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SOX vs. SOC: What Is The Difference? [Complete Guide]

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Strengthening corporate governance. Requiring corporate transparency. Authorizing the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) to monitor corporate behavior. SOC reports were created by the AICPA amidst the rise of cloud computing, which has increased accessibility to applications and data.

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Audit Checklist for SOC 2

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The AICPA created SOC 2 to establish an audit standard that addresses the ongoing trends of cloud computing and software as a service. Risk management processes and internal corporate governance. Availability. Processing integrity. Confidentiality. What Are the Benefits of SOC 2? Vendor management programs.

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Why Buying SaaS GRC Software Is a Smart Investment

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As organizations and businesses around the world and across industries migrate their IT to the cloud, C-suites are faced with a new dilemma for governance, risk management and compliance (GRC) solutions: cloud versus on-premise software. That’s time and money that might be better spent elsewhere.