SSAE 18 is a statement that sets standards for reporting on the controls and processes related to financial reporting. It comes from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, outlining the framework for reporting on internal controls. The SSAE 18 is designed to provide assurances that the reporting of service organizations is secure, thorough, and… Read More
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Survival Guidance! MichaelPeters.org and LazarusAlliance.com is making our auditor’s resource for assessing the procedural and technical controls free. This is a resource based on the SSAE 16 SOC 1 framework you may freely use to conduct your organization’s readiness audits. Your results are private and the output is sent to you without charge. It’s just… Read More
Recent headlines said, “Network ransacked in huge brute-force attack” (Source: The Register) and “Hackers break SSL encryption used by millions of sites” (Source: Huffington Post) among many other security and privacy news that fill the news outlets every time I look and listen. The problem is not some new phenomenon, but one that continues to… Read More