SOC 1 vs SOC 2: Which Report Your Customers Want
SOC 1 covers controls relevant to your customers’ financial reporting. SOC 2 covers security and related criteria. The asker tells you which you need.
ISO 27001 vs SOC 2: Choosing When Your Buyers Are Global
One is a certification against a standard, the other an attestation opinion from a CPA firm. Your buyers’ location usually decides which you need first.
Running ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Together: Where the Work Overlaps
Most of the underlying controls serve both. The savings come from shared evidence, not shared paperwork — and some of the work genuinely does not overlap.
ISO 27701: When Privacy Certification Is Worth It
ISO 27701 extends an ISO 27001 ISMS to cover personal data. Here is who genuinely needs it, and who is better off waiting.
What a Qualified Opinion Means on a SOC Report
A qualified opinion is not the same as a report with exceptions in it. Here is the difference, and what to do when you see either one.
Penetration Testing vs Vulnerability Scanning for SOC 2
The trust services criteria never say the words penetration test. So why does every auditor ask for one? Here is what each activity proves.
HIPAA Security Risk Analysis: What “Adequate” Actually Means
The Security Rule requires an accurate and thorough risk analysis but does not prescribe a method. Here is what regulators look for in practice.
HIPAA and SOC 2: Covering Both Without Doing Everything Twice
Nobody can certify you HIPAA compliant, which is why health tech buyers ask for a SOC 2. Here is how to run one programme instead of two.
Access Reviews That Actually Satisfy an Auditor
Auditors do not test that a review happened. They test that a complete list was reviewed by the right person and that the removals actually went through.
Change Management Evidence for Engineering Teams
Auditors are not testing whether you have a change process. They are testing whether anything reached production without going through it.