SAS 70 certification is a growing trend in today’s business arena.  Companies all across the nation and the globe are currently undergoing SAS 70 Type I and Type II compliance. This is due in large part to changes in regulatory compliance laws, such as HIPAA, SOX, and GLBA, just to name a few.

If you are looking for SAS 70 certification and need a quality, nationally recognized boutique CPA firm with years of experience in conducting Type I and Type II audits, then call NDB, LLP.  We have performed SAS 70 Type I and Type II audits in almost every conceivable industry, from manufacturing to Information Technology.

Additionally, NDB. LLP has a structured format for conducting SAS 70 audits, beginning with a SAS 70 Readiness Assessment phase, then moving forward with other critical areas of the audit.  All of our staff are seasoned veterans, with years I.T. and accounting knowledge.

NDB, LLP offers cost-effective, SAS 70 audits as we have performed these engagements on companies ranging from small start-ups to large, multi-national corporations around the world.

Need to speak with a SAS 70 auditor directly, please call Mr. Charles Denyer at 1-800-277-5415-extension 705.  Mr. Denyer is one of the firms most experienced SAS 70 auditors and will be more than happy to speak with you regarding SAS 70 certification.

To learn more about SAS 70 certification, visit the SAS 70 Resource Guide, the most in-depth website dedicated to Statement on Auditing Standards No. 70.

SAS 70 Type II audits are being performed on a wide variety of industries in today’s business arena, and as such, many organizations are scrambling to meet the time and expense commitments for these highly specialized audits. Not only can they be considered an expensive financial proposition, SAS 70 audits require significant internal resources for assisting the external CPA firm in conducting the actual audit.

So, where’s the good news, you might ask? Audits take time and they can be expensive, no question about it. However, the audit process itself can be extremely beneficial and productive, giving you valuable insight into your organization.

Consider this: a well-scoped SAS 70 audit covers a number of essential areas and divisions within your organization, such as the following:

· Executive Management

· Human Resources

· Change Management

· Logical Security

· Network Security

· Physical Security

· Environmental Security

· Computer Operations

· Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning

· Various Business Process controls

Thus, the value of the audit comes not from being compliant at the end of the process, but from the recommendations and subsequent activities that your organization has implemented to strengthen its underlying control environment.

Please keep in mind that auditors commonly give recommendations, such as a list of remediation activities to be undertaken after a SAS 70 Readiness Assessment has been performed along with “Management Comments” after the audit. These “pre-audit” remediation activities and “post audit” comments help ensure the service organization is adequately addressing all significant issues in a timely and proactive manner. Many of these issues tend to focus on areas such as the development of policies and procedures or the formalization of many areas within your daily operational environment, just to name a few.

In short, the value proposition from a SAS 70 Type II audit can be quite large indeed, so long as your organization truly embraces the audit for its true merit and worth.

To learn more about SAS 70 Audits, visit the official SAS 70 Resource Guide.

NDB, LLP provides fixed-fee SAS 70 Type I and Type II audits for the large and ever-growing California market. From San Diego to San Francisco, our firm has a large presence in the CA market.  We work with some of the largest and well-known Silicon Valley giants all the way down to small start-up entities.  What’s more, industries and sectors served include all areas of technology, ranging from Data Centers, Software as a Service (SaaS) entities, and Third Party Administrators (TPA), just to name a few.

Our proven methodology has been tried and tested over the years, starting with a SAS 70 Readiness Assessment, which helps define the scope of the audit along with obtaining a greater understanding of your organization’s control framework and overall structure.

To learn more about SAS 70 audits, visit the official SAS 70 Resource Guide, the most comprehensive site on the Internet dedicated solely to Statement on Auditing Standards No. 70. And if you need a cost-effective, quality audit conducted in the state of California, the please contact NDB, LLP.