E&A Achieves Prestigious SOC 2 Certification

Eaton & Associates (E&A) continues to elevate IT and data security standards with our SOC 2 Type II Certification.

Service Organization Control (SOC) is an industry standard for securely managing customer data. It’s based on 5 key principles: security, availability, integrity, confidentiality, and privacy. Type II is the more comprehensive assessment, evaluating the effectiveness of our organizational controls, while Type I assessments are designed to simply verify whether or not the required controls are in place.

Over the course of nine months, our organization was thoroughly evaluated by an outside agency to measure our adherence to cybersecurity standards. They reviewed every department from accounting and HR to engineering and sales.

This significant achievement is a testament to our unwavering commitment to protecting our clients’ data and maintaining the highest standards of IT security.

For 35 years, E&A has built enduring relationships with our partners through trust, transparency, and professionalism. We are thrilled to offer our clients this added layer of confidence in our services.

The SOC 2 Type II Certification reinforces our position as a trusted leader in the IT space, committed to excellence in every aspect of our operations.

Background

Eaton & Associates is a leading IT services provider dedicated to data security and regulatory compliance. Our CJIS Compliance is another testament to E&A's commitment to informational integrity. We are proud to add the SOC 2 Type II Certification to our list of qualifications.

Our journey to SOC 2 compliance began with the same clear motivation: to practice what we preach. Achieving this attestation required more than just meeting technical criteria. It demanded a cultural shift within our organization. Our teams adapted to new workflows, refined our cloud infrastructure, and embraced a continuous improvement mindset to maintain compliance and security.?

Achieving this attestation was no small feat. A SOC 2 Certification not only validates our internal efforts, but also provides our clients with the assurance that their data is protected by stringent, third-party verified security measures.

How E&A Implements SOC 2 Security Standards

The 5 essential areas of SOC are security, availability, integrity, confidentiality, and privacy. E&A supports our clients with a multi-layered security system that addresses each of these key areas:

1.??????? Security: Our advanced security measures include comprehensive access controls, systems and communication protection, and risk management processes.

2.??????? Availability: We develop disaster recovery and business continuity plans, securely store backups to protect against data breaches and ransomware attacks, implement 24x7 systems monitoring tools, and ensure effective capacity management to avoid system downtime.

3.??????? Integrity: Thorough processes ensure proper data validation and quality assurance for our clients, along with error handling procedures for maximum protection.

4.??????? Confidentiality: Data is protected through encryption, access restrictions, and secure data disposal. We deploy state-of-the-art encryption technology to protect data both at rest and in transit. ??

5.??????? Privacy: We implement personal data management policies, user consent processes, and privacy incident response procedures.

We invite you to learn more about how Eaton & Associates' SOC 2 Type II attestation can enhance the security and compliance of your organization. Visit our website at https://eatonassoc.com/ for detailed information. You can also email Adrian at [email protected] or reach out to us directly through Linkedin!