Best Practices for Internal Audit Related to SOC Reporting

• Define the basics of SOC Reports and their purpose
• Describe potential impacts on SOX audits with SOC report reliance
• Identify internal audit’s obligations related to SOC reporting
• Describe how to evaluate third-party vendor risk through the use of SOC reports

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