Earn Free CPE: AI, Fake SOC 2 Reports, and What's at Stake for the Profession
Someone is allegedly selling fake SOC 2 reports as a service.
Not hacking. Not a one-off forgery. A business model built around fabricating the compliance reports that companies use to prove their data security to vendors and customers.
SOC 2 reports are trust anchors. Companies share them with prospects and partners to demonstrate their controls are real and their security practices hold up to scrutiny. If AI can generate convincing SOC 2 documentation cheaply and at scale, what does a real one actually mean anymore?
David and I dug into this and a lot more on episode 480 of The Accounting Podcast. And now you can earn free CPE credit just for listening.
Register here: https://earmark.app/c/3348
Here's what else we got into:
How taxpayers are actually using AI for tax prep: The data might surprise you — and not in a good way.
AI in finance workflows: Tools like Claude are quietly showing up in accounting and finance departments. We talk about what that means for practitioners.
FAA staffing risks: This one seems off-topic until it isn't. Worth watching if you care about systemic risk in regulated industries.
Threats to state accountancy boards: What's being proposed, what's at stake, and why CPAs should be paying attention right now.
How to earn free CPE
The episode is live on Earmark as a free CPE course. Listen, pass a short quiz, and get your credit.
Register here: earmark.app/c/3348
