SAS 70 Audits have been used since the inception of the auditing standard in 1992. They've also grown tremendously in the last five (5) years due to the explosive growth of regulatory compliance and corporate governance.

So, what is SAS 70? That's a question I answer often for new clients. It's an auditing standard put forth by the AICPA that is used for examining an entity's control environment. With the passage of Sarbanes-Oxley and other previous, notable legislative mandates, it simply continues to grow at an alarming rate.

Learn about SAS 70 audits from the SAS 70 Resource Guide, such as finding out the difference between Type I and Type II audits, while reading up on important industry news and white papers.