monday.com Enterprise security features: Complete audit for compliance teams
I'm the CISO at a financial services company evaluating monday.com Enterprise. Our security team requires: • SOC 2 Type II compliance • GDPR compliance • SSO/SAML integration • Data encryption (at rest and in transit) • Audit logging • Data residency options • IP restrictions • Session management What security features does monday.com actually have? Any security concerns I should raise? We're coming from on-premise Jira Server, so cloud security is a major discussion point.
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Evaluated monday.com Enterprise for our regulated industry (healthcare). Here's the security breakdown:
Certifications: • SOC 2 Type II ✓ • ISO 27001 ✓ • ISO 27018 ✓ • GDPR compliant ✓ • HIPAA compliant (Enterprise plan with BAA) ✓
Authentication & Access: • SAML 2.0 SSO ✓ (Okta, Azure AD, OneLogin, etc.) • SCIM provisioning ✓ (auto-add/remove users) • 2FA enforcement ✓ • Session management (timeout settings) ✓ • IP address restrictions ✓ (Enterprise only) • Password policies ✓
Data Security: • AES-256 encryption at rest ✓ • TLS 1.2+ in transit ✓ • AWS infrastructure (SOC certified data centers) ✓ • Data residency: US and EU options ✓ • No data shared with third parties for advertising ✓
Audit & Monitoring: • Comprehensive audit logs ✓ (who did what, when) • Login activity tracking ✓ • API access logging ✓ • Data export audit trails ✓
Concerns for financial services: • No on-premise deployment option (cloud-only) • File storage limits may require external DMS • Custom data retention policies need Enterprise plan • Some integrations (Zapier, Make) send data through third-party servers
Recommendation: monday.com Enterprise meets most enterprise security requirements. Request their SOC 2 report directly — they'll share it under NDA. For financial services, ensure you configure IP restrictions and session timeouts appropriately.
Additional security considerations from our Jira Server → monday.com migration:
The cloud trust factor: Your biggest hurdle will be convincing stakeholders that cloud is safe. Present monday.com's trust center: monday.com/trust — it has all certifications, penetration test summaries, and infrastructure details.
What we configured on day one: 1. SSO-only login (disabled password auth) 2. SCIM for automatic user provisioning from Azure AD 3. IP whitelist for office and VPN ranges 4. 30-minute session timeout 5. Required 2FA for admin accounts 6. Weekly audit log reviews
The gotcha for regulated industries: mondday.com stores data in AWS US-East by default. If you need EU data residency, request it during contract negotiation — it's available but not automatic.
Also: Third-party marketplace apps may store data outside monday.com's infrastructure. Audit each app's data handling before approving.