Company
Services
Industries
Resources
Expert perspectives on IT strategy, cybersecurity, compliance, and technology trends for modern businesses.
SOC 2 compliance is no longer optional for growing SaaS and technology-enabled companies. Most companies try to prepare reactively. There's a better way.
Most SOC 2 failures aren't caused by missing policies. They're caused by weak technical controls. Microsoft 365 sits at the center of your compliance posture.
Weak passwords are still one of the easiest ways into an environment. What has changed is the expectation around how you control it. Auditors are going to look at how credentials are actually handled, not what your handbook says.
Most companies treat the help desk like a cost center. That's fine if all you care about is getting people back to work. It's a problem if you care about security or compliance.
Microsoft has introduced Microsoft 365 Backup as part of its native data protection capabilities. It improves recovery speed and expands restore options. It does not replace a complete backup strategy.
Compliance automation software has fundamentally changed how organizations approach frameworks like SOC 2, ISO 27001, and HIPAA. But there is a misconception that once the platform is connected, compliance becomes automatic. That assumption creates risk.