Getting the Most Out of Your Information Security and Cybersecurity Programs in 2019

by Sarah Harvey / June 15, 2023

As organizations plan their information security and cybersecurity efforts for 2019, we often hear a lot of confusion and frustration about things like frameworks modifying their requirements, the cost of audits and assessments rising, scopes getting bigger, and testing seeming to get more difficult. The threats will do nothing but persist in 2019. You need to do more to protect your organization. When prices or scope or frequency increases, here’s…

SOC 2 Academy: How Fraud Can Impact Risk

by Joseph Kirkpatrick / December 16, 2022

Common Criteria 3.3 When a service organization undergoes a SOC 2 audit, auditors will be looking to validate that they comply with the common criteria listed in the 2017 SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria. Common criteria 3.3 (CC3.3) states, “The entity considers the potential for fraud in assessing risks to the achievement of objectives.” This means that organizations must consider how fraud can impact risk. What does an organization need…

SOC 2 Academy: Risks from Business Partners

by Joseph Kirkpatrick / December 16, 2022

Common Criteria 3.2 While organizations must consider the risks to their operations, finances, and reputation caused by threats inside their organization, they must also consider outside risks from business partners and third-party vendors. During a SOC 2 audit, organizations will have to demonstrate that they consider the risks from business partners and third-party vendors in order to comply with the SOC 2 common criteria 3.2, which states, “The entity identifies…

SOC 2 Academy: Assessing the Significance of Risks

by Joseph Kirkpatrick / December 16, 2022

Common Criteria 3.2 During a SOC 2 audit, auditors will validate that organizations comply with the common criteria listed in the 2017 SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria. Common criteria 3.2 states, “The entity identifies risks to the achievement of its objectives across the entity and analyzes risks as a basis for determining how the risks should be managed." When an auditor is assessing an organization’s compliance with this, they will observe…

SOC 2 Academy: How to Manage Risks

by Joseph Kirkpatrick / December 16, 2022

Common Criteria 3.2 When a service organization undergoes a SOC 2 audit, auditors will be looking to validate that they comply with the common criteria listed in the 2017 SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria. Common criteria 3.2 (CC3.2) states, “The entity identifies risks to the achievement of its objectives across the entity and analyzes risks as a basis for determining how the risks should be managed.” We’ve discussed the different…