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Industry News Desk SAS 70 Solutions Offers Integrated Compliance Services for Cloud Providers
Allows cloud computing and technology service providers to meet SAS 70 audit and PCI compliance objectives
By: Pat Romanski
Mar. 2, 2010 01:15 PM
SAS 70 Solutions Session at Cloud Expo SAS 70 Solutions, Inc., a global provider of assurance and compliance services, announces a program that allows cloud computing and technology service providers to meet SAS 70 audit and PCI compliance objectives using a single assessor firm. "As providers continue to expand their cloud-based offerings, it is imperative that they provide appropriate assurance to their customers that their controls are effective," states Vivian Tero, Program Manager for GRC Infrastructure, IDC. "The cost and complexity of complying with multiple requirements and communicating them to a diverse customer-base is substantial. Thus, any leverage that can be gained by assessing against multiple requirements from a single independent provider like SAS 70 Solutions allows the providers to focus their investments on protecting the cloud, not auditing it." Register Today and Save $550 ! Founded in 2002 as the nation's first CPA firm to have SAS 70 audits as its core service line, SAS 70 Solutions' offerings have expanded to provide comprehensive assessment and consulting services. To date, SAS 70 Solutions' professionals have collectively performed over 3,500 SAS 70 audits and other technology assessments for corporations around the world. Current clients include many Fortune 1000 and publicly traded companies, as well as privately held companies of all sizes. "Over time, the compliance landscape has changed and we have changed with it," says Christopher Schellman, President of SAS 70 Solutions. "Because so many of the various assessments are similar in nature to our typical SAS 70 audit, our professionals are highly qualified to provide PCI compliance, WebTrust and SysTrust reviews, and ISO 27002 compliance assessments, among others." SAS 70 Solutions is one of the only CPA firms in the United States that is certified by the PCI Standards Council as a Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) company. This allows service providers to have both assessments performed simultaneously by the same audit team reducing the cost and burden placed on management, operational personnel and compliance teams. SAS 70 Solutions is currently offering complimentary consultations to service providers. These sessions review the scope of SAS 70 audit and PCI compliance requirements, allowing SAS 70 Solutions to provide service providers with recommendations regarding environmental scoping and opportunities for cost savings. Come see SAS 70 Solutions present on this very topic at Cloud Computing Expo - http://cloudcomputingexpo.com/event/session/747 |
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