dev.to/tag/cybersecurity· Oct 22, 2026· by Accorp Partners

Do You Need SOC 2 and BSI C5? A Decision Framework for Companies Selling Into Germany

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Every SaaS company chasing German enterprise deals eventually hits the same fork in the road. Your SOC 2 report is solid, deals close fine in the US and UK, and then a German procurement team asks a question your sales team did not expect: do you have C5? If you have never worked with BaFin-regulated banks, German public sector buyers or companies under strict German data protection expectations, it can feel like a new mountain appearing out of nowhere. It is not quite that, but deciding whether
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