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Service organizations

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These learning resources are designed to help you - whether working in a business or firm - establish and maintain proficiency in the areas of information and data management and analysis; IT risk and assurance services, including service organization controls (SOC) reporting; and information security and privacy, including the growing issue of cybersecurity.

SOC 2 Update

This archived webcast summarizes updates in the AICPA’s new guide: Reporting on Controls at a Service Organization Relevant to Security, Availability, Processing...

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SOC 1 ® Report on Controls at a Service Organization Relevant to User Entities’ Internal Control over Financial Reporting

This page provides a summary of the purpose and types of SOC 1 reports.

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SOC 2 ® Report on Controls at a Service Organization Relevant to Security, Availability, Processing Integrity, Confidentiality or Privacy

This page summarizes the purpose (including importance to stakeholders) and types of SOC 2 reports.

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SOC 3® Trust Services Report for Service Organizations

This page provides an introduction to SOC 3® reports.

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SOC Toolkit for Service Organizations

​This toolkit is intended to help service organizations better understand SOC services.

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