GLOSSARY

SSAE 18

Terms

Annex A Controls

Attestation of Compliance (AOC)

Compliance risk management

Compliance software

Cardholder Data (CHD)

Cardholder Data Environment (CDE)

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

HIPAA Business Associates

HIPAA Compliance

HIPAA Covered Entities

HIPAA employee training

HIPAA Risk Assessment

HIPAA Rules: Breach Notification Rule

HIPAA Rules: Enforcement Rule

HIPAA Rules: Omnibus Rule

HIPAA Rules: Privacy Rule

HIPAA Rules: Security Rule

HIPAA Safeguards

HIPAA Sanctions

Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH)

ISMS Governing Body

ISO 27001 security standard

ISO 27001 Internal Audit

ISO 27001 Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

ISO 27001 Management Review

ISO 27001 Nonconformities

ISO 27001 Risk Assessment

ISO 27001 Risk Treatment Plan

ISO 27001 Stage 1 Audit

ISO 27001 Stage 2 Audit

IT security policy

Information Security Management System (ISMS)

Protected health information

Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS)

Qualified Security Assessor (QSA)

Report on Compliance (ROC)

Security questionnaire

SOC 2 Type I report

SOC 2 Type II report

SOC Trust Services Criteria

Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ)

Service Provider

Statement of Applicability

Vendor assessment

Vendor management policy

What is SSAE 18?‍

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SSAE 18 is a series of enhancements aimed to increase the usefulness and quality of SOC reports, now superseding SSAE 16. The changes made to the standard this time around will require companies to take more control and ownership of their own internal controls around the identification and classification of risk and appropriate management of third party vendor relationships. These changes, while not overly burdensome, will help close the loop on key areas that industry professionals noted gaps in many service organization’s reports.

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Clients use the SSAE 18 standard to pursue a SOC 1 report.

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