Service Organization Control 2 (SOC 2) compliance is a standard developed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) to address the need for secure data handling practices among service organizations.

It is part of the SOC framework, which evaluates and reports on the controls organizations implement to protect data. It focuses on an organization controls related to the security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy of data.

SOC 2 compliance was formed in the context of addressing the growing need for data security, availability, and confidentiality in service organizations, particularly as businesses began relying heavily on third-party vendors for handling sensitive information.

Privileged Access Management (PAM) plays a critical role in helping organizations comply with SOC 2 requirements, which focus on the secure management of customer data.

Read this compliance mapping paper to learn how ARCON’s risk-control solutions can help organizations to comply with the mandates of SOC2.