What are SOC 2 Control Activities (CC5)? As the leader of an organization, the success of your business can depend on the structure of your controls and related activities. You might have a tremendous product or service to offer, but if you fail to identify risks and mitigate them with controls, your business may struggle […]
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What are SOC 2 Monitoring Activities (CC4)? Common Criteria (CC) 4 of the SOC 2 Common Criteria covers control monitoring activities recommended to be implemented. Do you have controls in place to perform proactive and reactive monitoring of your systems and controls? Are these proactive evaluations done in all your environments? These are questions you
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What is SOC 2 Risk Assessment (CC3)? Organizations need a firm understanding of enterprise risk assessments to not only properly handle risks within their organization, but to also obtain a clean SOC report thanks to the Common Criteria related to Risk Assessment (pgs. 20-25). When looking at this area, your Company needs to think carefully think
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What is SOC 2 Communication and Information (CC2)? CC2 of the SOC 2 Common Criteria covers communication and information controls recommended to be implemented. Communication and Information, as with the other Common Criteria, incorporates COSO requirements. Developed by the Committee of Sponsoring Organization of the Treadway Commission (COSO), these requirements are used to continuously update
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When you’re doing business with third parties, you may be exposing your organization to financial, operational, and reputational risks. While third-party suppliers may be necessary to run your business efficiently, you need to take proactive steps to mitigate risks. This is where vendor management and assessment programs come in. What is Vendor Management? Vendor management
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It can be easy to confuse the difference between a SOC 1 and SOC 2 assessment. Both frameworks attest to organizational control, but the frameworks vary in focus depending on audience and need. Keeping up with compliance regulations might be demanding, particularly if you are confused about where to start. What is a SOC Assessment?
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When there’s a cybersecurity breach, you need to act quickly. You need the right people and the right plan to mitigate the threat and any damage. A security incident response plan will help guide you through a formal investigation and remediation process. When there’s a significant cybersecurity incident, you don’t want to have to rely
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What Is It? Security Awareness Training is a tool used to help your employees understand the myriad of nefarious attacks that they (or their company) could be subjected to while doing business on a day to day basis. Basically, you’re trying to make your employees aware of security. I think it’s important to note that security,
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