Appetite for Attestation: SOC 2 Compliance

SOC 2 compliance is critical for organizations that handle customer data, especially those offering cloud-based services or managing sensitive information. It demonstrates that your organization has implemented robust controls to protect data privacy, security, availability, processing integrity, and confidentiality.

For many industries, including SaaS providers, financial services, and healthcare, SOC 2 is not just a competitive advantage but often a contractual or regulatory requirement. Without it, organizations risk losing business opportunities, facing legal challenges, or damaging their reputation due to inadequate security practices.

Join Tego and CATO Networks for a lunch and learn focused exclusively on SOC 2 compliance. Discover what your organization needs to prepare for SOC 2 and how achieving SOC 2 compliance helps build trust with customers, partners, and stakeholders by proving your commitment to safeguarding their data.

Our panelists will moderate a discussion focused on:

• How organizations can adequately prepare for SOC 2 Compliance
• The value of Tego Advisory Services and how we facilitate the entire SOC 2 attestation process
• Why CATO Networks’ security platform aligns with the key principles of SOC 2, including security, availability, and confidentiality

Space is limited, so register today.

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About the Presenters

Darren Anderson, Enterprise Sales Director at CATO Networks
Darren leads the Research Triangle Park and greater Raleigh, North Carolina market for CATO Networks, a Gartner leader. He collaborates closely with CIO and CISO management teams in applying cybersecurity architectures while developing strategies to leverage the SASE revolution.

Mr. Anderson’s longest tenure was maturing his sales professional career with NetApp.  After several roles in both San Francisco and Raleigh markets, he arrived at Bank of America specifically to support the Global Strategy Team.  He focused mainly on Big Data applications, compliance and regulatory affairs, and an Enterprise License Agreement (ELA).

Before joining CATO Networks, Darren built a similar territory for Cohesity, a Gartner leader in data management and protection, focusing on the speed of recovery from ransomware events. Cyber resilience strategies were deployed at a variety of Fortune 500 accounts with his counsel and with the help of his business partners developed over time.

Greg Manson, Vice President of Tego Advisory Services
With an impressive 18-year career in IT leadership roles spanning the healthcare, medical device, and pharmaceutical industries, Greg Manson has established a solid reputation as a strategic and forward-thinking professional. His subsequent 11-year journey witnessed him build the Security, Audit, and Compliance department at a prominent Managed Service Provider (MSP) in Raleigh, and later replicated this success at a nationwide MSP, reaching clients across the U.S. Now, Greg is bringing his wealth of experience to Tego, where he is currently spearheading the creation of a pioneering Advisory department.

These experiences have endowed Greg with a comprehensive understanding of a wide range of regulations, compliance initiatives, and cybersecurity complexities. At Tego, his mission remains consistent: to help clients mitigate IT-related risks to their systems and data. His broad knowledge base in security, audit, and compliance encompasses risk identification and mitigation, systems security management, and the development of internal audit and governance solutions. He has adeptly led SOC 2, Type 2 attestations, ISO 27001 certification initiatives, and managed diverse client programs including CMMC, PCI, HIPAA, SOX, GDPR, and CCPA.

Certified as an ISACA Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and a Data Privacy Solutions Engineer (CDPSE), Greg has recently added CMMC-AB Registered Practitioner to his extensive credentials. This positions Tego as a CMMC-AB Registered Provider Organization, leveraging Greg’s background to assist numerous clients in the Defense Industrial Base in complying with the rigorous Defense Acquisition Regulations Supplement (DFARS).