What is SOC 2?

Service Organization Control 2 (SOC 2) is an audit requirement of the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) relating to data security, availability, and privacy.

The purpose of SOC 2 is to ensure that best practices and security policies are being followed to protect the personal information and privacy of consumers.

See Also:

• What is a SOC?
• ROC-n-SOC: Creating Risk Operations Centers to Support SOCs