DriveSavers meets new SSAE 18 Security Standards
Leader in data recovery, eDiscovery, digital forensics addresses SSAE 18 SOC2 Type II guidelines
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) recently enacted updated attestation standards for SOC 1 and 2. As of May 1, 2017, all service organizations who wish to certify as maintaining security measures compliant with these protocols must pass Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements (SSAE) No. 18, rather than the previous standard, SSAE 16.
The new standards are meant to bring all U.S. standards up to international standards of security compliance. New requirements by these regulations are practices that DriveSavers has been adhering to for several years, including regular risk assessment and detailed reporting of the security practices of third-party services used by the company.
DriveSavers is the only data recovery service provider to post proof that it undergoes an annual SOC 2 Type II audit. This qualifies their security practices to support domestic and international customers who must maintain compliance with data privacy and data security regulations for financial, legal, corporate and healthcare industries including:
- NIST SP 800-171
- NIST SP 800.34 (Rev.1)
- HIPAA
- FERPA
- SOX
- GLBA
“It’s absolutely essential that we protect the integrity of our customers’ data,” explained Michael Hall, chief information security officer at DriveSavers. “Each year, DriveSavers undergoes a company-wide SOC 2 Type II audit of internal data hosting and process controls to guarantee our services uphold the stringent data security and privacy protocols mandated by the corporate clients and government agencies we serve.”
About DriveSavers
With over 30 years of award-winning success, DriveSavers is the worldwide leader in data recovery, providing the fastest, most reliable and certified secure data recovery, eDiscovery and digital forensic services in the industry. All of the company’s services meet security protocols for financial, legal, corporate and healthcare industries.
DriveSavers retrieves critical files from all types of data storage media, including solid state drives (SSDs), hard disk drives (HDDs), smartphones, camera cards and enterprise-level devices such as RAID, NAS and SAN. The company handles all kinds of data loss situations, including mechanical failure, physical, water and fire damage, data corruption, file deletions and more.
All leading manufacturers authorize DriveSavers to open sealed drive mechanisms without voiding the original warranty, including Intel, Toshiba, OCZ, OWC, SanDisk, Apple, Western Digital, Patriot, Plextor, LiteOn, Dell, Sony, Microsemi, Avid, Buffalo, Drobo, Broadcom, Overland, Promise, QNAP, ATTO, Dot Hill, CiDesign, ioSafe, NetApp, Thecus, HGST, ADATA, Kingston, VMWare and more.
Customers include Bank of America, Google, Lucasfilm, NASA, Harvard University, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, U.S. Army and Sandia National Laboratories.