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Cybersecurity Compliance Basics

If you are evaluating software companies to automate marketing processes and shorten MLR, inquire whether they have a SOC 2 certification.

SOC 2 is an impartial attestation that a company has a robust cybersecurity compliance framework, which SecureCHEK AI does.

It's not easy to achieve a SOC 2 certification. The process has rigorous requirements including complex auditor assessments, technical implementations, and ongoing compliance efforts. We developed comprehensive security policy documents, conducted risk management and compliance assessments, and trained our employees and vendors on company policies.

SOC 2 is critical for software companies that are contracting with manufacturers of prescription products and their promotional agency holding companies. The primary purpose of SOC 2 is to ensure that third-party service providers store and process client data in a secure manner. The framework specifies criteria to uphold high standards of data security, based on five trust service principles: security, privacy, availability, confidentiality, and processing integrity.

SOC 2 stands for Service Organization Control Type 2, which is a voluntary compliance standard developed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) – an official organization of CPAs that establishes ethical frameworks and auditing policies in the US.

There are 2 types of SOC 2 evaluation:  Type 1 confirms procedures/controls are in place and Type 2 is observational. Both evaluate and attest to a company’s ability to meet confidentiality, processing integrity and Privacy Criteria.

For confidentiality, SecureCHEK AI identifies and protects confidential data through controls like encryption and data destruction. Data processing integrity ensures that data management is performed in a consistent manner and that exceptions are handled appropriately. Privacy Criteria covers how personal information is kept private.