Build trust and demonstrate security excellence with SOC 2 compliance
Establish credibility and build customer trust through SOC 2 compliance with ISO Arabia. Our expert team specializes in helping organizations achieve and maintain SOC 2 Type I and Type II attestations, demonstrating your commitment to security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy controls.
We provide comprehensive guidance to implement the Trust Services Criteria (TSC) and prepare for successful SOC 2 audits. Our approach includes detailed assessments, control implementation, documentation development, and ongoing support to ensure your organization meets the rigorous requirements of SOC 2 compliance and maintains the highest standards of data protection and security.
What is SOC 2?
SOC 2 (System and Organization Controls 2) is a voluntary compliance standard developed by the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) that specifies how organizations should manage customer data. It's based on five Trust Services Criteria: Security, Availability, Processing Integrity, Confidentiality, and Privacy.
SOC 2 reports provide detailed information and assurance about a service organization's controls relevant to security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy. These reports are widely recognized and trusted by customers, partners, and regulators as evidence of an organization's commitment to data security and operational excellence.
Trust Services Criteria (TSC)
SOC 2 is built around five Trust Services Criteria that organizations can choose to include in their attestation. Here are the key criteria:
Security - Information and systems are protected against unauthorized access, unauthorized disclosure of information, and damage to systems that could compromise the availability, integrity, confidentiality, and privacy of information or systems.
Availability - Information and systems are available for operation and use as committed or agreed. This criterion addresses the accessibility of information used by the entity's systems.
Processing Integrity - System processing is complete, accurate, timely, and authorized. This criterion addresses whether a system achieves its purpose and delivers the right data at the right price at the right time.
Confidentiality - Information designated as confidential is protected as committed or agreed. This criterion addresses the entity's ability to protect information designated as confidential.
Privacy - Personal information is collected, used, retained, disclosed, and disposed of in conformity with the commitments in the entity's privacy notice and with criteria set forth in generally accepted privacy principles.
Frequently Asked Questions
Get answers to common questions about SOC 2 compliance and our attestation services.
SOC 2 is a voluntary compliance standard developed by AICPA that specifies how organizations should manage customer data. It's important because it demonstrates your commitment to data security, builds customer trust, provides competitive advantages, helps meet regulatory requirements, and serves as evidence of operational excellence in handling sensitive information.
SOC 2 Type I evaluates the design of controls at a specific point in time, while Type II evaluates both the design and operating effectiveness of controls over a period (typically 6-12 months). Type II is more comprehensive and provides greater assurance to stakeholders about the ongoing effectiveness of your security controls.
The SOC 2 compliance process typically takes 6-12 months for Type I and 12-18 months for Type II attestations. This includes initial assessment, control implementation, documentation development, testing period, and audit completion. Our experienced team helps streamline this process to achieve compliance efficiently.
We provide comprehensive support including initial readiness assessment, Trust Services Criteria implementation, control design and documentation, policy and procedure development, employee training, pre-audit testing, audit preparation, and ongoing compliance monitoring to help you achieve and maintain SOC 2 attestation successfully.
Security is mandatory for all SOC 2 reports, while Availability, Processing Integrity, Confidentiality, and Privacy are optional. The choice depends on your business model, customer requirements, and the services you provide. We help you determine which criteria are most relevant to your organization and customer expectations.
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