Thursday, December 22, 2011
CORRECTING and REPLACING Cbeyond One of First SOC 2 Compliant Cloud Companies
Completing SOC 2 Examination for Louisville Data Center, Cbeyond
Demonstrates Commitment to Security for Customers
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CBEYOND ONE OF FIRST SOC 2 COMPLIANT CLOUD COMPANIES
Completing SOC 2 Examination for Louisville Data Center, Cbeyond
Demonstrates Commitment to Security for Customers
Cbeyond
(NASDAQ: CBEY), a leading provider of IT and communications services to
over 60,000 small and medium businesses, today announced that its
Louisville data center has recently completed a Type II Service
Organization Control (SOC) 2 (or "SOC 2") examination relevant to
security and availability. As a result, Cbeyond is now one of the first
cloud providers to receive such a report.
The SOC 2 examination evaluated the design and operating effectiveness
of the Cbeyond Louisville data center controls for compliance with the
security and availability criteria set forth in the American Institute
of Certified Public Accountants Trust Services Principles, Criteria, and
Illustrations for Security, Availability, Processing Integrity,
Confidentiality, and Privacy. Cbeyond Cloud Services processes,
procedures and controls have been formally evaluated and tested by an
independent auditing firm. This examination demonstrates that Cbeyond
Cloud Services is compliant with the relevant security and availability
criteria and that its customers are served and hosted in a secure,
controlled facility.
The examination's completion also provides Cbeyond insight into the
people and procedures responsible for successful data center controls.
"It's critical in this business to have a secure, reliable and
controlled data center," said Jeff Uphues, vice president of CbeyondCloud Sales. "Our customers' data is of utmost importance which is why
we have become one of the first companies in our industry to complete a
SOC 2 examination."
Earlier this year, the SOC Type II reports replaced SAS 70 Type II
audits as the benchmark compliance report for organizations impacted by
regulations such as HIPAA, PCI and SOX. The new standards required
Cbeyond to complete and submit a written assessment of the operating
effectiveness and suitability of its controls, which was analyzed by the
independent auditors.
Cbeyond
Cloud Services integrates and simplifies business-class technology
services in the cloud for small and medium businesses in more than 60
countries around the world. Cbeyond provides virtual servers, managed
dedicated servers, cloud PBXs and software as a service. Delivering
world-class technology and customer service, Cbeyond helps small and
medium-sized businesses thrive.
For more information on Cbeyond, visit http://www.cbeyond.net/.
About Cbeyond
Cbeyond, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBEY) is a leading provider of IT and
communications services to 60,000 small businesses in the U.S. Serving
growing entrepreneurs, Cbeyond offers more than 30
productivity-enhancing applications including local and long-distance
voice, broadband Internet, mobile, BlackBerry®, voicemail,
email, Web hosting, fax-to-email, data backup, file-sharing, and virtual
private networking. In addition, Cbeyond's Cloud Services division
offers virtual and dedicated servers and cloud PBX to small businesses
worldwide. The Cloud Services division won Microsoft's Hosting Partner
of the Year Award for 2009 and 2010 in connection with Microsoft's
Hyper-V Server product. Winning more than 60 awards for product
innovation, growth and a quality customer experience, Cbeyond continues
to focus on helping small businesses succeed and grow through
high-performance technology, superior services and world-class support.
For more information on Cbeyond, visit www.cbeyond.net
and follow Cbeyond on Twitter: www.twitter.com/Cbeyondinc.
Cbeyond, Inc.
Shana Keith, 678-384-8304
shana.keith@cbeyond.net
Source: Cbeyond, Inc.
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