Bluelight Consulting is a Certified SOC 2 Compliant Company

We are excited to announce that Bluelight Consulting has achieved SOC 2 Type I/II compliance! In today's interconnected world, data security and privacy have become critical for businesses of all sizes.

A SOC 2 Report is the established standard for businesses aiming to demonstrate their commitment to addressing these concerns and building customer confidence.

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What is SOC 2 Compliance?
What does SOC 2 Certification Require?
Why is SOC 2 Compliance Important for Bluelight Consulting
Conclusion

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What is SOC 2 Compliance?

SOC 2 is a set of auditing standards established by the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) that focus on ensuring service organization's systems and data meet the required criteria for data protection. There are two types of SOC 2 audits:

Type I: The report outlines a vendor’s systems and whether their design is sufficient to meet relevant trust principles.

Type II: The report describes the operational effectiveness of those systems and includes a historical element that shows how controls were managed by a business over a minimum period of six months.

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What Does SOC 2 Certification Require?

The SOC 2 certification is awarded to businesses by independent auditors upon assessing the extent to which they comply with the Trust Services Criteria (TSC), which are principles-based guidelines established by AICPA that define the controls necessary for companies to achieve compliance. They include:

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Security

This is the foundational criteria required in a SOC 2 assessment. It focuses on the protection of information and systems against unauthorized access. It tests if your customers’ information is protected at all times (collection, creation, use, processing, transmission, and storage) along with the systems that handle it.

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Availability

This criteria addresses issues such as network performance, downtime, and security event handling, to name a few. The goal is to ensure your systems are secure and available for customers to use when they expect to. This is important for startups that promise customers access to their data and your services at key times.

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Confidentiality

Confidentiality addresses the handling and protection of information, personal or not, that you’ve agreed to designate confidential and secure for your clients. Primarily it governs proprietary information such as business plans, financial or transaction details, legal documents, etc.

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Privacy

The privacy criterion deals with the secure collecting, storing, and handling of personal information, like name, address, email, Social Security number, purchase history, criminal history, etc.

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Processing Integrity

Focuses on processing errors and how long it takes to detect and fix them, as well as the incident-free storage and maintenance of data. It also makes sure that any system inputs and outputs are free from unauthorized assessor manipulation. The aim is to guarantee that your services are provided in a precise authorized, and timely manner.

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Why is SOC 2 Compliance Important to Bluelight Consulting?

At Bluelight Consulting, upholding a commitment to security, data privacy, and operational excellence is a top priority. We must adhere to best practices to deliver secure and reliable services to all of our customers.

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Conclusion

Our SOC 2 attestation report affirms that Bluelight Consulting’s information security practices, policies, procedures, and operations have been assessed by independent auditors and certified that they meet the rigorous SOC 2 Trust Service Criteria. This comprehensive assessment ensures that we handle customer data securely and protect both our organization and the privacy of our customers.

We welcome all customers and prospects who are interested in getting this certification to check out our SOC 2 compliance service page and discover how we can help you implement end-to-end security and compliance posture for your systems too!