Yes, Verified First is SOC 2 Compliant!

Background checks help employers provide information to make better hiring decisions, but they also contain personally identifiable information (PII) that must be secured in order to protect the applicant’s privacy. With cybercrime on the rise, knowing how your data is being defended has never been more critical. 

As a SOC 2-compliant organization, Verified First is committed to protecting our clients and their data. If your organization uses a service provider that manages your data, then you are probably already aware of SOC reporting — or we hope you are! To showcase our commitment to data security, let’s discuss what SOC 2 compliance means and how we are constantly working to protect our clients. 

What is SOC 2 Compliance? 

SOC, or System and Organization Controls, helps business leaders evaluate data protection systems and procedures. A SOC 2 report shows that a service provider has adequate systems and controls in place to protect sensitive information. 

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) developed the SOC 2 report to define and examine these trust services criteria in companies that manage sensitive data: 

• Security: Information and systems are properly protected against unauthorized access or disclosure, abuse, and damage. 
• Availability: Systems and services are accessible to clients so they can best perform their business objectives.  
• Processing Integrity: System processing is complete, valid, accurate, timely, and authorized. 
• Confidentiality: Confidential information is secured, and access is controlled. 
• Privacy: PII is appropriately collected, used, retained, disclosed, and disposed of. 

SOC 2 compliance lets organizations demonstrate their commitment to security. As a SOC 2-compliant organization, Verified First can help you confidently protect and manage your business information. 

What This Means for Our Clients

Verified First is SOC 2 compliant, meaning a member organization of the AICPA reviewed and found our systems and services to be trustworthy and secure. We have taken the time to create and define secure safety protocols in order to protect our client’s sensitive and valuable data. We know that a data breach not only costs significant time and money but can ruin an organization’s reputation. That’s why we take SOC 2 compliance and your privacy seriously. 

With Verified First, you can have peace of mind knowing your data is safe. Recognized as a trusted partner of many organizations, Verified First is committed to maintaining a solid security and compliance culture centered on our applications, partners, vendors, and customers.

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