SOC 2 Compliance Requirements [2025]

High-profile data breaches have increased in frequency, leading to a greater focus on data security for businesses. Service Organizations Control (SOC) reports, particularly SOC 2, are becoming essential benchmarks for organizations to demonstrate their commitment to protecting customer data. A SOC 2 report evaluates an organization's information security measures and focuses on protecting customer data, privacy, and networks against vulnerabilities. The SOC 2 audit process involves assessing the design of controls related to security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy. Organizations can choose between two types of reports: Type I (a snapshot of an organization's systems at a specific point in time) and Type II (an analysis of these controls over a longer period). The SOC 2 framework is based on the Trust Services Criteria (TSC), which include security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy. Achieving SOC 2 compliance can help strengthen an organization's security posture, gain a competitive edge, expedite deal closures, and attract new business.