Companies Should Expect to Pay $25,000 for SOC 2 Type II
Anders Lilivik · They Thought the Equipment Vendor Could Handle the Cash Too · Feb 22, 2023 · at 18:32
Anders Lilivik, founder and CEO of Focal Point, discusses baseline pricing benchmarks for companies completing a SOC 2 Type II audit.
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“You know, a company should expect to pay 25,000 dollars to get a sock to type two.”
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