SOC 2 Is a Trust Story, Not a Screenshot Folder
Explain the difference between SOC 2 criteria, controls, and evidence.
The audit folder is not the audit argument. The Three Layers Criteria are the external requirements. Controls are management's chosen commitments. Evidence is proof that those commitments existed and operated. Keeping the layers separate prevents a common failure: collecting artifacts before deciding what they are meant to prove. Why The Chain Works A SOC 2 examiner needs to move from a trust services criterion to the risk, then to the control activity, then to evidence from the period. If any link is missing, the auditor has to infer management's intent. Inference is where rework starts. What Good Looks Like A…
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