{"id":2428,"date":"2018-08-23T13:01:14","date_gmt":"2018-08-23T17:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.simplyvoting.com\/soc-2-certification\/"},"modified":"2024-11-27T05:08:35","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T10:08:35","slug":"soc-2-certification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.simplyvoting.com\/soc-2-certification\/","title":{"rendered":"SOC 2 Certification"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Simply Voting is now SOC 2 Type I certified. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aicpa-cima.com\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Governed by the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA)<\/a>, SOC 2 Certification was established in order to provide independent evaluation and confidence about an organization\u2019s controls related to security, confidentiality, processing integrity, availability, and privacy. \u00a0A Type 1 report provides a description of the organization&#8217;s system as a whole, in addition to detailed testing of the design of the organization&#8217;s internal controls, all at one specific point in time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What the SOC 2 Type I Certification Process Entailed<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To achieve this milestone, Simply Voting partnered with <strong>A-LIGN<\/strong>, an independent auditing firm renowned for its expertise in compliance assessments. The audit involved:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Comprehensive interviews<\/strong> with our team,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Thorough examination of 198 pieces of evidence<\/strong>, and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rigorous review of our company\u2019s administration, online voting system, and underlying server infrastructure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The resulting audit report confirmed that Simply Voting meets the SOC 2 Trust Services Principles for <strong>Common Criteria\/Security, Availability, and Confidentiality<\/strong>. This demonstrates our commitment to providing reliable and secure voting solutions to our clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How SOC 2 Differs from SSAE 16<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The SOC 2 audit is more extensive and stringent than the SSAE 16 (Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements No. 16), which we previously completed. While SSAE 16 focused on financial controls, SOC 2 dives deeper into system operations and user data protection, reflecting a more comprehensive evaluation of our technology and practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why This Matters for Our Clients<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Achieving SOC 2 Type I certification is a testament to Simply Voting&#8217;s dedication to delivering <strong>secure and dependable internet voting solutions<\/strong>. We understand that our clients rely on us to safeguard their election processes and data, and this certification provides independent assurance that our systems are designed to meet their expectations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This milestone reinforces our ongoing commitment to <strong>transparency<\/strong>, <strong>accountability<\/strong>, and <strong>trustworthiness<\/strong>, core values that define Simply Voting\u2019s mission to deliver secure, fair, and accessible voting solutions for organizations worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information about our commitment to security or how our SOC 2 certification benefits your organization, feel free to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.simplyvoting.com\/contact-us\/\">contact us<\/a> or visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.simplyvoting.com\/\">our website.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Simply Voting is now SOC 2 Type I certified. Governed by the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA), SOC 2 Certification was established in order to provide independent evaluation and confidence about an organization\u2019s controls related to security, confidentiality, processing integrity, availability, and privacy. \u00a0A Type 1 report provides a description of the organization&#8217;s system as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2429,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2428","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-company-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simplyvoting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2428","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simplyvoting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simplyvoting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simplyvoting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simplyvoting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2428"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.simplyvoting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2428\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simplyvoting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2429"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simplyvoting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2428"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simplyvoting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2428"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simplyvoting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2428"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}