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Tier 3 - Audit & Financial

SOC 2 Type II Readiness

Service Organisation Control 2 — trust services criteria for security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy.

About SOC 2 Type II Readiness

Service Organisation Control 2 — trust services criteria for security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy. This framework is part of tier 3 - audit & financial, designed for audit firms and large enterprises.

Current source verified Verified 2026-09-17

Authoritative current reference

2017 Trust Services Criteria with Revised Points of Focus (2022), plus 2018 SOC 2 Description Criteria with Revised Implementation Guidance (2022)

Authority: AICPA & CIMA

SOC 2 readiness should use the current AICPA Trust Services Criteria and description criteria. Type II readiness concerns control suitability and operating effectiveness over a period; TAP must not represent readiness as an issued SOC 2 report or certification.

Authoritative source TAP content: TAP-ASSESSMENT-LIBRARY-2026.09-R2

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