What is a SOC 1 Report?

by Sarah Harvey / April 12, 2023

What is a SOC 1 Report? Once you’ve made it through the evidence gathering portion of the SOC 1 audit process, our specialized team of professional writers will take the information gathered by our auditors and provided by you in our Online Audit Manager to create a final SOC 1 report. What is a SOC 1 report? It is a report that is based on the Statement on Standards for…

Explaining Audit Periods

by Sarah Harvey / February 15, 2023

The Difference Between SOC 1 Type I and Type II: The Audit Period While SOC 1 Type I audit engagements evaluate a service organization’s internal controls that could impact their user organizations’ internal control over financial reporting (ICFR) at a specific point in time, a SOC 1 Type II audit evaluates a service organization’s internal controls that could impact their user organizations’ internal control over financial reporting (ICFR) over a…

Smart Cities vs. Secure Cities: Is There Really a Difference?

by Sarah Harvey / June 14, 2023

With technology ever-evolving, federal, state, and local governments across the globe have implemented new tools and processes to make their cities more accessible, efficient, and secure. From IoT devices, including cameras, traffic signals, and public transportation to city management systems and public data, cities all over the world are making an effort to become “smart” cities. But an increase in new smart technologies comes with an increase in cybersecurity risks;…

What Does GDPR Mean for Marketing?

by Sarah Harvey / February 20, 2023

GDPR and Marketing: Why it Matters Has your organization considered the GDPR implications for marketing? Because of the misconception that GDPR is solely for lawyers and information security teams, many organizations don’t realize how their marketing activities impact their privacy efforts. GDPR is more than a data privacy law. Instead, GDPR is a mandate that affects how organizations market, collect, use, and store consumers’ personal data, so GDPR compliance and…

How Information Security Audits Can Lead to New Opportunities for MSPs

by Sarah Harvey / June 14, 2023

Managed service providers (MSPs) have a unique role: they are entrusted by other organizations to fulfill some or all of their business functions. Often times, organizations hire MSPs to create and maintain strong security postures, and when these organizations partner with managed services providers, they want to know that they won’t bring more risk into their environment. So, how can they ensure that they won't increase risk? How Can MSPs…