Trust Services Categories are not the Trust Services Criteria
Trust Services Categories and Trust Services Criteria both shorten to TSC. One groups the criteria for scoping. The other is what you are tested against.
Jordan
My background includes roles both as an external auditor and internal roles in information technology. I have a unique and well-rounded perspective for assessing internal controls and conducting IT assessments.
I enjoy working with folks to imagine, design, and make a better world through security by design and implementing internal controls. I am a member of ISACA, ISC(2), and AICPA.
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