Armanino SOC Services Joins Santa Fe Group's Shared Assessments Program

SAN RAMON, Calif. (December 20, 2017) – Armanino LLP, a top 25 accounting and business consulting firm, today announced that its service organization control (SOC) readiness assessments and assurance services meet the stringent requirements of the strategic advisory organization The Santa Fe Group’s Shared Assessments Program.

The Santa Fe Group’s Shared Assessments Program has been setting the standard in third-party risk assessments since 2005. Shared Assessments Program members work together to build and disseminate best practices, building resources that give all third-party risk management stakeholders a faster, more rigorous, more efficient means of conducting security, privacy and business resiliency control assessments.

“Cybersecurity isn’t just a media buzzword; it’s preventing a real threat that we work with our clients to secure and overcome on a daily basis,” said Liam Collins, partner and head of Armanino’s SOC assurance practice. “As we continue to enhance our SOC offerings, ensuring we meet Shared Assessments Program standards reinforces our dedication to risk management and data security for our clients.”

“We welcome Armanino and commend them for joining our Shared Assessments membership in advancing best practices in third-party risk management. We look forward to the contributions and perspective the membership will gain from Armanino’s involvement,” said Catherine A. Allen, chairman and CEO of The Santa Fe Group.

In addition to meeting the requirements of this program, Armanino is certified through the Microsoft Supplier Security and Privacy Assurance (SSPA) Program and joined the HITRUST Alliance to reinforce its dedication to safeguarding health information and managing information risk in the healthcare sector.