CAIQ v4 Control STA-14 Extractive Review Standard

How to answer 'How do you verify SOC 2 reports of your primary subprocessors annually?' on a CAIQ

Reviewer Guidance & Pitfalls

Describe the annual vendor security review cycle recording subprocessor SOC 2 renewal dates.

Example Answer Passing Enterprise Audit

Compliant Response Template
We maintain an annual audit calendar verifying the active SOC 2 Type II or ISO 27001 certifications of all critical subprocessors (SOC 2, CC9.2).

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