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SOC 2 Type 2 attestation establishes that GitHub's security and privacy infrastructure has undergone independent verification by an external auditor, providing documentation of the control environment for data handling and system security.
Interpretive note: The portal displays the SOC 2 badge but the full report is access-gated; the scope, audit period, and any qualifications within the report cannot be assessed from the portal alone.
This provision documents that GitHub's security practices have been independently assessed and certified, which informs the operational standards under which user data is managed and protected within the Copilot Business service.
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SOC 2 Type 2 attestation establishes that GitHub's security and privacy infrastructure has undergone independent verification by an external auditor, providing documentation of the control environment for data handling and system security.
This provision documents that GitHub's security practices have been independently assessed and certified, which informs the operational standards under which user data is managed and protected within the Copilot Business service.
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