Sounding Board Achieves SOC 2® Type 2 Certification
Leader Development Platform Confirms Commitment to Data Security and Privacy
ALISO VIEJO, Calif., May 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sounding Board, Inc., the first Leader Development Platform designed to bridge the leadership gap, today announced completion of its SOC 2® Type 2 attestation in accordance with the widely recognized auditing standard developed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).
After achieving its SOC 2 Type 1 certification in February 2021, Sounding Board moved to complete the rigorous SOC 2 Type 2 audit. Conducted by a third party, the SOC 2 Type 2 report affirms the suitability and effectiveness of Sounding Board’s information security controls over time and provides added assurance about the confidentiality and privacy of the information processed by the company.
Tommy Perkins, Sounding Board’s SVP, Sales and Customer Success, said, “SOC 2 Type 2 is a huge milestone for us. We understand that data privacy and security are a top concern for today’s leading companies, so knowing that Sounding Board has achieved SOC 2 Type 2 compliance is a benefit of partnering with us. This certification shows without a doubt that organizations can trust how Sounding Board approaches the security of the businesses we support, the leaders we serve and the data we process.”
Echoing Perkins’ sentiment, Ron Buell, VP of Engineering at Sounding Boarding, shared, “SOC 2 Type 2 certification creates a level of trust between Sounding Board, our partners and our clients, both current and future, that words and promises cannot. The audit took more than 300 hours to complete and touched on all aspects of Sounding Board’s approach to security. We’re incredibly proud of this accomplishment. It is proof that Sounding Board is a safe and secure company, ready to support the leadership development goals of organizations of all sizes.”
A copy of Sounding Board’s SOC 2 Type 2 report is available to clients and prospects upon request.
About Sounding Board, Inc.
Sounding Board is the first leader development platform designed to bridge the leadership gap. We empower talent leaders. Aligned with behavioral science-backed leadership development, our platform delivers unparalleled flexibility and measurable impact in leadership coaching engagements. With group coaching and virtual 1:1 engagements, talent leaders can use our industry-leading leader development platform and managed network of certified coaches to reduce administrative burden while developing leaders at scale.
Sounding Board’s network of world-class coaches covers more than 60 countries and 15+ languages. Using enterprise leadership coaching solutions designed to drive organizational impact, Sounding Board has helped hyper-growth organizations like Chime, Zoom, Dropbox, and enterprises like VMware, Mozilla and Bloomberg advance their leaders’ performance at scale. In 2021, Co-Founders Christine Tao and Lori Mazan were named to the EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women™ North America Class of 2021. Sounding Board was named one of 2021’s Most Transformational Growth Companies in Digital Learning and is a GOLD GLOBEE® WINNER for Career and Workforce Readiness Solution, a Stevie International Business Award Winner, GSV EdTech 150 winner and a Brandon Hall Excellence in Technology Award winner.
For more information, visit www.soundingboardinc.com.
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