The Service Organizational Control (SOC) framework is an attestation
that ServiceNow meets the required standard regarding having controls
in place to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of
our customers’ data in the cloud.
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- SOC 1 focuses on the effectiveness of internal controls that
affect the financial reports of customers
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- SOC 2 evaluates controls that are relevant to availability,
integrity, security, confidentiality, or privacy.
ServiceNow is audited annually by a third party and has maintained
its SSAE 18 SOC 1 Type 2 attestation since 2011 (SSAE 18 superseded
SSAE 16 in 2017). SSAE 18 is aligned with international standard
ISAE3402 and replaced the now-deprecated SAS70.
ServiceNow has also undertaken an annual SOC 2 Type 2 attestation
since 2013, relevant to security and availability controls listed in
the AICPA Trust Services Criteria (TSC).
A SOC 1 Type 2 bridge letter is provided between audit periods so
that the company is covered for the entire year. This bridge letter is
available via ServiceNow CORE to ServiceNow customers at the end of
every January.