Locknet Completes MSP Verify Certification with SOC 2 Type 2 Audit

Locknet Managed IT has successfully completed the MSPAlliance’s MSP Verify Program (MSPCV) certification and SOC 2 Type 2 audit. The MSPCV is based on the 10 control objectives of the Unified Certification Standard for Cloud & MSPs (UCS) and is the oldest certification program for cloud computing and managed services providers. Locknet’s SOC 2 Type 2 audit was based on the UCS as well as the Trust Services Criteria for Security and the Additional Criteria for Availability and Confidentiality (TSP section 100A – 2017).

These audits come with four written reports with the entire process documented, validated, and signed by a third-party accounting firm. The MSPCV has been reviewed by governmental agencies and regulatory bodies across the globe and is used and accepted on five continents around the world. Only 2% of managed service providers globally have these reports.

"The MSPCV certification is a rigorous certification process that benchmarks and verifies the quality of the company providing cloud and/or managed services,” said Charles Weaver, MSPAlliance CEO. "We are very proud to have Locknet Managed IT as a member of this elite community of cloud and MSPs.”

MSP verify program

The UCS consists of 10 control objectives and underlying controls that together establish the foundation of a successful managed services (and cloud computing) practice.

Customers who select a company that is part of the MSPCV can also rest assured that their IT solution provider has met and exceeded the following standards dealing with:

• Objective 1: Governance,
• Objective 2: Policies and Procedures,
• Objective 3: Confidentiality and Privacy,
• Objective 4: Change Management,
• Objective 5: Service Operations Management,
• Objective 6: Information Security,
• Objective 7: Data Management,
• Objective 8: Physical Security,
• Objective 9: Billing and Reporting, and
• Objective 10: Corporate Health.

Locknet’s Cyber Verify Certification is level 3 – the highest level available.

“Information security has always been an important part of our business because we know how much it means to our clients. Locknet has been SOC 2 Type 2 audited since 2015,” stated Mary Jo Johnson, Owner of EO Johnson Business Technologies. “This year’s SOC 2 Type 2 audit of our entire organization reassures clients in every area of our business that we value information security as much as they do.”

About Locknet Managed IT

Locknet Managed IT Services, an EO Johnson company, is a top managed security service provider (MSSP) in the nation. With offices throughout Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa, Locknet helps companies achieve their technology goals and has been keeping their clients’ networks safe for more than 30 years. Read more at www.locknetmanagedIT.com.

About MSPAliiance

MSPAlliance® is a global industry association and accrediting body for the Cyber Security, Cloud Computing, and Managed Services Provider (MSP) industry. Established in 2000 with the objective of helping MSPs become better MSPs. Today, MSPAlliance has more than 30,000 cloud computing and managed service provider corporate members across the globe and works in a collaborative effort to assist its members, along with foreign and domestic governments, in creating standards, setting policies, and establishing best practices. For more information, visit www.mspalliance.com