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DigitalOcean Vendor Risk Assessment — Full Report

Before you share customer data with DigitalOcean, your compliance team needs documented proof they can be trusted. ThirdProof investigated DigitalOcean across 27 intelligence sources — here's what we found.

⚠ FedRAMP Status: Not found in the FedRAMP Marketplace. Vendors handling government data or CUI must be FedRAMP authorized.

Risk Tier
Tier 3Moderate Risk
SOC 2
⚠ Vendor Attested
FedRAMP
— Not Authorized
Last Assessed
Mar 4, 2026
🟢IP Reputation: Abuse score: 0%, 1 report🟡SSL/TLS: TLSv1.3🟢Infrastructure: 11 open ports, 0 CVEs🟢Sanctions: Clear — No matches found
FedRAMP Status
DigitalOcean is not listed on the FedRAMP Marketplace as of March 2026.
SOC 2 Status
DigitalOcean has a SOC 2 claim detected on their trust page. Claim is vendor-attested — no public registry exists for independent verification.
Sanctions Screening
DigitalOcean returned no matches in OFAC SDN, EU Consolidated, and UN sanctions screening.
Risk Tier
ThirdProof assigned DigitalOcean a Low Risk tier with 80% confidence across 27 intelligence sources.

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Certification & Compliance Status

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Not Listed on FedRAMP Marketplace

Verified against FedRAMP Marketplace API as of March 2026

Organizations with federal compliance requirements should verify this directly at marketplace.fedramp.gov.

DigitalOcean is not listed on the FedRAMP Marketplace.

27 data sources queried per assessment
Reports generated in an average of 7 minutes
SHA-256 verified for audit integrity
Deterministic risk scoring — no AI guesswork
3Tier

Moderate Risk

DigitalOcean

Vendor Risk Assessment

Confidence Score90%

Based on data availability and source coverage

22

Sources Queried

18

Sources With Data

March 4, 2026

Last Assessed

Executive Summary

AI-generated analysis for DigitalOcean

DigitalOcean (digitalocean.com) is a publicly traded, well-established cloud infrastructure provider with an active legal entity registration and no current sanctions matches, adverse media signals, or malware detections.

Area Requiring Attention

The vendor's risk posture is rated Moderate (Tier 3), driven primarily by an aging historical data breach disclosure, a negative community reputation score on threat intelligence platforms, and an HTTP security header configuration that falls below recommended standards. Three compliance certifications — SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, and HIPAA — are claimed on the vendor's public trust pages but could not be independently verified through a public registry, requiring direct confirmation before reliance for compliance purposes. For retail and e-commerce buyers placing DigitalOcean in or adjacent to the cardholder data environment, additional PCI-DSS scoping, shared responsibility documentation, and verification of audit reports are required prior to onboarding.

Independence Statement

All evidence in this report was independently sourced from external data providers without vendor participation or input.

Investigation Findings

4 findings identified for DigitalOcean

1 high3 medium
high

HTTP Security Grade: D+

digitalocean.com received a poor grade (D+) from Mozilla HTTP Observatory. Multiple security headers or configurations are missing.

medium

Missing Security Headers

digitalocean.com is missing 3 recommended security headers: Strict-Transport-Security, Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options.

medium

Low Community Reputation Score

"digitalocean.com" has a negative community reputation score of -11 on Threat Intelligence engine, indicating the community has flagged this domain negatively.

medium

Historical Media Coverage: data leak

1 article(s) mention "DigitalOcean" with risk keywords, severity reduced due to article age: "DigitalOcean Data Leak Incident Exposed Some of Its Customers Data"

Security Strengths

23 positive signals verified

Legal Entity Actively Registered

Business Registration

No Sanctions Matches Found

Sanctions & Watchlist Screening

No Adverse Media Signals

Adverse Media Scan (Fallback)

Firmographic Data Available

Company Intelligence

Valid SSL Certificate

Domain Analysis

12 Open Ports Detected

Infrastructure Exposure

Established Domain (25+ years)

Domain Registration

Clean Domain Reputation

Threat Intelligence

Well-Known Domain

Threat Intelligence

Notable Tech Community Presence

Tech Community Sentiment

SSL/TLS Analysis Unavailable

SSL/TLS Analysis

Certificate Transparency Unavailable

Certificate Transparency

Web Archive History Unavailable

Web Archive History

Domain in 50 Threat Intelligence Pulses

Threat Intelligence (OTX)

Low Abuse Score: 0% (1 reports)

IP Reputation

Clean Safe Browsing Status

Malware & Phishing Check

Clean Website Scan

Website Security Scan

Certification Claimed: SOC 2

Trust & Compliance Page Scan

Certification Claimed: GDPR

Trust & Compliance Page Scan

Certification Claimed: HIPAA

Trust & Compliance Page Scan

Subprocessor Page Found, No Entries Parsed

Supply Chain & Subprocessor Discovery

Not Found as FDIC-Insured Institution

FDIC Institution Check

No SEC Enforcement Filings Found

SEC Filing Search

Recommended Actions

Steps to address findings for DigitalOcean

  1. 1

    Obtain and review DigitalOcean's current SOC 2 Type II audit report before onboarding: contact their security team via https://digitalocean.com/trust or request it through their sales/account team. Confirm the audit period covers the current date or request a bridge letter if it does not.

  2. 2

    For any deployment involving cardholder data or CDE-adjacent workloads, complete a PCI-DSS shared responsibility mapping: request DigitalOcean's shared responsibility documentation (available via their trust page) and document which PCI DSS 4.0 controls are owned by DigitalOcean versus your organization. Retain this mapping with your TPSP documentation for QSA review.

  3. 3

    Execute a GDPR Data Processing Agreement (DPA) with DigitalOcean before processing EU consumer data. Their DPA is referenced on their trust/security pages — request the current version from your account team and have it reviewed by your legal or privacy counsel within 30 days.

  4. 4

    If HIPAA-eligible workloads (e.g., any health-related customer data) are in scope, request and execute a Business Associate Agreement (BAA) with DigitalOcean. Confirm BAA availability through their trust page at https://digitalocean.com/trust.

  5. 5

    Review and remediate HTTP security header gaps on your own web properties if they are hosted on DigitalOcean infrastructure. The vendor's own website scored D+ (40/100) on HTTP security headers; ensure your deployed applications implement Strict-Transport-Security, Content-Security-Policy, and X-Frame-Options headers regardless of the hosting provider's own header posture.

  6. 6

    Review DigitalOcean's published subprocessor list directly at https://digitalocean.com/trust/subprocessors to identify any subprocessors relevant to your data flows. Cross-reference against your own sanctions and approved vendor lists, particularly for GDPR Article 28 compliance obligations.

  7. 7

    Schedule this vendor for annual re-assessment. Set a calendar reminder to re-evaluate adverse media, certification status, and infrastructure posture in 12 months, or sooner if a significant security incident involving DigitalOcean is reported.

Intelligence Sources Queried

22 sources in this assessment

18of 22 sources returned data
IP Reputation
Threat Intelligence (OTX)
Domain Analysis
FDIC Institution Check
Business Registration
Historical Media Search
Tech Community Sentiment
Company Intelligence
Adverse Media Scan (Fallback)
HTTP Security Scan
Sanctions & Watchlist Screening
Malware & Phishing Check
SEC Filing Search
Infrastructure Exposure
Trust & Compliance Page Scan
Website Security Scan
Threat Intelligence
Domain Registration
Certificate Transparency
SSL/TLS Analysis
Supply Chain & Subprocessor Discovery
Web Archive History

Data Coverage Notes

Some data sources may have had limited availability during this assessment. This does not reflect negatively on the vendor.

  • SSL/TLS deep configuration analysis was unavailable at the time of assessment; cipher suite strength, protocol version support, and certificate chain validation could not be fully evaluated.
  • Certificate Transparency log data was unavailable; subdomain enumeration and certificate issuance history could not be assessed.
  • Web archive history data was unavailable; independent corroboration of domain establishment timeline could not be performed.
  • External cyber risk scoring was not available for this assessment; the infrastructure exposure analysis is therefore based solely on open port detection and vulnerability cross-referencing without a composite external risk score.
  • DigitalOcean's published subprocessor page (digitalocean.com) was located but no structured subprocessor entries could be extracted due to non-standard page formatting; individual subprocessor sanctions and safety screening could not be completed.
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Vendors assessed
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Average confidence
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Time to report
What a ThirdProof assessment covers

Sanctions Screening

Is DigitalOcean on any OFAC, EU, or UN sanctions list? Are any officers or affiliates flagged?

Cyber Risk Assessment

What is DigitalOcean's security posture? Threat intelligence scanning, known vulnerabilities, and security header analysis.

Business Registration

Is DigitalOcean a legitimately registered business entity? Corporate status, jurisdiction, and officer verification.

Adverse Media Analysis

Has DigitalOcean appeared in negative news coverage? Data breaches, lawsuits, regulatory actions, and complaints.

Domain & Infrastructure

Is DigitalOcean's website secure? TLS configuration, DNS hygiene, security headers, and domain age analysis.

Company Intelligence

What are DigitalOcean's firmographics? Employee count, industry classification, technology stack, and corporate structure.

Trust & Compliance Verification

Does DigitalOcean claim SOC 2, ISO 27001, HITRUST, or FedRAMP? ThirdProof scans trust pages for certification claims and cross-references the FedRAMP public registry for independent verification.

Supply Chain & Subprocessor Discovery

Who does DigitalOcean depend on? ThirdProof discovers subprocessors from vendor-published pages and runs sanctions screening and safe browsing checks against each one.

Regulatory & Financial Filings

Has DigitalOcean appeared in SEC enforcement filings? Is it associated with any FDIC bank failures? ThirdProof searches regulatory databases with entity verification to confirm attribution.

Full methodology, rule engine, and AI disclosure: /methodology

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Frequently asked about DigitalOcean

Is DigitalOcean FedRAMP authorized?+
DigitalOcean is not currently listed on the FedRAMP Marketplace as of March 2026.
Does DigitalOcean have SOC 2 Type II?+
Yes — DigitalOcean holds SOC 2 (Type II not confirmed). Rated Low Risk — 3 cert(s) unverified. See all 4 findings →
Is DigitalOcean on the OFAC sanctions list?+
DigitalOcean returned no matches in ThirdProof's OFAC SDN, EU Consolidated, and UN sanctions screening as of March 2026.
What is DigitalOcean's vendor risk tier?+
ThirdProof assigned DigitalOcean a risk tier of Low Risk with 80% confidence based on assessment across 27 intelligence sources as of March 2026.
Can I get an auto-filled security questionnaire for DigitalOcean?+
Yes. Every ThirdProof investigation of DigitalOcean produces two deliverables: an audit-ready risk report and a 133-question security questionnaire pre-filled with evidence from 27 independent sources. The questionnaire is mapped to SIG, SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI DSS and 9 other frameworks — answered without sending DigitalOcean a single email or waiting for a vendor response.
Is DigitalOcean safe to use as a vendor?+
DigitalOcean is a cloud infrastructure vendor that handles organizational workloads and data. Safety depends on their current security posture, certification status, and how they handle your specific data. ThirdProof automates this evaluation across 27 intelligence sources — sanctions databases (OFAC, EU, UN), business registration verification, adverse media scanning, and cyber risk assessment — producing a deterministic risk tier with confidence score plus an auto-filled security questionnaire. Run a free investigation to see DigitalOcean's full risk profile.
Does DigitalOcean have SOC 2 certification?+
Yes — DigitalOcean holds SOC 2 + 2 other certs. Rated Low Risk — 3 cert(s) unverified. See all 4 findings →
Has DigitalOcean had any data breaches?+
Data breach history is an important signal for any vendor, particularly cloud infrastructure platforms like DigitalOcean that handle organizational workloads and data. ThirdProof's adverse media analysis searches multiple news APIs and public records for data breaches, security incidents, lawsuits, regulatory enforcement actions, and financial distress signals. Each finding is linked to its original source with severity classification.
Is DigitalOcean on any sanctions lists?+
Sanctions screening is standard due diligence for cloud infrastructure vendors. ThirdProof screens DigitalOcean against OFAC SDN, consolidated international sanctions lists, and PEP databases. The screening uses entity name verification to reduce false positives. If DigitalOcean or any associated officers appear on a sanctions list, this triggers automatic escalation to the highest risk tier.
How do I assess DigitalOcean for vendor risk?+
Assessing DigitalOcean as a cloud infrastructure vendor involves verifying SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, and FedRAMP compliance, reviewing their subprocessor chain, and checking sanctions exposure. ThirdProof automates this across 27 intelligence sources in an average of 7 minutes — no questionnaires or vendor participation required. Your first 5 investigations are free.
How long does a ThirdProof assessment take?+
A ThirdProof assessment completes in an average of 7 minutes. 27 intelligence sources are queried in parallel — sanctions databases, business registries, threat intelligence feeds, certificate transparency logs, and more. The result is a deterministic risk tier with confidence score and audit-ready PDF report.
Is ThirdProof free?+
ThirdProof offers 5 free vendor assessments with no credit card required. Each assessment includes the full report — risk tier, confidence score, individual findings, executive summary, and PDF export. Paid plans start at $399/month for teams that need ongoing vendor monitoring.
Can I use a ThirdProof report as SOC 2 audit evidence?+
Yes. ThirdProof reports are designed to satisfy SOC 2 CC9.2 (vendor risk management) requirements. Each report includes SHA-256 integrity verification, methodology disclosure, source attribution for every finding, and AI content labeling. Auditors can independently verify the report's authenticity and trace each finding to its original source.
How is ThirdProof different from a security questionnaire?+
Security questionnaires require vendor participation, take weeks, and produce self-reported answers. ThirdProof queries 27 independent intelligence sources — no vendor involvement needed. Risk tiers are assigned by a deterministic rules engine (not AI opinion), and every finding links to its original source. You get an audit-ready report in an average of 7 minutes instead of waiting weeks for a questionnaire response.

DigitalOcean is in your vendor stack. Can you prove you assessed them?

SOC 2 CC9.2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and CMMC all require documented vendor due diligence — not just knowing the answer, but having audit-ready evidence you verified it. Most compliance teams can't produce that documentation on demand.

ThirdProof investigates DigitalOcean across 27 intelligence sources in an average of 7 minutes — sanctions screening, cyber posture, SOC 2 verification, FedRAMP status, and more. Every investigation produces two deliverables: an audit-ready risk report and an auto-filled security questionnaire your prospects and auditors expect to see.

✓ 5 free investigations✓ Risk report + auto-filled questionnaire✓ No credit card required✓ Average report time: 7 minutes

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