SOC 1, 2 or 3: What’s Best for You?
Almost a decade after Service Organization Controls (SOC) were introduced, there is still confusion over the variety and contexts of SOC audits. On the surface there are three kinds of SOC reports, and within them two types.
If some critical or high-risk vendors provide a SOC 1 and others give you SOC 2 or even SOC 3, how can you know the difference? And how do you know when and why to use each one?