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Aakif Shaikh, CISSP, CEH, CHFI, CISA, GWAPT

Aakif Shaikh, CISSP, CEH, CHFI, CISA, GWAPT

Over 18 years of experience in a wide variety of technical domains within information security including information assurance, compliance, and risk management.

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Understanding SOC 2 Reporting Structure

Trust principles, report structure, and management responses

In this story, we will take a glance at the five trust principles, reporting structure, management responses, and how security analysts can use this report to evaluate a vendor’s security posture.

Five Trust Principles

  1. Security: The system is protected against unauthorized access, both physical and logical.
  2. Availability: The system is available for operation and use as agreed upon or as required.
  3. Processing integrity: System processing is complete, accurate, timely, and authorized.
  4. Confidentiality: Information designated as confidential is protected as agreed upon or as required.
  5. Privacy: Personal information is collected, used, retained, disclosed, and disposed of in accordance with the privacy notice issued to the user.
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Reporting Structure

The SOC 2 report structure typically includes the following components:

  1. Independent Service Auditor’s Report: The report includes a statement about the…

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Aakif Shaikh, CISSP, CEH, CHFI, CISA, GWAPT
Aakif Shaikh, CISSP, CEH, CHFI, CISA, GWAPT

Written by Aakif Shaikh, CISSP, CEH, CHFI, CISA, GWAPT

Over 18 years of experience in a wide variety of technical domains within information security including information assurance, compliance, and risk management.