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Understanding SOC1_SOC2 Attestation Report 1 Credit

Oct 01, 2024, 11:00 AM ET

Understanding SOC1_SOC2 Attestation Report 1 Credit

How Should Financial Statement Auditors and Other Relying Parties Use the Reports?

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Oct 01, 2024, 11:00 AM ET

Learning Objective

  • To explain why SAS 70 evolved into SOC 1 and SOC 2 audit reports.
  • To identify why partners, investors, and vendors ask for SOC audits.
  • To review which types of organizations are good candidates for SOC audits. 
  • To discuss how to prepare for SOC audits.
  • To analyze how stakeholders should use the reports.

Course Overview

Organizations that provide services to other entities need a way to manage risks associated with outsourcing those services. 

The original standard for reducing that risk was known as a SAS 70 Attestation which was performed by a CPA. The result was a report used to demonstrate the effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting. Organizations began to use the report as evidence that a vendor was secure and safe to work with. When the SSAE 16 report was introduced, it was renamed Systems and Organization Controls 1 (SOC 1) and continued to address financial criteria. SOC 2 was created at the same time to specifically address security, privacy, availability, integrity, and confidentiality. In other words, everything else that doesn't affect financial reporting.

Examples of organizations that might be required to perform a SOC 1 and or SOC 2 Attestation:

  • Investors, auditors, business partners, vendors, clients, and prospects
  • Software vendors, payroll providers, collection companies, data centers, and cloud providers
  • Managed service providers, CPA firms, HR firms, law firms, and consulting firms

If your organization hosts financial information or has a system or process that impacts the financial statements of a client, then SOC 1 is for you. If you are a third-party provider with a system used by other organizations, a SOC 2 Attestation could be requested from you. It's not uncommon to need both SOC 1 and 2 Attestation reports.

Join this CPE Auditing webinar, attendees will learn more about how to get ready for a SOC 1 and SOC 2 assessment and how to use the reports.

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Auditing for Certified Public Accountants (CPA-US) 1 CPE Approved
Internal Auditing for Certified Internal Auditors (CIA) 1 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Certified Management Accountants (CMA) 1 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Delaware Licensed Public Accountant (DE-LPA) 1 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM) 1 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Internal Audit Practitioner (IAP) 1 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) 1 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Certified Internal Controls Auditor (CICA) 1 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA) 1 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Qualification in Internal Audit Leadership (QIAL) 1 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Iowa Licensed Public Accountant (IA-LPA) 1 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Maine Licensed Public Accountant (ME-LPA) 1 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Certified Controls Specialist (CCS) 1 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Certified Financial Forensics (CFF) 1 CPD Eligible
Auditing for Certified Government Auditing Professional (CGAP) 1 CPE Eligible
License details Credits Status
Auditing for Certified Public Accountants (CPA-US) 1 CPE Approved
Internal Auditing for Certified Internal Auditors (CIA) 1 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Certified Management Accountants (CMA) 1 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Delaware Licensed Public Accountant (DE-LPA) 1 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM) 1 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Internal Audit Practitioner (IAP) 1 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) 1 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Certified Internal Controls Auditor (CICA) 1 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA) 1 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Qualification in Internal Audit Leadership (QIAL) 1 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Iowa Licensed Public Accountant (IA-LPA) 1 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Maine Licensed Public Accountant (ME-LPA) 1 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Certified Controls Specialist (CCS) 1 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Certified Financial Forensics (CFF) 1 CPD Eligible
Auditing for Certified Government Auditing Professional (CGAP) 1 CPE Eligible
License details Credits Status
Auditing for Certified Public Accountants (CPA-US) 1 CPE Approved
Internal Auditing for Certified Internal Auditors (CIA) 1 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Certified Management Accountants (CMA) 1 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Delaware Licensed Public Accountant (DE-LPA) 1 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM) 1 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Internal Audit Practitioner (IAP) 1 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) 1 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Certified Internal Controls Auditor (CICA) 1 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA) 1 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Qualification in Internal Audit Leadership (QIAL) 1 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Iowa Licensed Public Accountant (IA-LPA) 1 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Maine Licensed Public Accountant (ME-LPA) 1 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Certified Controls Specialist (CCS) 1 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Certified Financial Forensics (CFF) 1 CPD Eligible
Auditing for Certified Government Auditing Professional (CGAP) 1 CPE Eligible
License details Credits Status
Auditing for Certified Public Accountants (CPA-US) 1 CPE Approved
Internal Auditing for Certified Internal Auditors (CIA) 1 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Certified Management Accountants (CMA) 1 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Delaware Licensed Public Accountant (DE-LPA) 1 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM) 1 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Internal Audit Practitioner (IAP) 1 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) 1 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Certified Internal Controls Auditor (CICA) 1 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA) 1 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Qualification in Internal Audit Leadership (QIAL) 1 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Iowa Licensed Public Accountant (IA-LPA) 1 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Maine Licensed Public Accountant (ME-LPA) 1 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Certified Controls Specialist (CCS) 1 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Certified Financial Forensics (CFF) 1 CPD Eligible
Auditing for Certified Government Auditing Professional (CGAP) 1 CPE Eligible

Additional Information

Credit

1

Course Level

Basic

Instructional Method

QAS Self Study
Group Internet Based

Pre-requisites

None

Advance Preparation

None

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About Instructor

Blaise Wabo
Blaise Wabo

Healthcare and Financial Services Knowledge Leader, A-LIGN

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Blaise is the Healthcare and Financial Services Knowledge Leader at A-LIGN and has over 12 years of experience in Security Compliance and Risk Management. He joined A-LIGN in 2013 and started the HITRUST/HIPAA and Healthcare Services practice in 2015. Having a very unique background as a CPA, CISA, CITP, CCSK, and CCSFP Blaise has performed over 500 SOC attestation reviews and over 300 HITRUST/HIPAA assessments for Global 1000 and Fortune 500 clients in various industries. 

Blaise is also a sought-after speaker and has delivered several speaking engagements at well-renowned conferences such as HIMSS, HITRUST and ISACA. Blaise has also written dozens of blogs and whitepapers on the topics of Security Compliance, Telemedicine, Blockchain technology and Third-Party Risk Management. 

Prior to joining A-LIGN, Blaise was a Senior Consultant at Century Payments, Inc., and an Advisory Associate at KPMG.

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Owen Mccafferty
Owen Mccafferty, CPA (US)
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Audits of System and Organization Controls 1 and 2 was a very good refresher course in the pronouncements and the impact of Sarbanes Oakley. I deeply appreciate Blaise's capacity to keep the audience interested in a rather challenging topic. Great way to gain auditing refreshment of prior knowledge studied but never utilized. Thank you!

Owen Mccafferty
Owen Mccafferty, CPA (US)
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This is a great seminar as a refresher course for SOC 1, 2, and 3. The course is especially valuable for those who rarely utilize SOC consultation, but is a very good and understandable narative as part of the CPA's learning experience. Thank you.

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