What is the AICPA? The AICPA (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants) is the US’s organization of Professional CPAs (Certified Public Accountants). The AICPA is the founder and originator of the SOC reporting standard and audit. Furthermore, the AICPA is a very influential body of professional accountants, and they combine the skills and expertise of …
SOC 2 attestation, explained Breaking it down into definitions, an ‘attestation’ is defined as “a declaration that something exists”, and “evidence or proof of something”. A synonym for attestation is the word ‘vouch’. That is the best way to simplify this. What is a SOC 2 attestation report in the compliance and audit world? Well, …
Think of the audit period as the time duration over which the policies/procedures/IT control environment/etc. are evaluated. An audit period is relevant in the world of compliance and auditing. Before a potential business partner or customer enters into contract agreements, paying money, and handing over important information, they want to be assured that the company …
SOC 2 is based on the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) standards to provide an audit opinion on the security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and/ or privacy of a service organization’s controls. What is a SOC 2 audit opinion? An audit opinion is the audit result or the audit outcome of a SOC …
