{"id":400,"date":"2025-04-01T21:13:59","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T15:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.securis360.com\/blog\/?p=400"},"modified":"2026-02-18T18:53:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T18:53:24","slug":"can-you-achieve-soc-2-compliance-with-only-one-trust-service-criteria-like-confidentiality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/securis360.com\/blog\/can-you-achieve-soc-2-compliance-with-only-one-trust-service-criteria-like-confidentiality\/","title":{"rendered":"Can You Achieve SOC 2 Compliance with Only One Trust Service Criteria Like Confidentiality?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When organizations consider SOC 2 compliance<\/a><\/strong>, one of the most common questions they ask is whether they can achieve it by focusing on just one Trust Service Criteria (TSC)<\/strong>\u2014such as Confidentiality<\/strong>. The answer is yes<\/strong>, but with some key considerations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Understanding SOC 2 and Trust Service Criteria<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

SOC 2 is an auditing standard developed by the AICPA (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants)<\/strong> to evaluate how service organizations manage customer data. SOC 2 reports assess compliance based on five Trust Service Criteria:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Security<\/strong> (required for all SOC 2 reports)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Availability<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Processing Integrity<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Confidentiality<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Privacy<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    While all five criteria are available, companies have the flexibility to select only those that are relevant to their business operations and client commitments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Achieving SOC 2 Compliance with Only Confidentiality<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Yes, you can achieve SOC 2<\/a> compliance with just Confidentiality<\/strong>\u2014but Security is always mandatory<\/strong>. Here\u2019s what that means:<\/p>\n\n\n\n