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BSIMMvsSSAE 18 — Attestation Standards (SOC Reporting)

See exactly how BSIMM controls map to SSAE 18 — Attestation Standards (SOC Reporting). Pre-computed mappings, identified gaps, and coverage analysis.

9
Controls Mapped
22
Gaps Found
16%
Coverage

According to the TheArtOfService Compliance Knowledge Graph:

BSIMM maps to SSAE 18 — Attestation Standards (SOC Reporting) with 16% coverage across 5 directly mapped controls. Analysis of 31 BSIMM controls identifies 26 compliance gaps — primarily concentrated in BSIMM: Communications Security.

Source: TheArtOfService Knowledge Graph | 31 controls analysed | 693 frameworks | 819K+ cross-framework mappings

Control Mappings

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BSIMM: Information Security Policies(2 mappings)

BSIMM-04Roles and responsibilities definition2 targets
→SSAE18-CC7.4CC7.4 — Incident Response
→SSAE18-PI1.1PI1.1 — Processing Integrity Definition

BSIMM: Access Control(3 mappings)

BSIMM-13Authentication and password management
→SSAE18-CC6.2CC6.2 — New User Registration and Authorization
BSIMM-14Privileged access management2 targets
→SSAE18-CC6.2CC6.2 — New User Registration and Authorization
→SSAE18-SOC1-06Transaction Processing Controls

BSIMM: Operations Security(4 mappings)

BSIMM-23Backup and recovery procedures3 targets
→SSAE18-A1.2A1.2 — Environmental Protections and Recovery
→SSAE18-A1.3A1.3 — Recovery Plan Testing
→SSAE18-CC7.5CC7.5 — Incident Recovery
BSIMM-25Technical vulnerability management
→SSAE18-CC7.4CC7.4 — Incident Response

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What are the key differences between BSIMM and SSAE 18 — Attestation Standards (SOC Reporting)?

BSIMM has 31 controls across its framework, while SSAE 18 — Attestation Standards (SOC Reporting) covers 47 controls. Direct mapping analysis identifies 5 overlapping controls (16% coverage). The frameworks diverge most significantly in BSIMM: Communications Security, where 5 BSIMM controls have no direct SSAE 18 — Attestation Standards (SOC Reporting) equivalent.

How many controls map between BSIMM and SSAE 18 — Attestation Standards (SOC Reporting)?

Of 31 total BSIMM controls, 5 map directly to SSAE 18 — Attestation Standards (SOC Reporting) controls — representing 16% coverage. The remaining 26 controls represent compliance gaps requiring additional documentation or compensating controls to satisfy both frameworks simultaneously.

What are the compliance gaps when mapping BSIMM to SSAE 18 — Attestation Standards (SOC Reporting)?

26 BSIMM controls have no direct equivalent in SSAE 18 — Attestation Standards (SOC Reporting). The highest concentration of gaps is in BSIMM: Communications Security with 5 unmapped controls. These gaps represent areas where additional controls, policies, or documentation must be created to achieve compliance with both frameworks.

Which control domains have the most gaps between BSIMM and SSAE 18 — Attestation Standards (SOC Reporting)?

The domain with the highest gap count is BSIMM: Communications Security (5 gaps). Export the full domain-by-domain gap breakdown via the Professional tier to generate a prioritised remediation roadmap.

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