A Comprehensive Guide to Enterprise Log Management for SOC Trust Services Criteria Compliance

SOC auditors use the Trust Services Criteria (TSC) to evaluate an organization’s controls. Understanding how enterprise log monitoring can help achieve audit objectives can accelerate compliance readiness.

Most companies in the business-to-business space need to provide customers with assurance over their security controls. Organizations working outside highly regulated industries often engage in System and Organization Controls (SOC) audits to comply with customer third-party risk management requirements. The Association of International Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) sets the audit requirements and processes for SOC audits. Organizations may only engage certified public accountants (CPAs) for these audits, and the reports must follow the AICPA’s Statement on Standards for Attestation (SSAE) 18.

When engaging in a SOC audit, auditors use the Trust Services Criteria (TSC) to evaluate an organization’s controls. Understanding what the TSC controls are and how enterprise log monitoring can help achieve audit objectives can accelerate an organization’s compliance readiness.