These days, a SOC 2 report is considered a must-have for any organization that manages customer data. Getting the SOC 2 type 2 report signals that an organization demonstrates a baseline level of maturity when it comes to safeguarding data and ensuring privacy, data confidentiality, availability, and processing integrity.
Launching an IT compliance effort to achieve a SOC 2 type 2 report is no easy feat. It’s often the first major compliance milestone young organizations achieve. Now that this big milestone is behind you, you’re trying to figure out where to go from here. You’re wondering:
- What IT security certifications, standards, and regulations should you consider next? If you want to take a more rigorous approach to managing cyber risks, what voluntary cybersecurity frameworks could you adopt?
- Would achieving compliance with certain cybersecurity standards or aligning your information security management program with a particular framework give you an edge over the competition?
- Could it provide an advantage in keeping up with new data privacy regulations?
There isn’t a single cybersecurity framework or standard that is inherently better than the rest….
