Trust

At Benchling, trust is part of our DNA. Maintaining the highest levels of security, data privacy, and compliance is essential to our commitment to customers.

SOC 2 Type 2

Benchling is SOC 2 Type 2 certified, affirming our commitment to offering best-in-class security and information privacy to protect our global customer base.

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Security

We embed security into every layer of how we build and maintain Benchling. That means security by design across our product, our operations, and our organization.

  • Product

    Benchling embeds security in the Software Development Life Cycle and provides robust admin controls to give you greater visibility and control over your data with features like SSO and IP range restrictions.

  • Operation

    Benchling’s security team continuously implements new controls and maintains an active posture in regard to threat detection, disaster recovery, and business continuity plans.

  • Organization

    Benchling maintains ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification aligned to the additional controls and implementation guidance of ISO/IEC 27017:2015 and ISO/IEC 27018:2019, in addition to a SOC 2 Type 2 attestation. Benchling is audited annually by independent third-party experts to conform adherence to high industry standards.

Compliance

We certify our products against the strictest industry standards and help you meet compliance requirements through our solutions.

  • Certifications

    Benchling's security and privacy programs are certified under ISO/IEC 27001:2013 and EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF) Program. Benchling also maintains a SOC 2 Type 2 attestation.

  • Regulations

    Benchling has been built for compliance with FDA 21 CFR Part 11, Annex 11 and EPA regulations for operating in a regulated (GxP) environment.

  • Regional Standards

    Benchling aligns to crucial regional cybersecurity and privacy standards such as NIST, C5, GDPR, NCSC and CCPA.

Privacy

We have aligned our practices with the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF) Program, GDPR, and CCPA regulations.

  • Data protection

    Benchling protects your data at rest and in transit using AES 256-bit encryption and TLS encryption 1.2 or higher, respectively.

  • Data governance

    Benchling offers complete ownership and control over your data export, edit, retention, and storage.

  • Transparency

    Benchling practices a Zero Trust policy. Access to systems is restricted requiring multiple security attributes assigned to each user and multi-factor authentication is required in order to access any of the company’s IT services.

Security documentation

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Global certifications

  • ISO 27001 Certified by Schellman
  • AICPA SOC for Service Organizations

Regional cybersecurity & privacy standards

  • C5 (Germany)
  • NIST
  • GDPR
  • CCPA Compliant
  • National Cyber Security Centre

Contact

Have any questions or concerns? Reach out to our Trust team at trust@benchling.com.