SOC 2 Academy: How Contractual Obligations Impact Confidential Information

by Joseph Kirkpatrick / December 16, 2022

Confidentiality Criteria 1.2 When an organization pursues SOC 2 compliance, an auditor will verify that they comply with the common criteria listed in the 2017 Trust Services Criteria. In addition to the common criteria, though, there’s additional criteria for the availability, confidentiality, processing integrity, and privacy categories. For example, if an organization opts to include the confidentiality category in their audit, they would need to comply with the additional criteria…

SOC 2 Academy: Testing Your Business Continuity Plan

by Joseph Kirkpatrick / December 16, 2022

Availability Criteria 1.3 When an organization pursues SOC 2 compliance, an auditor will verify that they comply with the common criteria listed in the 2017 Trust Services Criteria. In addition to the common criteria, though, there’s additional criteria for the availability, confidentiality, processing integrity, and privacy categories. For example, if an organization opts to include the availability category in their audit, they would need to comply with the additional criteria…

SOC 2 Academy: Classifying Confidential Information

by Joseph Kirkpatrick / December 16, 2022

Confidentiality Criteria 1.1 When an organization pursues SOC 2 compliance, an auditor will verify that they comply with the common criteria listed in the 2017 Trust Services Criteria. In addition to the common criteria, though, there’s additional criteria for the availability, confidentiality, processing integrity, and privacy categories. For example, if an organization opts to include the confidentiality category in their audit, they would need to comply with the additional criteria…

SOC 2 Academy: Data Backup Processes

by Joseph Kirkpatrick / December 16, 2022

Availability Criteria 1.2 When an organization pursues SOC 2 compliance, an auditor will verify that they comply with the common criteria listed in the 2017 Trust Services Criteria. In addition to the common criteria, though, there’s additional criteria for the availability, confidentiality, processing integrity, and privacy categories. For example, if an organization opts to include the availability category in their audit, they would need to comply with the additional criteria…

SOC 2 Academy: Designing and Implementing Environmental Protections

by Joseph Kirkpatrick / December 16, 2022

Understanding Availability Criteria 1.2 When an organization pursues SOC 2 compliance, an auditor will verify that they comply with the common criteria listed in the 2017 Trust Services Criteria. In addition to the common criteria, though, there’s additional criteria for the availability, confidentiality, processing integrity, and privacy categories. For example, if an organization opts to include the availability category in their audit, they would need to comply with the additional…