The Good Tech Companies - Halo Security Achieves SOC 2 Type 1 Compliance, Validating Security Controls For Its Attack Surface

Episode Date: May 22, 2025

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/halo-security-achieves-soc-2-type-1-compliance-validating-security-controls-for-its-attack-surface. ... This certification validates that Halo Security's security controls and practices are properly designed and implemented to meet the SOC 2 trust principles. Check more stories related to web3 at: https://hackernoon.com/c/web3. You can also check exclusive content about #web3, #halo-security, #cybernewswire, #press-release, #halo-security-announcement, #cyber-security-awareness, #cybersecurity-tips, #good-company, and more. This story was written by: @cybernewswire. Learn more about this writer by checking @cybernewswire's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Halo Security has successfully achieved SOC 2 Type 1 compliance following a comprehensive audit by Insight Assurance. This certification validates that Halo Security's security controls and practices are properly designed and implemented to meet the SOC 2 trust principles.

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Starting point is 00:00:00 This audio is presented by Hacker Noon, where anyone can learn anything about any technology. Halo Security achieves SOC2 Type 1 compliance, validating security controls for its attack surface. By Cyber Newswire. Miami, Florida. May 22, 2025. Cyber Newswire, Halo Security, a leading provider of attack surface management and penetration testing services, today announced it has successfully achieved SOC2 Type 1 compliance following a comprehensive audit by Insight Assurance. This certification validates that Halo Security security controls and practices are properly designed and implemented to meet the SOC2 trust principles.
Starting point is 00:00:39 Greater than, security isn't a destination, it's a continuous journey of improvement, said Greater than Lisa Dowling, CEO of Halo Security. "'Achieving SOC2 Type 1 compliance greater than demonstrates our commitment to protecting our customers' data with the same greater-than diligence we bring to helping organizations protect their own data.'" Society 2, System and Organization Controls 2, as a rigorous framework developed by the American Institute of CPAs, AICPA, that specifies how organizations should manage customer data. By achieving Type 1 compliance, Halo Security provides ITS customers with independent validation that, sensitive customer data is protected by robust security measures. Security processes and controls are appropriately implemented. Access to systems and data is governed by clearly defined, documented policies.
Starting point is 00:01:31 Infrastructure is designed with appropriate redundancies and safeguards. The certification process involved a thorough examination of HALO Security's information security policies and procedures, risk management approaches, system monitoring and incident response capabilities, vendor management practices, and physical and logical access controls. Greater than For a company that helps other organizations identify and remediate security greater than vulnerabilities, it's essential that we maintain the highest standards of greater than security in our own operations, added Dowling.
Starting point is 00:02:04 Our customers trust us with greater than sensitive information about their external attack surface, and this greater than certification further demonstrates our commitment to handling that data with greater than appropriate care. Halo Security is already working toward SOC 2 Type 2 compliance, which will verify the operational effectiveness of its security controls over an extended period. About Halo Security Halo Security is a comprehensive external attack surface management platform that provides acid discovery, risk assessment, and penetration testing in a single, easy-to-use dashboard.
Starting point is 00:02:36 Founded by cybersecurity experts with backgrounds at McAfee, Intel, Kenna Security, OneLogin, and WhiteHat Security, Halo Security delivers a unique attacker-based approach to help organizations safeguard against potential threats. Users can learn more at HaloSecurity.com. Contact VP of Marketing Nick Hemingway Halo Security Nick at HaloSecurity.com This story was published as a press release by CyberNewsWire under Hacker Noon's business blogging program. Thank you for listening to this Hacker Nooon story, read by Artificial Intelligence. Visit hackernoon.com to read, write, learn and publish.

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