Auditing IT Infrastructures for Compliance, 3rd Edition

WAN Service Provider SOC Compliance

For service providers, it’s important to instill trust and confidence in their customers. Service organizations have a vested interest in helping their customers understand that adequate controls and processes are in place. The Service Organization Controls (SOC) report provides such assurance. The Auditing Standards Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) issues and maintains these auditing standards.

An SOC report signifies that a service organization has had its control objectives and activities examined by an independent auditing firm. Because so much emphasis is placed on security and compliance with multiple sources of requirements, service providers must demonstrate that ...