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Joseph Kirkpatrick / December 20, 2022
SOC 2 FAQs When a client pursues a SOC 2 audit for the first-time, they normally ask: What are the requirements of a SOC 2 audit? How are we going to be judged? What can I do to prepare? Which Trust Services Criteria should I select? KirkpatrickPrice strives to be your audit partner and will work with your organization to answer each of these SOC 2 FAQs. Preparing for a…
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Sarah Harvey / December 20, 2022
What are PCI Penetration Testing Requirements? Nine new PCI DSS v3.2 requirements turned from best practices to requirements on February 1, 2018. One requirement in particular, PCI Requirement 11.3.4.1, outlines new PCI penetration testing requirements and caused confusion among many service providers. PCI Requirement 11.3.4.1 states: “If segmentation is used, confirm PCI DSS scope by performing penetration testing on segmentation controls at least every six months and after any changes…
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Maggie Austin / December 20, 2022
The Seven Components of a SOC 2 Report You’ve partnered with a licensed CPA firm, you’ve properly scoped your environment, you’ve conducted a SOC 2 gap analysis, you’ve remedied any non-compliant findings, you’ve worked with your auditor, you’ve completed your SOC 2 audit and achieved SOC 2 compliance, and now you’re finally receiving your SOC 2 report. Congratulations! You may be wondering, what will be in my SOC 2 report?…
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Sarah Harvey / December 20, 2022
SOC 2 Compliance: Reporting Changes You may have recently noticed some changes in SOC 2 reporting, like the inclusion of an internal control framework and a change from “Trust Services Principles” to “Trust Services Criteria.” Why the changes? The AICPA’s Assurance Services Executive Committee (ASEC) recently issued a SOC 2 reporting update that includes a new set of 2017 Trust Services Criteria, which will provide integration with the 2013 COSO…
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Sarah Harvey / December 20, 2022
Why Choose the Privacy Principle? Once you’ve determined you are ready to pursue a SOC 2 audit report, the first thing you have to decide is which of the five Trust Services Criteria you want to include in your SOC 2 audit report. Typically, service organizations that are concerned about the Privacy Principle are collecting, using, retaining, disclosing, and/or disposing of personal information to deliver their services. A classic…
