SOC 2 compliance has become a deal-breaker for SaaS companies selling to enterprise customers. If your prospects are asking for your SOC 2 report and you do not have one, you are losing deals. This guide covers everything you need to prepare for and achieve SOC 2 certification.
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SOC 2 evaluates your organization against five Trust Service Criteria: Security (required for all SOC 2 audits), Availability, Processing Integrity, Confidentiality, and Privacy. Most SaaS companies start with Security and Availability, which covers the controls enterprise customers care about most.
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The typical SOC 2 timeline is 3-6 months for Type I (point-in-time assessment) and 6-12 months for Type II (assessment over a period of time). Type II is what enterprise customers actually want because it proves your controls are consistently operating, not just that they exist on paper.
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