SOC

Building Trust and Confidence in Third-Party Relationships

In a global economy, businesses must have trust and confidence in their partners and vendors. SOC reports enable organizations to demonstrate to both customers and prospects the controls and safeguards for managing their data and/or infrastructure.

Compliance Management Platform

SOC Audit Management and Continuous Compliance by Experts

Our Services Include

SOC Gap Assessments

SOC Gap Assessments assist service organizations in assessing their preparedness for a SOC audit. Gap Assessments identify those controls that should be implemented or improved prior to an actual audit. Gap assessments also help your organization mitigate the risk of a qualified opinion or reporting exceptions.

Project planning and management
Scope assessment
Identification of relevant control objectives and domains
Interviews and questionnaires for information gathering
Detailed descriptions of your controls
Identification of controls in place for each in-scope control objective
Prioritized remediation of control gaps and recommended enhancements

Independent SOC assessments have become an important part of building trust between service providers and their clients. SOC 1 reports focus solely on controls at a service organization that are likely to be relevant to an audit of a user entity’s financial statements. SOC 2 and SOC 3 engagements address controls at the service organization that relate to operations and compliance.

SOC 1

SOC 1 reports are examination engagements undertaken by a service auditor to report on a service providers controls that are relevant to user entities’ internal control over financial reporting. The services can only be delivered by a licensed firm such as TrustNet.

SOC 1 Services Include

Gap Assessment

Help your organization assess the controls in place and mitigate the risk of a qualified opinion or reporting exceptions

Type 1

Report on the service organizations description of controls and the suitability of the design of the controls to achieve the related control objectives as of a specified date

Type 2

Report on the service organizations description of controls and the suitability of the design and operating effectiveness of the controls to achieve the related control objectives over a specified period of time

SOC 2

SOC 2 reports are examination engagements undertaken by a service auditor to report on the service organization’s operational controls to meet the selected Trust Services Criteria. The services can only be delivered by a licensed firm such as TrustNet.

SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria

Security

The system is protected against both physical and logical unauthorized access

Availability

The system is available for operation and use as committed or agreed

Processing Integrity

System processing is complete, accurate, timely and authorized

Confidentiality

Information designated as confidential is protected as committed or agreed

Privacy

Personal information is collected, used, retained, disclosed, and destroyed in conformity with the commitments in the entity’s privacy notice and with criteria set forth in privacy principles

SOC 2 Services Include

Gap Assessment

Help your organization assess the controls in place and mitigate the risk of a qualified opinion or reporting exceptions

Type 1

Report on the service organizations description of controls and the suitability of the design of the controls to achieve the related control objectives as of a specified date

Type 2

Report on the service organizations description of controls and the suitability of the design and operating effectiveness of the controls to achieve the related control objectives over a specified period of time

SOC 3

SOC 3 reports are engagements undertaken by a service auditor to report on the service organization’s operational controls to meet the selected Trust Services Criteria. The services can only be delivered by a licensed firm such as TrustNet.

SOC 3 Trust Services Criteria

Security

Availability

Processing Integrity

Confidentiality

Privacy

SOC 3 Services Include

Gap Assessment

Assess the controls in place to meet the Trust Services Criteria with the goal to ensure preparedness for the SOC 3 examination and help mitigate the risk of a qualified opinion or reporting exceptions

Report on the service organization’s operational controls pertaining to the suitability of the design and operating effectiveness of controls intended to meet the selected Trust Services Principles and Criteria over a specific period of time. Unlike the SOC 1 and SOC 2, there is no point-in-time “Type 1” examination for a SOC 3 assessment

Which SOC Report is right for you?

SOC 1

Internal controls over financial reporting

Type 1 or Type 2

Restricted Distribution

SOC 2

Trust Services Criteria

Security, Availability, Processing Integrity, Confidentiality, Privacy

SOC 3

Trust Services Criteria

“Summarized SOC 2”

Public distribution

Type 1 vs Type 2

Type 1 Assessment

At a point in time

Type 2 Assessment

Over a period of time

SOC for AWS

With the growing migration to cloud hosting, many companies are operating their systems on Amazon Web Services (AWS). AWS provides a comprehensive set of cloud services for information technology professionals to build, deploy, and manage their applications. AWS has a vast network of secure and redundant data centers that help ensure the safety of their data. Additionally, AWS has undergone SOC audits that demonstrate to their clients and investors that their infrastructure is completely secure. While this makes AWS SOC compliant, the audit does not extend to their cloud customers. This is where an experienced independent third-party, like TrustNet, becomes of value.

AWS FAQ’s

Does AWS' SOC report make you SOC compliant?
No. Even though your services are built with AWS, your organization has not gone through a SOC audit. When undertaking a SOC audit, the majority of the audit must be passed by the cloud customer. The cloud customer is responsible for implementing administrative policies and internal security controls. TrustNet, a leading provider of SOC 2 audits, has extensive knowledge and experience in assisting companies operating in the AWS cloud environment.
What parts of your SOC audit are covered by AWS?
Parts of your audit are covered through what is commonly known as “a carve-out.” AWS is responsible for some of the controls that will meet SOC 2 criteria, such as physical compliance safeguards. Your business however will need to go through the rest of the audit for you to be SOC compliant.
What will a SOC audit cost me?

Since you have used AWS for part of your controls, you will have fewer controls to comply with. Additionally, you may be able to “carve-out” additional controls based on your service providers, thereby reducing your total number of controls that need to be audited.

TrustNet offers premium pricing for companies utilizing AWS. Please refer to the SOC pricing page for additional pricing information.

The SOC Timeline

Phase 1 - Readiness Assessment

Elapsed Time: (3 to 6 Weeks)

Onsite and offsite assessment

Types of Gaps

Documentation (Policies and Procedures)

Configuration

Audit Trail

Technical Tools

Phase 2 - Remediation

Elapsed Time: (2 to 8 Weeks)

Client execution

Remediation

Technical tools

Implement procedures

Document policies and procedures

Configuration

Audit trail – retention of artifacts

Phase 3 - Assessment and Reporting

Elapsed Time: Type 1: (4 to 6 Weeks)

Type 2: (7 months)

Includes onsite assessment (required)

1st round of testing

2nd round of testing

Why Clients Choose TrustNet

Why Should I Choose TrustNet?

TrustNet serves clients of all sizes, across multiple industries with extensive expertise and over a decade of experience. We are not the largest provider and we’re certainly not the most expensive. What we provide is deep experience, efficiency, and quality professional services. Just ask our clients.

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