A one page security overview lists, in plain words, how you handle access, data, changes, incidents and vendors, and what evidence you can share. Keep every line true, dated and specific. It will not replace every questionnaire, but it answers the first round and shows you take the topic seriously.
Who reads it
Procurement staff, a security reviewer at the buyer, sometimes a technical founder. They want to know quickly if you are a reasonable risk. A clear page saves both sides days.
The sections
- Company and product, two lines. What it does and what data it handles.
- Access control. How staff log in, whether MFA is enforced, how access is reviewed and removed.
- Data protection. Encryption in transit and at rest, backup practice, where data is stored.
- Secure development. Code review requirements, dependency and secret scanning, how vulnerabilities are handled.
- Incident response. A named contact, a written plan, and your notice commitment in practice.
- Vendors. How you review the tools that touch customer data.
- Compliance status, stated carefully.
- Contact and disclosure. A security email and a link to your disclosure policy.
Compliance wording
Say only what is true on the date of the page. If an audit is in progress, say it is in progress. SOC 2 is an attestation report from an independent auditor, not a certificate, so avoid words like certified. Do not name a framework you only plan to follow as if you already meet it.
Make claims you can prove
Prefer "MFA is enforced for all staff accounts on our identity provider" over "we take security seriously". If you cannot show it in a screenshot or a report, soften the line or drop it.
Avoid absolute words like always and never unless you can verify them.
Evidence to offer on request
Policies, a recent penetration test summary, an access review record, an architecture diagram, an SBOM if the buyer needs one. Offer them under NDA where appropriate.
Keep it fresh
Date the page and put a review reminder on a calendar for each quarter. An out of date overview is worse than none, because the buyer will catch the contradiction.
Common pitfalls.
Common mistakes: copying another company's wording, listing tools instead of controls, and promising that a policy applies to every system when it applies to most. Have an engineer read the draft and mark every sentence they could not prove. Also keep a change log of what you edited and why, so that a buyer who saved last quarter's version can see what moved. Consistency across your site, your overview and your questionnaire answers counts for a lot.
Have a second person, ideally someone who sells, read it for clarity. If they cannot explain a line to a buyer, rewrite it in plainer words.
Keep a short list of the questions buyers ask most often, and fold the answers back into the page every quarter.
Quick check
Should it be public or gated?
Put the general overview on your site. Share detailed evidence behind an NDA.
Last reviewed: 19 October 2026.
