The SOC 2 is a report on controls that defines a service organization’s criteria for managing your data based on the five Trust Services Criteria (TSC): security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy. Achieving SOC 2 shows a strong commitment to data protection and operational controls.

NIST is the U.S. federal agency behind the Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), the most widely used model for identifying, managing, and reducing security risk in SaaS environments. Its guidance shapes how organizations configure access controls, monitor third-party integrations, and govern AI usage across cloud platforms.

The CSF organizes cybersecurity risk management into six core functions: Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, Recover, and (as of CSF 2.0) Govern. SaaS teams use it to benchmark access settings, monitor configurations, and align security programs with leadership and compliance requirements.

SaaS compliance protects your organization from security risks along with the legal, financial, and reputational repercussions of failing to meet applicable standards. Beyond risk reduction, a well-developed compliance process builds trust and transparency with stakeholders, supports undisrupted business growth by reducing interruptions and freeing up resources, and drives operational efficiency by defining clear security workflows. AppOmni helps organizations reduce the underlying SaaS risk that compliance programs are built to manage.