Our company has achieved SOC2 Type 1 compliance, a significant milestone in its commitment to security. SOC2 is an auditing standard developed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) that ensures service organizations' non-financial controls related to security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy are robust and effective. The company pursued SOC2 compliance to demonstrate trust with customers and partners, improve its systems and controls, and differentiate itself in the market. Achieving SOC2 compliance involved a rigorous process of gap analysis, policy and procedure development, control implementation, training and education, and an independent audit. To address background check concerns, the company implemented a comprehensive reference check policy. Now that it has achieved SOC2 Type 1 compliance, the company plans to maintain its current level of compliance, work towards SOC2 Type 2 compliance, and continue innovating and improving its security measures based on user feedback and best practices.