The SOC2 Audit is a comprehensive report that outlines the internal controls, practices, and procedures of a service organization, aligned with the Trust Service Criteria (TSC) set forth by the AICPA. This report certifies the effectiveness and appropriateness of the organization’s protection, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy controls. It serves as an essential tool for clients when selecting a service organization to work with.
SOC2, also known as Service Organization Control 2, is a compliance audit that evaluates a service organization’s systems and processes against the TSC defined by the AICPA. This assessment is performed by an independent third-party auditor and offers stakeholders confidence that the organization maintains adequate controls to safeguard the security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy of the data it handles or stores for its clients.
SOC 2 compliance is synonymous with achieving SOC 2 certification, which requires meeting