SOC 2 Type II
Audit standard for security, availability, and confidentiality controls.
Short answer
What does "SOC 2 Type II" mean in employment background screening?
SOC 2 Type II is an AICPA-defined attestation that a service organization's security, availability, processing-integrity, confidentiality, and privacy controls operated effectively over a defined period (typically six to twelve months). SafestHires maintains a current SOC 2 Type II report covering the Security, Availability, and Confidentiality trust-service criteria..
Definition
SOC 2 Type II is an AICPA-defined attestation that a service organization's security, availability, processing-integrity, confidentiality, and privacy controls operated effectively over a defined period (typically six to twelve months). SafestHires maintains a current SOC 2 Type II report covering the Security, Availability, and Confidentiality trust-service criteria.
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