Sigstr’s Commitment to Security: The SOC 2 Journey

by Sarah Harvey / June 13, 2023

Sigstr helps the world’s best marketers do amazing things with their employees’ emails. The average person spends 6.3 hours in their inbox every day. Sigstr gives marketers the ability to serve targeted ads to their audience where they're spending the majority of their time: the inbox. This connectivity between Sigstr and email clients presents information security risks that Sigstr must address. We sat down with Brent Mackay, Director of Product…

Why is a SOC 2 Valuable for Software Companies?

by Sarah Harvey / June 14, 2023

Regardless of the products they offer or the industries they serve, there’s one thing all software companies have in common: the responsibility of securing user data. With the advancing threat landscape, ensuring that an organization’s software remains as secure, available, and confidential as is available on the market has become more difficult. Recognizing this, our client Ziflow, the leading enterprise online proofing software solution for enterprise agencies and brands, continues…

What Makes a SOC 2 Audit Successful?

by Sarah Harvey / June 14, 2023

What happens after you receive your SOC 2 report? You’ve just used many resources – maybe even some that you were strapped to allocate – to go through a gap analysis, remediate the findings, and then begin the SOC 2 Type I and/or Type II audit. It’s a massive project that you should be proud to finish…but what now? What makes a SOC 2 audit successful? How do you make…

SOC 2 vs. ISO 27001: Which Audit Do You Need?

by Sarah Harvey / June 14, 2023

SOC 2 and ISO 27001 audits are similar in intention; they both help organizations protect the data that they are responsible for. How are they different, though, and which one meets your organization’s needs? What is a SOC 2 Audit? A SOC 2 audit evaluates internal controls, policies, and procedures that directly relate to the AICPA’s Trust Services Criteria. This means that a SOC 2 audit report focuses on a…

Why Would a Healthcare Organization Need a SOC 2?

by Sarah Harvey / June 14, 2023

No one wants to work with an at-risk healthcare provider. If someone is looking to use your services, they want to know how secure your healthcare organization actually is. You may think that you have a secure healthcare organization, but does an auditor? With more and more healthcare security breaches being reported to the HHS, it’s more important than ever for covered entities and business associates to demonstrate their commitment…