Businesses are scrutinizing who they work with, particularly when one entity shares highly sensitive or proprietary information with another entity, as often happens within the printing industry. Even ...

System and Organization Controls (SOC) reports are designed to demonstrate that service providers have proper controls in place. SOC 1 and SOC 2 reports primarily examine controls in place for the ...

Organizations throughout California and across the country increasingly rely on third parties (e.g., vendors, service providers, etc.) to provide critical systems and perform essential business ...

Angela Appleby, a partner and lead auditor from Plante Moran who also sits on the AICPA Assurance Services Executive Committee, dives into the world of SOC reporting, and particularly the risks ...

Perception is a powerful force. Few challenges are greater than overcoming perceptions, especially those supported by historical realities, facts and cultural norms. However, in an era when the ...

Once a niche corner of the accounting world, an AICPA System and Organization Controls (SOC) report has become a badge of trust. But as SOC technology vendors flood the market with promises of faster, ...

I’ve written several times during the past year about the importance of information security for legal professionals. Mitigating the threat of unauthorized access to client confidential information is ...

In March 2020, it was brought to light that the delivered version of SolarWinds Orion, a security monitoring software, was infected with malware. These types of attacks are an ever-present risk and a ...