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Connamara Systems Announces SOC 2 Type II Certification

Connamara Systems is pleased to announce it has completed the Service Organization Controls (SOC) 2 Type II certification. For over twenty years the highest standards for client confidentiality and respect for information security has been at the heart of Connamara’s methodology for delivering complex software engineering projects in the capital markets. Demonstrating this commitment with the SOC 2 Type II certification, created by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), Connamara achieved this designation by having all Connamara policies, practices, and systems subjected to review. In collaboration with Vanta for continuous monitoring and Johanson Group for formal certification, Connamara demonstrated its scrupulous adherence to the highest standards for information security.

“Information security has always been part of the DNA of Connamara projects. Nothing is more important to Connamara than the protection of client data, and we are proud to receive this recognition from the AICPA.” remarked James Downs, CEO of Connamara, upon certification. “We are committed to continually updating our practices to keep this longstanding commitment to our clients.”

The full SOC-2 Type II certification report is available upon request. Please reach out to a Connamara team member if you have any questions.

About Connamara Systems, LLC

For over 20 years, Connamara has been fulfilling the business needs of capital markets clients by combining certainty of delivery with the highest possible quality. With unparalleled responsiveness to client needs, Connamara has engineered matching engines, trading platforms, risk systems, execution and order management systems, trading user interfaces and dashboards for exchanges, brokerages, fund managers, market makers, and proprietary traders. Its clients include innovative early stage companies as well as leading global institutions who rely on Connamara for the breadth of its domain knowledge and engineering expertise in market structure, trading, and system design.

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