How to audit an assessment vendor for SOC 2, GDPR, DPDP Act 2023, and data residency compliance
Enterprise assessment platform procurement increasingly requires compliance audit discipline that goes beyond reviewing certifications pages. The buyer's audit framework across four compliance dimensions - SOC 2 Type II reporting and what to verify, GDPR processing arrangements and the questions that reveal compliance depth, DPDP Act 2023 requirements for Indian-resident data, and data residency verification beyond vendor claims.
