Computer Guidance Corporation Successfully Passes SOC 2 Type II Audit For Its Cloud Hosting Services

Computer Guidance Corporation Successfully Passes SOC 2 Type II Audit For Its Cloud Hosting Services where Assurance provided by CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP in Accordance with Attestation Standards Established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Scottsdale, AZ (PRWEB) - Computer Guidance Corporation, the leading developer of Cloud-based ERP solutions for the construction industry, today announced receipt of its annual Service Organization Control (SOC) 2 Type II attestation engagement report. The trust services report provides independent validation that Computer Guidance Corporation’s security, availability and confidentiality controls operated in accordance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountant (AICPA) applicable Trust Services Principles and Criteria (TSPC).

The audit reviewed several processes and procedures that have been implemented by Computer Guidance to proactively manage the cloud environments that host the eCMS system, including the relationship with Avnet and associated Tier IV data centers, including:

• The suitability of the design and operating effectiveness of controls to meet the criteria for the Security, Availability, and Confidentiality Trust Principles set forth in TSP section 100, Trust Services Principles, Criteria, and Illustrations for Security, Availability, Processing Integrity, Confidentiality, and Privacy (AICPA, Technical Practice Aids) throughout the period.
• Computer Guidance Corporation use of a subservice organization including Avnet for hosting partner services

“Computer Guidance Corporation’s commitment to strong internal controls in regard to their cloud-based hosted system solutions and services is evident in this report,” stated Mark Eich, Partner In Charge of Information Security Services, CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP. “The successful completion of this audit this year as well as in the past five years is a testament to CGC’s integrity, accountability, and its commitment to its clients and its customers can be confident that controls described within the report are accurately depicted and were operating as represented during these engagement periods.”

"SOC 2 compliance has become a requirement for some of the world's largest companies as they are acquiring and engaging in system integration, consulting and managed services offerings," said Bob Shantz, Director of Infrastructure and Cloud Services, Computer Guidance Corporation. "SOC 2 Type II certification gives our clients confidence that Computer Guidance complies with their internal security policies and standards."

“This accomplishment demonstrates our continued commitment year after year to conform to best practices in the delivery of our growing cloud services,” stated Mike Bihlmeier, President, Computer Guidance Corporation. “We will continue making investments in independent audit reviews such as the SOC 2 Type II Audit to assure that our solutions and offerings remain backed by sound processes, effective internal controls and the highest standards of security.”

About Computer Guidance Corporation
With over 20% of their client-base represented on top ENR lists, Computer Guidance Corporation has long delivered the leading construction-specific enterprise resource planning solution including financial and project management applications, #1 business intelligence, mobile technologies and enterprise content management. Scalable, custom configurable and available both cloud hosted and on-premise, eCMS serves the needs of thousands throughout North America and has been named as the ERP solution of choice by the AGC. Computer Guidance Corporation is part of JDM Technology Group, a global construction-specific software conglomerate that serves more than 45,000 users in 40 countries and 6 continents. For more information, visit http://www.computerguidance.com or call 888.361.4551.