10 Key SOC Functions You Must Be Aware Of
TL,DR: A Security Operations Center (SOC) is a team of security professionals that analyzes, monitors, detects, mitigates, and investigates cyber threats across desktops, endpoints, networks, and cloud environments The 10 key SOC functions are prevention, asset maintenance, monitoring, threat detection, incident response, log management, vulnerability assessment, compliance reporting, threat intelligence, and security training SOC teams…
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Feb 14, 2024
SOC 2 Audit Training: Everything You Need to Know
SOC 2 is one of the most globally accepted frameworks to demonstrate your business’ approach toward the security and integrity of data. As a result, a SOC 2-compliant company is likely to crack more deals. The reason for that is simple: they can show their prospects that their business environments are safe. In this article,…
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Feb 13, 2024
SOC for the Supply Chain: Strengthening Security and Compliance
To aid organizations, its customers, and business partners, in identifying, assessing, and addressing supply chain risks, the AICPA has developed a solution to cultivate greater transparency in the supply chain —a flexible, market-driven, and voluntary privacy framework commonly known as SOC for supply chain. This framework helps organizations exchange information about their supply chain risk…
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Feb 11, 2024
A Quick Guide to SOC 2 Vendor Management
TL,DR: SOC 2 vendor management evaluates and monitors third-party vendors against security and compliance standards outlined by SOC 2’s trust service principles. Vendors under SOC 2 include cloud service providers, IT infrastructure providers, data processors, software providers, and any external party that accesses or stores customer data on behalf of the reporting entity The process…
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Feb 07, 2024
Proving Compliance: Why SOC 2 Evidence Collection Matters
Years ago, collecting evidence was a walk in the park. But we can’t say the same now as most of the data is stored on the cloud. Not to mention the tedious effort involved; almost all application is constantly exposed to risk consistently. A need to secure sensitive information and demonstrate it to present a…
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Jan 09, 2024
SOC 2 vs NIST: What’s the Difference?
TL,DR: SOC 2 evaluates service organizations against 5 Trust Service Criteria and produces an independent attestation report. NIST CSF provides internal cybersecurity guidance without a formal certification SOC 2 is tailored for service organizations handling customer data in cloud environments. NIST CSF applies broadly to any organization and organizes security into 6 functions: Govern, Identify,…
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Jan 08, 2024
