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- Compliance consulting
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- Its website offers consulting for SOC 3, ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI DSS and more.
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SOC 3
SOC 3 is the general-use version of a SOC 2 examination. It covers the same AICPA Trust Services Criteria (security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, privacy) and is performed by the same CPA firm under the same attestation standards, but the published report contains only management's assertion, the auditor's opinion and a short system overview.
Because it omits the control list and test results, the organization can post it publicly, which is why it is used as a marketing and procurement document.
A SOC 3 is only issued as a Type 2 (operating effectiveness over a period), and it is normally produced alongside the SOC 2 from the same testing rather than as a separate audit. The written obligations are the same as SOC 2: a system description, documented policies and controls for each criterion in scope, and a management assertion the auditor can test against.
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Who has to comply
Voluntary. Service organizations that already undergo SOC 2 and want a public-facing summary for prospects and partners. There is no legal or contractual mandate for SOC 3 by itself.
What the assessor asks to see
Identical to the SOC 2 Type 2 evidence set: system description and assertion; policies for each in-scope trust services category; control matrix mapped to the criteria; populations and samples for access, change, incident, vendor and monitoring controls; evidence of the controls operating over the period.
Who helps with SOC 3
Same ecosystem as SOC 2: readiness consultants and GRC platform vendors prepare policies, controls and evidence; the SOC 3 is then a deliverable option added to the SOC 2 engagement with the CPA firm.
Firms that name this framework in their own material. A listing is not a recommendation. Each firm can confirm its own.
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- Its website offers consulting for SOC 3, ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI DSS and more.
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- Its website offers consulting for SOC 3, CMMC, NIST 800-171, PCI DSS, GDPR and more.
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- Its website offers consulting for SOC 3, ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI DSS and more.
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- Its website offers consulting for SOC 3, ISO 9001, HIPAA, CMMC, PCI DSS and more.
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- Its website offers consulting for SOC 3, ISO 27001, SOC 2, ISO 9001, PCI DSS and more.
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- Its website offers consulting for SOC 3, ISO 27001, SOC 2, ISO 9001, HIPAA and more.
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- Its website offers consulting for SOC 3, ISO 27001, SOC 2, ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and more.
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- Its website offers consulting for SOC 3, ISO 27001, SOC 2, ISO 9001, HIPAA and more.
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- What they do
- Compliance consulting
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- Its website offers consulting for SOC 3, ISO 27001, SOC 2, ISO 9001, HIPAA and more.
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- What they do
- Compliance consulting
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- Its website offers consulting for SOC 3, PCI DSS, GDPR, NIST CSF, APRA CPS 234 and more.
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Who assesses SOC 3
A licensed CPA firm performing the SOC 2 examination; the SOC 3 is issued by the same service auditor. Accredited by State board CPA licensure and the AICPA peer review program. No scheme-level accreditor.
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Tools for SOC 3
Tools that name this framework in their own material.
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GRC and compliance automation2 tools
Controls, evidence and audit workflows, with a policy module inside.
Related reading
- SOC 2 vs SOC 3 compliance: what's the differenceExplains why a SOC 3 exists only on top of a SOC 2 examination and what gets stripped out of the public version.Withum
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