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Service Providers and SAS 70 Reports Understanding Requirements, Compliance and Benefits

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Overview This webinar gives a complete overview of the SAS 70 report and explains what a SAS 70 Report is and who can issue it, which types of entities are candidates for SAS 70 audits and what is the difference between a SAS 70 Type and Type II Report. The webinar also outlines how Sarbanes-Oxley has impacted the demand for SAS 70 audits and how a SAS 70 Audit process works and frequency of reporting. Lastly, it introduces participants to the format documenting controls: COSO and COBIT and the benefits to be derived from SAS 70 audits.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	ComplianceOnline
Live Date	1st November 2007 00:00 GMT
Format	Webcast
Topics	Cost Control - Risk Mgmt., Strategic Planning, IT Reliability, Planning and Services, Sarbanes-Oxley

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