Independent Audit Verifies Controls that Demonstrate Yugabyte’s Commitment to Data Security

Yugabyte, the leader in open source distributed SQL databases, today announced that it has successfully completed the Service Organization Controls (SOC) 2 Type II and SOC 3 attestations, covering the company’s product offerings; YugabyteDB, YugabyteDB Anywhere, and YugabyteDB Managed. This designation demonstrates Yugabyte’s commitment to data and database security.

SOC 2 compliance ensures that Yugabyte’s information security practices, policies, operations, and procedures meet the relevant requirements for secure data management. The independent audit, conducted by a reputable accounting and auditing firm, validates that Yugabyte has the internal controls in place to meet the applicable Trust Services Criteria as developed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).

“For Yugabyte, the SOC 2 requirements are not just another compliance checkbox. It demonstrates our commitment to defining, implementing and following a comprehensive security program,” said Maurice Olsen, Director, Information Security and Compliance Yugabyte. “Some of the world’s most innovative enterprises count on Yugabyte as a trusted partner and this attestation gives those enterprises peace of mind because they know that their data is in good hands with Yugabyte.”

For enterprises undergoing database modernization journeys, security and data privacy is paramount. As the distributed SQL database of choice for business-critical workloads, YugabyteDB ensures its internal controls can handle large amounts of critical data in production environments.

The SOC 2 and SOC 3 attestations demonstrate the maturity of the Yugabyte security program, confirming that YugabyteDB is well suited to securely handle business critical data and solidifying the platform’s position as the ideal database for transactional applications and services that require strongly consistent, available, and secure data.

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About Yugabyte

​​Yugabyte is the company behind YugabyteDB, the open source, high-performance distributed SQL database for building global, cloud-native applications. YugabyteDB serves business-critical applications with SQL query flexibility, high performance and cloud-native agility, thus allowing enterprises to focus on business growth instead of complex data infrastructure management. It is trusted by companies in cybersecurity, financial markets, IoT, retail, e-commerce, and other verticals. Founded in 2016 by former Facebook and Oracle engineers, Yugabyte is backed by Lightspeed Venture Partners, 8VC, Dell Technologies Capital, Sapphire Ventures, and others. www.yugabyte.com

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