Using Amazon AWS and Need to Become SOC 2 Compliant? Here's What You Need to Know NOW from the SOC 2 Cloud Experts at NDNB

Businesses are building and deploying a wide variety of cloud computing platforms within AWS – such as SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS – and are also being asked for annual SOC 2 Type 1 and Type 2 reporting. Here’s what service organizations need to know now about becoming SOC 2 compliant when using Amazon AWS’ services.Start with a SOC 2 Scoping & Readiness Assessment: Learning about SOC 2 – all the technical merits and other important considerations – begins by performing a comprehensive SOC 2 scoping & readiness assessment. Assess Scope and Ownership of Controls: Businesses using Amazon’s AWS services will need to assess, determine, and confirm who has ownership of various controls that will be assessed during a SOC 2. The earlier this is known, the greater the chances for auditing success, efficiency, and removal of scope creep issues. In all reality, this is a relatively straightforward process, something NDNB performs with clients every day.