SOC1,SOC2,andSOC3reportsaredifferenttypesofserviceorganizationcontrolreportsdesignedtoprovideassuranceaboutthecontrolsataserviceorganization.SOC1reportsfocusoncontrolsrelevanttofinancialreporting,primarilyusedbyauditorsofuserentities.SOC2reportsassesscontrolsrelatedtosecurity,availability,processingintegrity,confidentiality,andprivacy,makingthemidealfortechnologyandcloudserviceproviders.SOC3reportsareasimplified,publicversionofSOC2reports,providingahigh-leveloverviewwithoutdetailedcontroldescriptions.Eachreportservesdistinctpurposes,cateringtodifferentstakeholderneeds.
