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ISO 27001 Certification Requirements & Standards

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Rather than implementing controls as a checkbox activity, risk-driven organizations proactively choose controls that best mitigate their risks. Perform a Gap Analysis. Evaluating risks. You should implement controls to manage or mitigate risks identified in the risk assessment. Identifying possible threats.

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Audit Checklist for SOC 2

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Risk mitigation. Perform a SOC 2 Gap Analysis. Once you’ve completed your audit preparation, you should perform a gap analysis. While performing your SOC 2 gap analysis, you must select an audit firm to conduct your SOC 2. Risk assessment. Monitoring activities. System operational effectiveness.

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5 Steps towards an Actionable Risk Appetite

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Conducting a gap analysis with a risk tolerance level will help you identify emerging risks before they rise out of tolerance and it becomes clear that certain mitigation activities are no longer sufficient. After risk assessments are completed, process owners must evaluate results.