SOC 2 (Service Organization Control 2) compliance is a security and operational controls certification administered by the AICPA. It evaluates a company's controls across five Trust Service Criteria: security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy. SOC 2 Type II reports (the standard enterprise-grade certification) require documented policies and procedures, implemented controls, an external audit by a CPA firm, and ongoing maintenance. SOC 2 is widely required as a prerequisite for selling to enterprise customers in regulated industries (healthcare, financial services) and increasingly across all enterprise software. It's the certification that gates many enterprise sales conversations.
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