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Why do Compliance Programs Fail?

Understand why compliance programs fail, and where you can identify failure points and vulnerabilities before they become liabilities.  What is a compliance program? Corporate complianc ...
May 4, 2021
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What is a SSAE 18 Audit?

The SSAE 18, or Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements No. 18, auditing standards require that service organizations confirm and re-confirm third-party vendor certifications and ...
March 11, 2020
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What is SSAE 18?

Defined loosely as an engagement to issue an examination, review, or procedures report on a subject matter, an attest engagement encompasses more review than audit reports. SSAE 18, in s ...
March 25, 2019
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What is an SSAE 18 Report?

As part of Service Organization Controls (SOC) reporting, organizations need to engage in the audit process. The SSAE 18 audit standard, superseding the SSAE 16 which had replaced the SAS 70 ...
March 25, 2019
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SSAE 18 Checklist

SSAE 18 reports, which were previously referred to as both SSAE 16 attestations and SAS 70 reports, follow formal auditing standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public ...
March 25, 2019
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SSAE 18 Changes

Service Organization Controls (SOC) reports must meet the requirements set forth by the “Statements on Standards for Attestation Engagements” as part of their audit engagements. Previous ...
March 25, 2019