Explainers
The EU-US Data Privacy Framework, explained for vendor reviews
Solomon Amos · 7 Sep 2026 · 10 min read
SmartComms against third-party requirements
For each regulation, how many of the requirements it places on your vendors SmartComms’s public evidence reaches. Open one for every item with its date and source.
- GDPR50%2 evidence found1 partial evidence2 no public evidence
- UK GDPR63%2 evidence found1 partial evidence1 no public evidence
- DORA71%3 evidence found1 available on request1 partial evidence1 no public evidence
- NIS292%2 evidence found1 available on request
- HIPAA67%2 evidence found1 no public evidence
- PCI DSS100%2 evidence found
- EU AI Act0%3 no public evidence
- ISO 27001 Annex A75%3 evidence found1 no public evidence
- SOC 2 CC9.275%1 evidence found1 partial evidence
Documents on the trust centre
What the vendor lists, typed; public items can be read now, the rest are available on request.
20 documents listed on SmartComms’s trust centre
trust.smartcommunications.com- SOC 2 bridge letter
- 7. SC Bridge Letter - SOC1 SOC2 TYPE IIon request · seen 21 Sep 2026
- Business continuity and disaster recovery plan
- SaaS Colo High Level BCP DR Planon request · seen 21 Sep 2026
- SaaS High Level BCP DR Plan AWSon request · seen 21 Sep 2026
- SC AWS BCP and DR Exercise 2025-2026 v3on request · seen 21 Sep 2026
- SC Business Continuity Management Policyon request · seen 21 Sep 2026
- SC COLO BCP and DR Exercise 2025-2026 v3on request · seen 21 Sep 2026
- ISO certificate
- 1. ISO 27001: 2022 Certificateon request · seen 21 Sep 2026
- ISO 27001 statement of applicability
- Statement of Applicabilityon request · seen 21 Sep 2026
- PCI DSS attestation of compliance
- 3. PCI DSS AoCon request · seen 21 Sep 2026
- Penetration test report
- AWS - Environment Penetration Teston request · seen 21 Sep 2026
- AWS - SmartCOMM Penetration Teston request · seen 21 Sep 2026
- AWS - SmartiQ Penetration Teston request · seen 21 Sep 2026
- Smart Comm - COLO(DX) - Penetration Teston request · seen 21 Sep 2026
- Smart Comm - COLO(IQ) - Penetration Teston request · seen 21 Sep 2026
- SmartPATH Web App Penetration Teston request · seen 21 Sep 2026
- Security policy or overview
- 8. SC PureCloud Information Security and Compliance Statement 2026on request · seen 21 Sep 2026
- 9. SC Colocation Information Security and Compliance Statement 2026on request · seen 21 Sep 2026
- SC Information Security Policyon request · seen 21 Sep 2026
- SOC 1 report
- 6. SOC 1 Reporton request · seen 21 Sep 2026
- SOC 2 report
- 2. SOC 2 Type 2 Reporton request · seen 21 Sep 2026
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The state of public compliance evidence in 2026: what 3,000 vendors actually publish
CertReports Research · 18 Sep 2026 · 12 min read
This maps third-party obligations to the vendor evidence that may support them. It is not legal advice and never a statement that a vendor or its customers comply; confirm scope and sufficiency with your counsel or auditor. “No public evidence” means nothing public was found at the last check. Citations link to the official text.