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We are pleased to share that Athennian, the most modern entity management software on the market, has completed its 2021 Service Organization Control (SOC) 2 Type 2 audit. A SOC 2 audit affirms that Athennian’s information security practices, policies, procedures, and operations meet the SOC 2 standards for security, availability, confidentiality, and privacy.
What is a SOC 2 Type 2 Compliance?
Created by the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA), SOC 2 evaluates how a company manages customer data and evaluates all information security controls that are in place.
SOC2 audit compliance demonstrates an organization's information security controls have been independently verified for effective design and operation during the audit period.
The Four Trust Principles of SOC 2 Certification
Privacy
Athennian takes great care in ensuring our Privacy Policy accurately reflects how we collect, use, retain, and dispose of personal information.
Security
Athennian protects its system resources against unauthorized access by implementing access controls to prevent potential system abuse, theft, and unauthorized removal or use of data.
Availability
Ensuring our users can access the software when they need it is paramount. Our availability controls ensure we're executing effective capacity planning, monitoring availability, creating reliable backups, and testing our incident response plans to ensure our customers have confidence our services are always reliable.
Confidentiality
Confidential information must be protected. Athennian ensures your data is encrypted, and we use industry-standard safeguards to protect the information assets you store in our application.
Why is SOC 2 compliance important to Athennian?
Meeting SOC 2 compliance means we’re walking the walk, not just talking the talk, when it comes to protecting your data, making sure it’s available when you need it, and upholding the rights of individuals when it comes to their personal information. Every year we look forward to audit season because it confirms that our security program is not just industry-standard–it’s industry gold standard.
For Athennian, achieving SOC 2 compliance is a testament to our ongoing commitment to security and privacy.
Our customers can rest assured that Athennian is modern software that is easy to use and secure and focused on protecting our customer's data.
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