Section 2, Inc. Maintains Effective Security Controls According to Recent SOC 2 Report 

Sioux Falls, SD—Today, Section 2, Inc. announced that the company has undergone a System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2 examination resulting in a CPA’s report stating that management of Section 2, Inc. maintained effective controls over the Trust Services Criteria for Security Availability, Processing, Integrity, Confidentiality, and Privacy (AICPA, Trust Services Criteria) of its Hybrid Threat Finance system.

 The engagement was performed by BARR Advisory, P.A., a global cybersecurity consulting and compliance attestation firm that has served as a trusted advisor to hundreds of cloud-based and hybrid organizations aiming to build trust and resilience through cybersecurity compliance.

“We are pleased that our SOC 2 report has shown we have the appropriate controls in place to mitigate risks related to security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy requirements” said Tim Rollins, Head of Product and Engineering. “We hope that achieving these milestones inspires confidence and assures our customers and partners that we view data security as a top priority.”

A SOC 2 report is designed to meet the needs of existing or potential customers who need assurance about the effectiveness of controls used by the service organization to process customers’ information.

 The following principles and related criteria have been developed by the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) for use by practitioners in the performance of trust services engagements:

 ●  Security: The system is protected against unauthorized access (both physical and logical).

●  Availability: The system is available for operation and use as committed or agreed.

●  Processing Integrity: System processing is complete, valid, accurate, timely, and authorized to meet the entity’s objectives.

●  Confidentiality: Information designated as confidential is protected as committed or agreed.

●  Privacy: Personal information is collected, used, retained, disclosed, and disposed of to meet the entity’s objectives.

 Based on one or more of these criteria, SOC 2 reports provide valuable information that existing and potential customers of the service organization need to assess and address the risks associated with an outsourced service.

“This SOC 2 Type 1 report provides reasonable assurance that Section 2 has successfully designed maintainable controls over the security of their systems,” said Sarah Varnell, attest services manager at BARR Advisory. “Congratulations to the Section 2 team for reinforcing their ongoing commitment to cybersecurity best practices.”

Current and prospective customers interested in a copy of our SOC 2 report may contact Section 2, Inc. at [email protected].

About Section 2, Inc

Section 2 is an intelligence and analytics firm that provides criminal pattern analysis and contextual intelligence solutions to financial institutions, government agencies, technology providers, and law enforcement. The company’s Hybrid Threat Finance™ (HTF™) methodology combines AI capabilities with human intelligence tradecraft to analyze criminal financial patterns and enhance existing AML detection systems.

 Section 2’s solution integrates with current transaction monitoring systems to transform detection alerts into actionable intelligence with clear investigative context. Serving compliance professionals, financial crime investigators, and AML operations teams, Section 2 helps reduce false positives and negatives by providing structured guidance on risk assessment and case prioritization.

 Founded on the principle that effective financial crime detection requires understanding both criminal behavior patterns and the human impact of illicit financial activity, Section 2 works with organizations to strengthen their investigative capabilities while maintaining regulatory defensibility. The company is headquartered in X and serves clients across government, banking, and financial services sectors.

 About BARR Advisory

BARR Advisory is a cloud-based security and compliance solutions provider specializing in cybersecurity consulting and compliance for companies with high-value information in cloud environments like AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform. A trusted advisor to some of the fastest growing cloud-based organizations around the globe, BARR simplifies compliance across multiple regulatory and customer requirements in highly regulated industries including technology, financial services, healthcare, and government.

Section 2, Inc. Media Contact: Rah Chalmers, [email protected]