knowing that your compliance status is always current.
Staying Informed and In Control
At Secfix, our goal is to make compliance as seamless and automated as possible. By understanding the syncing intervals for each component of our platform, you can trust that your data is consistently refreshed and your compliance efforts are supported every step of the way. Should you have any questions or need further assistance, our support team is here to help ensure that your experience with Secfix is smooth and successful.