{"id":11636,"date":"2025-02-17T16:25:21","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T21:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nventive.com\/articles\/the-role-of-the-soc-2-standard-for-a-development-company\/"},"modified":"2025-05-27T22:34:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T02:34:37","slug":"the-role-of-the-soc-2-standard-for-a-development-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nventive.com\/en\/articles\/the-role-of-the-soc-2-standard-for-a-development-company\/","title":{"rendered":"The Role of SOC 2 Type 2 for a Development Company"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11636\" class=\"elementor elementor-11636 elementor-11590\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3efd158c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3efd158c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7497b4bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7497b4bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>When facing the increase of cybercrime threats, it is imperative for development companies to proactively improve internal protocols to ensure the privacy and the security of client projects.<\/strong>\r\n\r\nIn addition to our already established security committee, we are proud to be a company conformed to the SOC 2 Type 2 standard (System and Organization Controls), which was created by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) to ensure the cybersecurity of our company and our projects.\r\n\r\n<strong>Francis Venne<\/strong>, Information security officer at nventive, concretely explains the role of the SOC 2 Type 2 in our organization.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8944f1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d8944f1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30ffc27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"30ffc27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The SOC 2 Type 2 Security Criteria<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e993900 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e993900\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>SOC 2 Type 2 is a conformity standard that company can acquire to establish organizational practices and controls to efficiently protect the privacy and the security of its organization and client data.<\/p>\n<p>It consists of a set of policies, procedures, and controls audited by audit chartered professional accountants.<\/p>\n<p>To better understand, here is the definition of these terms:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Controls:<\/strong>\u00a0risk-mitigating systems or policies.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Policies:<\/strong>\u00a0written document that describes what to do or not to do.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Procedures:<\/strong>\u00a0document listing the steps to follow in a given situation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The SOC 2 Type 2 standard comprises of five criteria that make up the \u2018\u2018Trust Services Criteria\u2019\u2019:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Security:<\/strong>\u00a0protect data and systems against unauthorized accesses.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Confidentiality:<\/strong>\u00a0limit the access to data and data disclosure to a specific group of people.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Integrity:<\/strong>\u00a0ensure a system or data has not been modified or destroyed in an unauthorized manner.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Availability:<\/strong>\u00a0guarantee system accessibility as stated in a contract that includes security criteria.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Private life:<\/strong>\u00a0protect all personally identifiable information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To ensure conformity to the SOC 2 Type 2, auditors evaluate the efficiency of the controls performed throughout the year. &#8220;<em>SOC 2 Type 2 is not just a checklist\u2014it\u2019s an ongoing process. Controls are modified, tools are changed, and policies and procedures must be reviewed. Cooperation between teams is essential to gather evidence and document a process that remains viable for the business line,<\/em>&#8221; explains <strong>Francis Venne<\/strong>, Head of IT Security\u00a0at nventive.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fb91fa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1fb91fa\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a0286c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a0286c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Cybersecurity Experts Team<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cfdedb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9cfdedb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our Confidentiality and Security team includes <strong>Francis Venne<\/strong>, Head of IT Security, our experts from the IT team, and our management. It is a solid multidisciplinary team that ensures each SOC 2 Type 2 processes are implemented daily.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c8e81f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4c8e81f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c956b2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"4c956b2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\"><p><span class=\"blog-quote-textstyled__StyledQuoteOpen-sc-9ayjhr-3 cfwbLi\">\"<\/span>It\u2019s important to count on several talents who have different experiences and insights, because it allows us to challenge ideas and to see problems (and their solution) in a different way, closer to what they would find in their business line. Indeed, a security team can\u2019t be efficient if it doesn\u2019t know the reality of operations.\"<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Francis Venne<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">Head of IT Security<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43eac877 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"43eac877\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4de7f1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4de7f1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Impact of our SOC 2 Type 2 Certification in our Projects<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40f5ca9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40f5ca9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The security of our clients\u2019 data is our priority. To that end, several controls are performed during mobile and web development. For all of our projects, we conduct a thorough risk analysis, we establish a recovery plan in case of violation and, lastly, we foster a security culture by using the Agile DevSecOps (development, security, operations) method.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e82a28c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7e82a28c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3eeda36d elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"3eeda36d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\"><p>\"Since SOC 2 is more than just a security certification, all business lines need to be involved. Three years later, there\u2019s a noticeable shift in company culture\u2014people now ask themselves, 'Is this SOC 2 compliant?' when carrying out processes.\"<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Francis Venne<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">Head of IT Security<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3be1655 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3be1655\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7458ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c7458ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Practice of Agile DevSecOps Beyond SOC 2 Type 2<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca933c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca933c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Conforming to the SOC 2 Type 2 standard gave us the opportunity to strengthen and to optimize our cybersecurity practices in accordance with the DevSecOps method.<\/p>\n<p>With an agile and iterative methodology as foundation, our experts proactively identify risks and apply corrective processes to guarantee a secure environment for our clients.<\/p>\n<p>We perform a control at each step of the software development phase in our projects:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-667b81ec e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"667b81ec\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fd8a436 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2fd8a436\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1482\" height=\"823\" src=\"https:\/\/nventive.com\/app\/uploads\/devsecops-control-at-each-step-of-software-development-phase-in-projects.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11589\" alt=\"DevSecOps: control at each step of the software development phase in projects\" 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irregularities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d00d93 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8d00d93\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d0025b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d0025b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Establishing a Security Culture<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8fa8c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8fa8c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Attackers constantly evolve and so software development teams must also evolve. That\u2019s why our Confidentiality and Security team has also the goal of permanently improving our cybersecurity culture. The team offers support and training, while also sharing information and new practices with the teams to offer a secure service to our clients. This translates into monthly cybersecurity trainings and Lunch &amp; Learn sessions about precise subjects in the field of cybersecurity.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>&#8220;People get more motivated to be prudent when they understand the impact they have on the company\u2019s cybersecurity. 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