Data Center World
Linford & Company LLP will be presenting at Data Center World in Las Vegas, Nevada on Thursday, May 2nd at 8:30am. Register Here to attend Data Center World. The topic will be navigating compliance requirements.
Read MoreSOC 1, 2, 3: What is the AICPA Trying to Do to Us?
This is a follow-up post to one last month on the differences between the three different types of SOC reports. Attached is a presentation our firm gave at the recent Rocky Mountain Accounting Conference held on September 20, 2012. The presentation is in Apple’s...
Read MoreAICPA SSAE 16 Report Comparison – SOC 1 vs. SOC 2 vs. SOC 3
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) recently developed a Service Organization Control (SOC) Toolkit for firms that perform SOC engagements and their clients. The toolkit was developed to help firms navigate this emerging service area and help clients, prospects and service organizations understand the benefits of SOC engagements. The toolkit includes a number of free...
Read MoreDistribution of SOC Reports by Management
A question that often comes up from service organizations and service auditors is this “Who can management distribute the report too?” The answer lies buried in the AICPA’s audit guides and is different depending on the type of service organization control (SOC) audit report. SOC 1 (SSAE 16) Audit Report – Paragraph 5.96 of the 2011 SSAE 16 audit guide states that...
Read MoreTop 5 Reasons to Get an SSAE 16 (f. SAS 70) Report
So, you have a current customer or client asking whether you have completed an SSAE 16 examination. Now you may have some basic questions such as the following: What is an SSAE 16 audit report? A Type II SSAE 16 report is an independent report on the design and operating effectiveness of key controls at a service organization. SSAE 16s were formerly called SAS 70s. What is a service...
Read MoreAbout Linford & Company
We are specialists in the performance of SSAE 16/SOC 1, SOC 2, royalty, and HIPAA/HITECH compliance audits across technical disciplines. We issue SSAE 16/SOC 1 and SOC 2 reports for a wide variety of service organizations that go to many of the largest user organizations in the world. We perform royalty audits on some of the largest consumer brands in the world. Our healthcare team has provided HIPAA/HITECH compliance audits to both covered entities (e.g., hospitals, dental practice groups, etc.) and business associates (e.g., IaaS, PaaS and SaaS, among others).
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