SOC 2 step-by-step guide
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What is SOC 2 and what are the benefits?
The number of organizations that manage customer data is increasing. This also increases the demand for SOC 2 reports that answer the question of whether information security is well organized at these organizations. IT companies today are expected to be SOC 2 compliant, especially when they store data in the cloud.
How do you improve and professionalize a SOC report?
Systems and Controls – SOC reporting is all about controls. An ISAE 3402 | SOC 1 reporting for financial outsourcing, such as asset management, SaaS-providers (financial software), datacenters (storage of financial data). ISAE 3000 | SOC 2 reporting is focused at a broader IT scope, for user organizations with additional requirements on security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality and privacy.
Steps to a successful SOC 2
It can be an intensive job to prepare an organization for a SOC 2 audit. There are a number of steps that can help you with this.
What is a SOC 2 report and what are the benefits?
Organizations increasingly outsource processes or data to service providers. Processes that have no relation to financial processes are relevant for SOC 2 reporting.
SOC 2 vs. SOC 1 type 2
An ISAE 3000 | SOC 2 report and an ISAE 3042 | SOC 1 type 2 report are similar in design. The biggest difference, however, lies in the scope (testing framework)