Glossary of Compliance
Compliance Glossary
Our list of curated compliance glossary offers everything you to know about compliance in one place.
SOC 2 Auditor
A SOC 2 auditor is a professional who has been trained and certified to assess an organization’s compliance with the AICPA’s (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants) Service Organization Control (SOC) 2 standard.
A SOC 2 audit involves an in-depth examination of an organization’s systems, processes, and controls, as well as a review of the organization’s policies and procedures, to ensure that it meets the requirements of the SOC 2 standard.
Additional reading
Why Autonomous Trust Is the Way Forward
The history of GRC is a history of adaptation. Every meaningful shift in the field has been a response to a world growing more complex, and for a long time, the field kept pace. Today, however, we have reached a new inflection point. The systems we rely on were built for a world of periodic…
ISO 27001 Controls: A Guide to Implementing Annex A Controls
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Thoropass Alternatives: Compare Competitor Features, Pros, and Cons
TL,DR: Thoropass pairs compliance software with in-house auditors, which is its main differentiator from every alternative on this list. Most Thoropass alternatives (Vanta, Drata, Secureframe, Sprinto) focus primarily on automation and require you to bring your own independent third-party auditor. Vanta stands out for its integration breadth (400+), Drata for continuous monitoring, Secureframe for ease…
Sprinto: Your growth superpower
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