ISO 27001 & SOC 2
Compliance
IT compliance is the process or certain guidelines an organization must follow to make sure that its process is secure.
Maintaining and following certain standards is a way to make sure the data which is collected, stored and transmitted securely.
In some cases, following compliance are legal requirement for certain industries.
Audit
IT Audit is the examination and evaluation of IT infrastructure, policies and operations of an organization.
Ensure that the corporate assets and data integrity is well maintained and protected.
ISO (International Organization for Standardization) 27001
ISO/IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) 27001 focuses on Information security management systems (ISMS). Following ISO standard reassures the clients that their data is protected.
By following the ISO 27001 standards, an organization can manage the security of financial information, intellectual property, employee details and other sensitive data.
SOC (System & Organization Control) 2
SOC 2 Audit report provides detailed information & assurance about a service organization’s confidentiality, integrity, availability and privacy controls.
It is a voluntary compliance standard for service organization and performed by a third-party/Certified Public Accountant.
Why should one follow these standards?
· To protect an organizations’ reputation
· Increased reliability and security of systems and data.
· Alignment with customer requirements.
· Improved customer and business partner confidence, and so on.
· Improve your security measures and overall efficiency in operations.
· Gain competitive Advantage
Difference between SOC 2 and ISO 27001
ISO 27001 — requires an organization to prove that it has operational information security management system (ISMS) & a recognized ISO 27001 accredited certification body must conduct the audit.
SOC 2 — ensure that the security controls that protect customer data have been implemented & the audit can only be performed by licensed Certified Public Accountant.
