Rhonda Willert (PARTNER | CPA, CISSP, CISA, PMP)

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Rhonda is a Partner at Linford & Co. delivering risk services, compliance attestations, and certification engagements. Rhonda has her CPA, CISSP, CISA, ISO Lead Auditor Certification, and her PMP certification. Previously, Rhonda was a Managing Director at Deloitte, and brings a wealth of expertise in the areas of risk management and compliance and delivers excellent client service. Rhonda actively supports clients in all industries and focuses on compliance frameworks such as SOC 1, SOC 2, HIPAA, HITECH, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO/IEC 27017, ISO/IEC 27018, NIST 800-171, and HITRUST.

ALL ARTICLES BY Rhonda Willert:
Client acceptance for SOC 2 audits

Client Acceptance: Procedures and Auditor Considerations for Approval

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Service organization management and the service auditor each have specific responsibilities in a SOC 2 examination. This blog describes the service auditor’s responsibilities, including the preconditions of engagement acceptance and the importance of understanding the terms of the engagement with management. If you are a service organization looking for a new service auditor, client acceptance […]

Inclusive audits for SOC 1 & SOC 2 reports

Inclusive Audit Method: How Does This Method Change a SOC 1 or SOC 2 Report?

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When preparing for a SOC report (SOC 1 or SOC 2) examination, when the inclusive method is decided upon to represent the subservice providers, there are impacts to the report that a service provider and service auditor must be aware of. There are multiple changes that are required to be made to the standard AICPA […]

IUC & IPE audit procedures for SOC

IUC & IPE Audit Procedures: What is Required for a SOC Examination?

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This blog is being written to address a topic that has been around for a number of years in the SOX world, but is now becoming more relevant in the SOC world of testing. Why, you might ask, is it becoming more relevant in the SOC world? The reason is simple: because when an entity’s […]