Multacom, a shared web host providing Los Angeles-based, dedicated servers, VPN and shared web hosting solutions, announced that all of its data centers at 707 Wilshire Blvd. in Los Angeles, including its most recent location data center, successfully completed a SOC 2 Type 2 examination.
The scope of the review covered Multacom colocation services as they relate to the principles of SOC 2 security and availability . The review was completed by Brightline CPAs & Associates, Inc., a company which is a CPA firm, PCI under general license Qualified Security Assessor, an ISO certification body and a FedRAMP 3PAO.
The review is an independent assessment of the effectiveness of safety-related controls Multacom and availability in its web hosting operations and adherence to the principles of trust service SOC 2 which are modeled around four areas: policies, communications, procedures and monitoring . Each principle has criteria and controls that must be met to demonstrate specifically defined compliance. These reports are for stakeholders of an organization need to understand the internal controls in place regarding security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality and privacy.
"We felt it was very important to make a credible outside source to assess our standards," said Kiarash Jahangiri, CEO of Multacom . "The rigorous evaluation by an accredited third party provides our stakeholders with the objective information they need to understand our operational systems and infrastructure. They can now do their own due diligence and refer to this report to confirm that we meet their own internal needs and requirements for security and availability. "
Type 2 SOC 2 Review
SOC 2 reports are an alternative to SOC 1 (SSAE 16) specifically for organizations that hold and store information for customers, such as data centers and managed services. type 2 report is more involved than type 1 and consists of an examination over a period of time by a CPA license firm assessing the adequacy of the design and operating effectiveness of controls and systems in place, as well as tests and provide evidence of how the controls are used and implemented.
safety is assessed based on system protection against unauthorized access or unauthorized use, while availability is considered based on the system is available as stipulated in the agreement the organization with customers. Some of the commitments of the web hosting provider Multacom include onsite security and technical support 24 hours a day, an access control system at several levels and a 100% network and power availability. Multacom end SOC 2 Type 2 examination of their data centers each year.
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