SOC 2 vs HIPAA Security Rule
What is the difference between SOC 2 and HIPAA Security Rule?
SOC 2 is a other framework applying in the United States, with 61 controls across 5 domains. HIPAA Security Rule is a healthcare framework applying in the United States, with 67 controls across 5 domains. They govern different subjects, so the overlap is limited to the governance requirements they share. The mapping below shows where that is.
Measured coverage between these frameworks
We map controls between these two frameworks in a knowledge graph and have a person review every mapping before it is published. Below is what that review found. The figures are read live from the graph, not written by hand.
HIPAA Security Rule into SOC 2
45.9%28 of 61 SOC 2 controls carry evidence from HIPAA Security Rule, leaving 33 to satisfy separately.
84 candidate mappings were examined and 32 were rejected on review, signed off 2026-08-19.
Read the full crosswalk, including every rejected mapping →SOC 2 into HIPAA Security Rule
59.7%40 of 67 HIPAA Security Rule controls carry evidence from SOC 2, leaving 27 to satisfy separately.
218 candidate mappings were examined and 152 were rejected on review, signed off 2026-08-19.
Read the full crosswalk, including every rejected mapping →Coverage is directional. Mapping A into B is a different measurement from B into A, because the two standards do not carry the same depth on the same subjects.
Questions people ask about SOC 2 and HIPAA Security Rule
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