🏆 SOC2 Certification Status
✅ Current Certification Status
📋 Certification Details:
- SOC2 Type 2 (operational effectiveness)
- Active and current
- Q3 2024
- Valid Through: Q3 2025
- Independent third-party CPA firm
🎯 Trust Service Criteria:
- ✅ Security: System protection against unauthorized access
- ✅ Availability: System accessibility for operation and use
- ✅ Processing Integrity: Complete and accurate processing
- ✅ Confidentiality: Designated confidential information protection
- ✅ Privacy: Personal information collection and processing
📊 What SOC2 Type 2 Means
SOC2 Type 2 is the gold standard for SaaS security certifications, going beyond policy documentation to test actual operational effectiveness over a 6-12 month period.
🔍 Audit Scope:
- 6-month observation period: Continuous monitoring of controls
- Operational testing: Controls tested in practice, not just theory
- Evidence requirements: Documentation of actual security events
- Third-party validation: Independent auditor verification
🛡️ Control Categories:
- Access controls: User authentication and authorization
- Change management: System update and modification controls
- Data protection: Encryption and data handling procedures
- Incident response: Security event detection and response
🔐 Security Controls Implementation
🔒 Data Protection Controls
🛡️ Encryption Standards:
- AES-256 encryption: Industry-standard data encryption
- TLS 1.3: Secure data transmission
- End-to-end encryption: Full data lifecycle protection
- Key management: Secure encryption key handling
- Data at rest: Encrypted database storage
🔐 Access Management:
- Multi-factor authentication: Required for all accounts
- Role-based access: Principle of least privilege
- Session management: Automatic timeout and secure tokens
- Regular access reviews: Quarterly permission audits
- Privileged access monitoring: Enhanced logging for admin actions
🏗️ Infrastructure Security
☁️ Cloud Security:
- AWS SOC2 compliant hosting: Secure cloud infrastructure
- Network segmentation: Isolated production environments
- Intrusion detection: 24/7 monitoring systems
- DDoS protection: Automatic attack mitigation
- Backup security: Encrypted and geographically distributed
🔄 Operational Controls:
- Change management: Formal approval process for updates
- Code review: Security-focused development practices
- Penetration testing: Quarterly third-party security assessments
- Vulnerability scanning: Automated security monitoring
- Incident response: 24/7 security team coverage
🌍 GDPR and Privacy Compliance
🇪🇺 GDPR Compliance Status
Sembly AI maintains full GDPR compliance with comprehensive privacy controls designed to protect European user data and meet regulatory requirements.
📋 Data Protection Rights:
- Right to access: Users can request their data
- Right to rectification: Data correction capabilities
- Right to erasure: Complete data deletion upon request
- Right to portability: Export data in standard formats
- Right to restrict processing: Limit data usage
🔒 Privacy Implementation:
- Data minimization: Collect only necessary information
- Purpose limitation: Use data only for stated purposes
- Consent management: Clear opt-in/opt-out mechanisms
- Data retention limits: Automatic deletion after specified periods
- Cross-border transfer protection: Standard contractual clauses
📝 Data Processing Agreements
📄 Available Legal Agreements:
Data Processing Agreement (DPA)
- • GDPR Article 28 compliant
- • Standard contractual clauses included
- • Available for enterprise customers
- • Covers international data transfers
Business Associate Agreement (BAA)
- • HIPAA compliance for healthcare
- • Protected health information safeguards
- • Available for healthcare organizations
- • Breach notification procedures
🏢 Enterprise Security Features
👥 Identity and Access Management
🔐 Authentication Options:
- SSO integration: SAML 2.0 and OpenID Connect
- Active Directory sync: Automatic user provisioning
- Multi-factor authentication: SMS, app, and hardware tokens
- Conditional access: Location and device-based policies
- Session controls: Timeout and concurrent session limits
⚙️ Access Controls:
- Role-based permissions: Granular feature access control
- Team hierarchy: Organizational structure enforcement
- Data classification: Sensitive data handling rules
- Audit logging: Comprehensive access tracking
- Privileged access management: Enhanced admin controls
🔍 Monitoring and Compliance
📊 Security Monitoring:
- Real-time alerts: Immediate security event notifications
- Behavioral analytics: Anomaly detection for user activity
- Threat intelligence: Proactive security threat identification
- Security dashboard: Real-time security status overview
- Incident response: Automated and manual response procedures
📋 Compliance Reporting:
- Audit trails: Detailed activity logs for compliance teams
- Custom reports: Tailored compliance reporting capabilities
- Data lineage: Complete data processing history
- Retention policies: Automated data lifecycle management
- Export capabilities: Compliance data extraction tools
🏥 Industry-Specific Compliance
🏥 Healthcare (HIPAA)
✅ HIPAA Compliance Features:
- • Business Associate Agreement available
- • PHI encryption and access controls
- • Audit logging for healthcare data
- • Breach notification procedures
- • Administrative safeguards compliance
🔒 Additional Protections:
- • Minimum necessary standard enforcement
- • Healthcare-specific data retention
- • Secure messaging for PHI communication
- • Risk assessment documentation
🏦 Financial Services
📊 Financial Compliance:
- • SOX compliance support
- • PCI DSS alignment for payment data
- • Financial data protection standards
- • Regulatory reporting capabilities
- • Data residency controls
🔐 Security Requirements:
- • Enhanced encryption for financial data
- • Transaction monitoring capabilities
- • Compliance audit trail maintenance
- • Regulatory change management
💡 Implementation Best Practices
🎯 Deployment Recommendations
📋 Initial Setup:
- Security assessment: Review current security posture
- Policy alignment: Match Sembly settings to company policies
- User training: Security awareness for all users
- Integration planning: SSO and directory service setup
- Compliance mapping: Align with regulatory requirements
🔄 Ongoing Management:
- Regular audits: Quarterly access and permission reviews
- Security monitoring: Continuous threat detection
- Compliance updates: Stay current with regulatory changes
- Incident response testing: Regular security drill exercises
- Documentation maintenance: Keep compliance records current
📊 Certification Validation
🔍 How to Verify SOC2 Certification:
- • Request SOC2 report directly from Sembly AI
- • Verify auditor credentials and independence
- • Review audit period and scope coverage
- • Check for any management letter comments
- • Confirm certification dates and validity
📋 Due Diligence Checklist:
- • Review security questionnaire responses
- • Assess data processing agreements
- • Verify encryption and access controls
- • Evaluate incident response capabilities
- • Confirm compliance with industry regulations