Glossary definition: SOC 2 Trust Principles

SOC 2 Compliance: Understanding the Trust Principles

SOC 2 Trust Principles are a set of criteria used to evaluate and assess the security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy of a service organization’s systems and services. The Trust Principles are based on the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ (AICPA) Trust Services Principles and Criteria, which are designed to provide assurance about the security, availability, and privacy of a service organization’s systems and services. The SOC 2 Trust Principles are focused on the security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy of a service organization’s systems, services, and data. The Trust Principles are used to assess the design, implementation, and operating effectiveness of a service organization’s controls, procedures, and systems. The Trust Principles are designed to help service organizations develop, maintain, and demonstrate effective security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy of their systems and services.