Considerations Specific to Planning and Performing a SOC Engagement

Special considerations for planning and performing a Service Organization Control (SOC) engagement include assessing the service organization’s control environment, pinpointing the relevant trust service criteria, and determining the sufficiency of evidence to report on the effectiveness of the controls in place.

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Considerations Specific to Planning and Performing a SOC Engagement - Overview lesson thumbnail Considerations Specific to Planning and Performing a SOC Engagement - Overview Introduction to Considerations Specific to Planning and Performing a SOC Engagement lesson thumbnail Introduction to Considerations Specific to Planning and Performing a SOC Engagement Purpose and Organization of the Trust Services Criteria lesson thumbnail Purpose and Organization of the Trust Services Criteria Subject Matters in Trust Services Criteria Reporting lesson thumbnail Subject Matters in Trust Services Criteria Reporting Management Assertions in SOC Engagements lesson thumbnail Management Assertions in SOC Engagements Intended Users of SOC 1, SOC 2, and SOC 3 Reports lesson thumbnail Intended Users of SOC 1, SOC 2, and SOC 3 Reports Independence Considerations in SOC Engagements lesson thumbnail Independence Considerations in SOC Engagements Materiality in SOC Engagements lesson thumbnail Materiality in SOC Engagements Risk Assessment for Service Organizations and Service Auditors lesson thumbnail Risk Assessment for Service Organizations and Service Auditors Criteria for a Vendor To Be Considered a Subservice Organization lesson thumbnail Criteria for a Vendor To Be Considered a Subservice Organization Inclusive v. Carve-out Method in SOC Engagements lesson thumbnail Inclusive v. Carve-out Method in SOC Engagements Service Commitments and System Requirements in SOC 2 Engagements lesson thumbnail Service Commitments and System Requirements in SOC 2 Engagements Subsequently Discovered Facts on SOC Engagements lesson thumbnail Subsequently Discovered Facts on SOC Engagements Purpose and Common Sections of a System Description in SOC Engagements lesson thumbnail Purpose and Common Sections of a System Description in SOC Engagements Management's Description of an Entity's Cybersecurity Risk Management Program lesson thumbnail Management's Description of an Entity's Cybersecurity Risk Management Program Complementary User Entity Controls lesson thumbnail Complementary User Entity Controls Obtaining Management's Written Representations lesson thumbnail Obtaining Management's Written Representations Understanding the System in a SOC 2 Engagement lesson thumbnail Understanding the System in a SOC 2 Engagement SOC 1 vs. SOC 2 Engagements lesson thumbnail SOC 1 vs. SOC 2 Engagements Considerations Specific to Planning and Performing a SOC Engagement - Summary lesson thumbnail Considerations Specific to Planning and Performing a SOC Engagement - Summary Considerations Specific to Planning and Performing a SOC Engagement - Practice Questions lesson thumbnail Considerations Specific to Planning and Performing a SOC Engagement - Practice Questions

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Considerations Specific to Planning, Performing & Reporting on a SOC Engagement
Module: 2 Concepts, 30 Lessons
Considerations Specific to Planning and Performing a SOC Engagement - Overview
1:09
Introduction to Considerations Specific to Planning and Performing a SOC Engagement
8:07
Purpose and Organization of the Trust Services Criteria
3:58
Subject Matters in Trust Services Criteria Reporting
5:13
Management Assertions in SOC Engagements
8:35
Intended Users of SOC 1, SOC 2, and SOC 3 Reports
5:16
Independence Considerations in SOC Engagements
3:39
Materiality in SOC Engagements
3:01
Risk Assessment for Service Organizations and Service Auditors
2:40
Criteria for a Vendor To Be Considered a Subservice Organization
5:42
Inclusive v. Carve-out Method in SOC Engagements
4:20
Service Commitments and System Requirements in SOC 2 Engagements
2:47
Subsequently Discovered Facts on SOC Engagements
6:25
Purpose and Common Sections of a System Description in SOC Engagements
3:31
Management's Description of an Entity's Cybersecurity Risk Management Program
3:52
Complementary User Entity Controls
4:22
Obtaining Management's Written Representations
4:07
Understanding the System in a SOC 2 Engagement
5:46
SOC 1 vs. SOC 2 Engagements
11:31
Considerations Specific to Planning and Performing a SOC Engagement - Summary
1:30
Considerations Specific to Planning and Performing a SOC Engagement - Practice Questions
5:08
Considerations Specific to Reporting on a SOC Engagement - Overview
0:59
Introduction to Considerations Specific to Reporting on a SOC Engagement
2:05
CUECs Effect on SOC Reports
5:31
Carve-out vs. Inclusive Method in Reporting on CSOCs
5:39
Types of Opinions and Report Modifications in the Presence of Deficiencies
11:47
Preparation of SOC 2 Reports
5:05
Form and Content of SOC 1 and SOC 2 Reports
4:49
Considerations Specific to Reporting on a SOC Engagement - Summary
1:42
Considerations Specific to Reporting on a SOC Engagement - Practice Questions
5:45