<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Spoiledlunch</title><link>https://511d98a7.spoiledlunch.pages.dev/</link><description>Nerdy Stuff. Tech Talk. Zero Freshness. Analysis and commentary on GRC, security, and AI.</description><generator>Hugo 0.160.1</generator><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 09:00:00 -0400</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://511d98a7.spoiledlunch.pages.dev/tags/soc-2/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>SOC 2 Became a Sales Requirement, Not a Trust Signal</title><link>https://511d98a7.spoiledlunch.pages.dev/articles/2026-04-25-soc-2-became-a-sales-requirement-not-a-trust-signal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>https://511d98a7.spoiledlunch.pages.dev/articles/2026-04-25-soc-2-became-a-sales-requirement-not-a-trust-signal/</guid><description>Article • May 19, 2026 • 7 min read | Topics: GRC | SOC 2 still matters. That is exactly why the industry has let it become something more misleading than useless.
The report was supposed to be a narrow assurance artifact: a way to evaluate whether a …</description><author>Spoiledlunch</author><category>GRC</category><category>soc 2</category><category>audit</category><category>governance</category><category>assurance</category></item><item><title>The SOC 2 Compliance Cargo Cult</title><link>https://511d98a7.spoiledlunch.pages.dev/articles/2026-04-18-soc2-compliance-cargo-cult/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 14:30:00 -0700</pubDate><guid>https://511d98a7.spoiledlunch.pages.dev/articles/2026-04-18-soc2-compliance-cargo-cult/</guid><description>Article • April 18, 2026 • 7 min read | Topics: GRC, Security | SOC 2 compliance has become a cargo cult ritual in enterprise security. Organizations implement the ceremonial controls, follow the prescribed procedures, and wait for security to magically appear. …</description><author>Spoiledlunch</author><category>GRC</category><category>Security</category><category>SOC 2</category><category>compliance</category><category>security controls</category><category>audit</category></item></channel></rss>