SOC 2

What is SOC 2? SOC 2 is a U.S.-based audit standard built around five trust principles—security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy. It’s focused on how service providers manage customer data and is essential for SaaS businesses courting enterprise clients. Why SOC 2 matters for SaaS Buyers expect it—enterprise and mid-market customers often require a SOC 2 report before signing contracts Proves internal rigor—shows you have controls, monitoring, and incident response in place Supports future compliance—sets strong foundations for GDPR, ISO 27001, and other audits Drives process maturity—encourages best practices in access, logging, recovery, and updates SOC 2 Trust Service Criteria SOC 2 evaluates a system against these key areas: ...