How to Get a SOC Report for Microsoft Azure Hosted Environments
If you’re seeking a SOC report for Microsoft Azure-hosted environments, you’re not the only one. Many companies working with sensitive data understand that there is shared responsibility for data confidentiality, integrity, and accountability. Because Azure’s...
SOC 3 Report: All You Need to Know
What is a SOC 3? System and Organization Controls 3 reports, also known as a SOC 3 report, is one of three audits that organizations can undertake to meet the specified Trust Service Principles, as defined by the AICPA. The audit is performed by accredited...
How Long Does It Take to Get a SOC 2 Report
Data drives most of today’s cloud-based organizations. If your company is one of the many enterprises that transmits, stores, manages or otherwise handles data for your own use or as a service to customers, you have also established a system of security controls that...
SOC for Cybersecurity
Blog SOC for Cybersecurity SOC for Cybersecurity Managing customer data and exchanging digital information on a global level provides your organization with both unparalleled flexibility and versatility. However, opening up your resources and assets to the outside...
SOC 2 Trust Principles
News of cybercrime dominates the headlines regularly. For that reason, earning clients’ trust is crucial for any organization that provides cloud-based data storage, management, or transmission services. The customers who entrust you with their precious data...
SOC 2 vs SOC 3
Blog SOC 2 vs SOC 3 SOC 2 vs SOC 3 Navigating the labyrinth of data security standards can seem bewildering. One crucial fact to grasp is that SOC 2 and SOC 3 are both audit standards devised by AICPA, yet they differ in their level of detail and application....
SOC Bridge Letter: Closing the Gap with Customer Timelines
Blog SOC Bridge Letter: Closing the Gap with Customer Timelines SOC Bridge Letter: Closing the Gap with Customer Timelines A SOC report’s covered period does not always coincide with your customers’ fiscal calendar. It might, for example, have an end date of...
SOC 2 vs. ISO 27001: Key Differences
Blog SOC 2 vs. ISO 27001: Key Differences SOC 2 vs. ISO 27001: Key Differences Deciding between SOC 2 and ISO 27001 certifications can be like choosing the correct key for a specific lock. One focuses on managing how service providers handle customer data, while the...
SOC 1 vs SOC 2
Blog SOC 1 vs SOC 2 SOC 1 vs SOC 2 Service organizations like yours bear a heavy burden of trust when you handle, store or transmit data from customers who outsource it to you. It is no small task to ensure that this information is kept safe, and that is why you have...
SOC 1 Audit Checklist
Blog SOC 1 Audit Checklist SOC 1 Audit Checklist Third-party companies hired to transmit, hold or store the cardholder data of a business’s customers have a grave responsibility. In this age of viruses, ransomware, and data breaches, all service organizations...