ISC2 Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) Practice Question
Your company is moving a sensitive workload to an IaaS provider. Instead of arranging its own technical testing of the cloud platform, management decides to rely on the provider's most recent SOC 2 Type II report when evaluating control effectiveness. From the perspective of audit governance, how should this reliance on the SOC 2 Type II report be classified?
As an external audit control, because it focuses on the operational effectiveness of the customer's own processes.
As an internal audit control, because it assesses the effectiveness of the customer's controls over the outsourced service.
As an external audit control, because it provides independent third-party assurance over the provider's controls.
As an internal audit control, because the report is obtained to satisfy the customer's internal policy requirements.
A SOC 2 Type II report is produced by an independent CPA firm that attests to the design and operating effectiveness of the service provider's controls over a defined period. Because the assessment is performed by an external, third-party auditor- not by the cloud customer's internal audit function- it is considered an external audit control. Internal audit controls are those designed, executed, and reviewed by the organization itself, whereas external audit controls provide independent assurance over another party's environment. Options suggesting that the report evaluates the customer's internal processes or constitutes an internal control are therefore incorrect.
Ask Bash
Bash is our AI bot, trained to help you pass your exam. AI Generated Content may display inaccurate information, always double-check anything important.
What is a SOC 2 Type II report?
Open an interactive chat with Bash
Why is dependence on a SOC 2 Type II report classified as an external audit control?
Open an interactive chat with Bash
How does a SOC 2 Type II report differ from SOC 1 and SOC 3 reports?
Open an interactive chat with Bash
ISC2 Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)
Legal, Risk and Compliance
Your Score:
Report Issue
Bash, the Crucial Exams Chat Bot
AI Bot
Loading...
Loading...
Loading...
Pass with Confidence.
IT & Cybersecurity Package
You have hit the limits of our free tier, become a Premium Member today for unlimited access.
Military, Healthcare worker, Gov. employee or Teacher? See if you qualify for a Community Discount.
Monthly
$19.99
$19.99/mo
Billed monthly, Cancel any time.
3 Month Pass
$44.99
$14.99/mo
One time purchase of $44.99, Does not auto-renew.
MOST POPULAR
Annual Pass
$119.99
$9.99/mo
One time purchase of $119.99, Does not auto-renew.
BEST DEAL
Lifetime Pass
$189.99
One time purchase, Good for life.
What You Get
All IT & Cybersecurity Package plans include the following perks and exams .