Q37
Do you have a current SOC 2 Type II report?
SOC 2 Type II: Vendor attested — trust page
Public evidencemedium confidence
Paycom Vendor Risk & Security Assessment
ThirdProof independently checks public intelligence sources to show what your team can verify about Paycom before Paycom sends a questionnaire or a security document.
Paycom's SOC 2 report is confidential. There is no public registry for SOC 2, so the report itself has to come from Paycom — ThirdProof does not hold or distribute it. What this page gives you is an independent assessment built from evidence anyone can check, and a record of which certifications are registry-verified versus claimed on Paycom's own trust page.
⚠ Paycom was not found in the FedRAMP Marketplace. Checked August 2026.
This matters if you place federal workloads with this vendor: agencies may only use cloud services holding a FedRAMP certification. It carries no weight for a purely commercial deployment.
Risk
Tier 3 — Moderate RiskEvidence confidence
100%26 of 27 sources returned data
Questionnaire
74 / 133 answered56% from public evidence
Last assessed
Aug 27, 2026Evidence confidence measures how much of the evidence ThirdProof set out to gather it was able to gather and corroborate. It is not a statement that every fact about this vendor is known.
🟢IP Reputation: Abuse score: 0%, 0 reports🟡SSL/TLS: TLSv1.3🟢Domain Age: 28 years🟢Infrastructure: 2 open ports, 0 CVEs
- FedRAMP Status
- Paycom is not listed on the FedRAMP Marketplace (checked August 2026).
- SOC 2 Status
- Paycom — SOC 2: Vendor attested — trust page. SOC 2 reports are confidential with no public registry, so compliance status is not publicly verifiable. Request the full Type II report and bridge letter directly from the vendor.
- Sanctions Screening
- Paycom returned no matches in OFAC SDN, EU Consolidated, and UN sanctions screening.
- Risk Tier
- ThirdProof assigned Paycom a Moderate Risk tier across 27 intelligence sources, 26 of which returned usable evidence (evidence confidence 100%).
27 sources queried, 26 returning usable evidence. The Paycom assessment ThirdProof has already run covers both a risk report and an auto-filled security questionnaire, with anything the evidence could not settle listed as an open question.
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Certification & Compliance Status
Security questionnaire — auto-filled
74 questions answered before Paycom responds.
ThirdProof used public evidence to pre-fill 56% of a 133-question vendor security questionnaire — without waiting for Paycom. The remaining 59 are listed as open, so the follow-up you send is short and specific.
Q42
Are you GDPR compliant? Do you have a DPA available?
Paycom has a data privacy request form (DSAR) and privacy policy, and mentions formal controls over personal data collection, storage and processing, but search results do not explicitly confirm GDPR compliance or provide a direct link to a DPA.
Public evidencemedium confidence
Q23
Is data encrypted at rest? What encryption standard is used (e.g., AES-256)?
Paycom has committed to AES-256 bit encryption technology to protect all data at rest and TLS encryption for data in transit.
Public evidencehigh confidence
Q38
Do you have ISO 27001 certification?
Paycom Payroll, LLC holds ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification (Certificate No: IS 570484) for information security management system.
Public evidencehigh confidence
Q41
Are you FedRAMP authorized? At what level?
Not found in FedRAMP marketplace
Public evidencemedium confidence
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What you can verify before Paycom sends anything
Independent evidence settles part of the review. The rest still needs the vendor.
Public evidence establishes
- No Sanctions Matches Found
- No SEC Enforcement Filings Found
- Legal Entity Actively Registered
- Clean domain reputation
- Clean Safe Browsing Status
Still requires vendor confirmation
- Current SOC 2 report and its audit scope
- Data Security — 9 of 14 questions need vendor input
- Compliance & Certifications — 7 of 14 questions need vendor input
- Network & Infrastructure — 6 of 14 questions need vendor input
- Application Security — 5 of 7 questions need vendor input
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Executive Summary
Narrative analysis for Paycom
Paycom is a well-established HR and payroll software provider (domain registered since 1998) with significant scale, but faces moderate risk due to active litigation and unclear AI data practices.
Area Requiring Attention
Strengths include: a robust infrastructure posture with only 2 open ports (80, 443) and clean domain reputation; ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification for information security management; AES-256 encryption at rest and TLS 1.3 in transit; published SOC 2 compliance claims (unverified via public registry); SOC 1 Type II certification; dedicated 24/7 security operations center with SIEM, EDR, and IDS/IPS; Tier IV data center certification; and third-party penetration testing conducted annually plus weekly internal testing. Concerns requiring attention: two recent lawsuits alleging employment law violations (unavailability to accommodate disability, wage/hour disputes) in the past 6 months; unclear AI training data practices with no explicit commitment to exclude customer data from model training; absence of a publicly accessible, structured subprocessor list despite GDPR obligations; and SSL certificate expiration in 79 days requiring immediate renewal confirmation.
The full risk rationale, every finding and the recommended vendor follow-ups are in the complete assessment below.
Independence Statement
All evidence in this assessment was independently sourced from external data providers without vendor participation or control.
Investigation Findings
4 findings identified for Paycom
1 high1 medium2 low
high
Adverse media coverage detected
Two recent lawsuits involving Paycom were identified in the past 6 months: one filed in July 2026 alleging unavailability to accommodate an employee with a life-threatening food allergy, and another from February 2026 involving wage/hour disputes and payroll accuracy claims. These legal actions, while not necessarily indicating systemic risk, represent employment law exposure and warrant monitoring. …
medium
AI training data practices unclear
Paycom maintains [an AI standards page](https://www.paycom.com/ai-standards/) and references [ISO 42001](https://www.paycom.com/ai-standards/) (AI management systems standard), but does not explicitly state whether customer data is used to train internal AI/ML models, including the IWant AI engine. The policy does not clearly address opt-out rights for customers who wish to exclude their data from training. …
low
Subprocessor list could not be parsed
A subprocessor disclosure page was identified on Paycom's website, but the automated parser could not extract individual subprocessor entries. GDPR Article 28 requires vendors to maintain a current list of subprocessors. …
low
Threat intelligence pulses detected
Paycom appears in 24 threat intelligence pulses from OpenThreatExchange, primarily referencing phishing/impersonation campaigns targeting the domain. High-traffic domains, particularly those of major SaaS providers, commonly accumulate such pulses as external actors attempt phishing and domain spoofing. …
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Security Strengths
Evidence that positively supports Paycom's posture
Neutral observations, source coverage notes and items ThirdProof could not independently establish are recorded separately in the complete assessment — they are not counted as strengths.
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No Sanctions Matches Found
Sanctions & Watchlist Screening →✓
No SEC Enforcement Filings Found
SEC Filing Search →✓
Legal Entity Actively Registered
Business Registration →✓
Clean domain reputation
Threat Intelligence →✓
Clean Safe Browsing Status
Malware & Phishing Check →✓
Clean Website Security Scan
Website Security Scan →✓
Clean IP Reputation
IP Reputation →Paycom complete vendor assessment
Tier 3
Moderate Risk
74 / 133
questionnaire answers
27
sources checked
Aug 27, 2026
assessment date
- Complete 133-question security questionnaire
- Evidence behind every answered item
- Full findings and risk rationale
- Recommended vendor follow-ups
- Source and evidence inventory
- Source-cited PDF assessment
Risk tiers are set by a deterministic rules engine. AI summarises sourced evidence and writes the narrative; it does not assign the tier. Read the full methodology.
Paycom Data Sensitivity & Compliance Context
Paycom Software (NYSE: PAYC) is a publicly traded payroll and HCM platform processing Social Security numbers, bank account details, tax records, salary information, and benefits data for thousands of organizations. The sensitivity of this data makes Paycom a critical vendor in any organization's vendor risk program. Paycom claims SOC 2 certification — organizations should verify the scope covers payroll processing, tax filing, and data storage operations. The 27+ year domain history and publicly traded status provide operational stability and financial transparency through SEC reporting.
Paycom Security Posture
ThirdProof investigated Paycom across 27 intelligence sources. Sanctions screening returned clear with no OFAC, EU, or UN matches. Domain reputation is clean with a 27+ year history. As a publicly traded company, Paycom's financial health and governance are visible through SEC filings. Organizations should request Paycom's SOC 2 Type II report and assess data protection controls specific to the payroll and HCM modules in use.
Frequently asked about Paycom
Is Paycom FedRAMP authorized?+
Paycom was not found in the FedRAMP Marketplace when it was checked on August 27, 2026. Absence of a public record is not evidence that the certification is absent; organisations with a hard requirement should confirm directly with the vendor.
Does Paycom have SOC 2 Type II?+
Paycom states that it maintains SOC 2 on its trust page. Because SOC 2 reports are generally confidential and there is no public SOC 2 registry, ThirdProof classifies this as vendor-attested until the current report and its scope have been reviewed. Request the report directly to confirm the audit period and which systems are in scope.
Is Paycom on the OFAC sanctions list?+
Paycom returned no matches in ThirdProof's OFAC SDN, EU Consolidated, and UN sanctions screening as of August 2026.
What is Paycom's vendor risk tier?+
ThirdProof assigned Paycom a risk tier of Moderate Risk as of August 2026, with an evidence confidence of 100% across 27 intelligence sources. Evidence confidence describes how much of the evidence ThirdProof set out to gather it was able to gather — not certainty about every fact concerning Paycom.
Has Paycom had any data breaches or security incidents?+
ThirdProof's assessment as of August 2026 records 1 incident-related finding for Paycom, of which 1 is rated high severity or above. The most severe concerns adverse media coverage detected. Each finding states whether the incident affected Paycom's own systems, a customer's environment, or a third party — a distinction that changes what you should ask about — and links to the source it was drawn from. The complete assessment carries all of them with their evidence.
Can ThirdProof pre-fill a Paycom security questionnaire?+
Yes. ThirdProof answered 74 of 133 questions (56%) about Paycom from public evidence, before contacting the vendor. Each answered item carries the evidence it was drawn from. The remaining 59 are listed as open, so the follow-up you send Paycom is short and specific.
What evidence should I request from Paycom?+
Public evidence settles a large part of the review, so the request you send should be short. Ask Paycom for the current SOC 2 report and, where applicable, a bridge letter covering the period since the report date; the audit scope — which systems and services the report actually covers; written answers on data security, compliance & certifications, network & infrastructure; contractual commitments, cyber insurance, and the current subprocessor list. Everything ThirdProof could already establish is recorded with its source, so you are not asking Paycom to re-confirm what is already documented.
How should I assess Paycom as a vendor?+
Start from what public evidence already settles: ThirdProof placed Paycom at Moderate Risk as of August 2026 using 27 independent sources, and recorded which certifications are registry-verified versus resting on Paycom's own attestation. Then close the remaining gaps with the vendor directly — the current audit report and its scope, contractual and insurance commitments, and any control that is not publicly documented. Keep both halves in the same file: the independent evidence is what an auditor asks to see under SOC 2 CC9.2.
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If Paycom is in your vendor stack, can you prove you assessed them?
SOC 2 CC9.2, HIPAA, PCI DSS and CMMC all require documented vendor due diligence — not just knowing the answer, but holding evidence that you verified it. The Paycom assessment above is already written; ask for it and it lands in your inbox.
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