AAFCPAs Earns SOC for Cybersecurity Services Certificate

AAFCPAs’ Partners James Jumes, MBA, M.Ed. and Robin Kelley, CPA, CITP, CGMA, CSPM, CCSFP have earned the System and Organization Controls (SOC) for Cybersecurity Certificate issued by The Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA).
SOC for Cybersecurity is a new entity-wide cybersecurity audit that allows organizations to voluntarily report on their cybersecurity management programs to internal and external stakeholders with credibility.
Companies are under increasing pressure to manage cybersecurity threats, and to demonstrate to stakeholders that they have effective processes and controls in place to detect, respond to, mitigate, and recover from breaches and other security events. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently issued guidance on disclosures by public companies of the cybersecurity risks they are facing and what they are doing to address those risks.
James and Robin are among the first SOC specialists nationwide to receive certification in this first-of-its-kind program designed specifically for CPA firms with integrated Business Process & IT Advisory practices. AAFCPAs’ SOC for Cybersecurity examinations can enhance users’ confidence in information prepared by management, enabling them to make informed decisions about the organization and their dealings or transactions with it, and building trust and confidence that the company is appropriately addressing its cybersecurity risks. In today’s cyber threat landscape, trust and confidence are strategically critical issues.
AAFCPAs’ SOC for Cybersecurity team members are certified to apply the AICPA’s cybersecurity risk management reporting framework to analyze and examine clients’ cybersecurity risk management programs, and report on the effectiveness of controls within the program.  The new framework provides a common and consistent language for organizations to communicate about, and report on, their cybersecurity efforts. Through this common and consistent language, AAFCPAs helps senior management, boards of directors, analysts, investors, and business partners gain a better understanding of organizations’ enterprise-wide cybersecurity risk management efforts.
“AAFCPAs Business Process & IT Advisory Practice is a leading provider of SOC attestation reporting, as well as Technology Risk & Cyber Security Assessments,” said Dave McManus, CPA, CGMA, AAFCPAs’ Co-Managing Partner. “We are committed to solving our clients’ security issues to ensure success and help them move forward and thrive with confidence in the future.”
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