TL;DR There is no single best SOC tool; you are usually buying a stack, often in sequence, shaped by your estate, team size, and alert volume. Platform fit depends on your environment: Microsoft Sentinel for Microsoft-anchored teams, Splunk for detection-heavy workflows, CrowdStrike or Cortex XSIAM for cloud-first coverage, and Wazuh if budget and control are…
TL,DR: SOC 1 covers financial reporting controls; SOC 2 covers security and trust controls. SOC 3 is a public-facing summary with less detail than SOC 1 or SOC 2. The article compares audiences, use cases, report detail, Type I, and Type II options. SOC 1, SOC 2, and SOC 3 are independent attestation reports that…
In late 2023, the AICPA refreshed its Trust Services Criteria on September 30 and followed up on October 1 with a detailed attestation guide for SOC for Cybersecurity engagements. That summer, the SEC’s July 26 rule began requiring public companies to disclose material cybersecurity incidents within four business days and outline their risk-management governance in…
TL,DR: SOC 1 evaluates internal controls over financial reporting; SOC 2 evaluates information security controls. Both reports have Type 1 and Type 2 options, depending on testing period. The article explains which report customers ask for and when teams may need both. Information security and compliance aren’t anymore just nice-to-have features. Thanks to the proliferation…
Milestone alert: BuyerAssist is now SOC-2 certified! ✅ 🚀 We are thrilled to announce that one of our prestigious customers, BuyerAssist, has cleared the audit and is now SOC-2 certified in just 6 sessions with the help of Sprinto. Wait, what? Yes, BuyerAssist’s strong team + Sprinto’s powerful automation tool made it possible. What’s SOC 2? …
It gives us immense pleasure to announce that we have raised $10M as part of our Series A funding led by Elevation Capital, participation from Accel and Blume ventures. We started this journey in Mid 2021 with an aim to ensure that SaaS deals should be won based on merit and not financial muscle. We…