{"version":1,"type":"story","url":"https://digestai.news/story/aicpa-and-aiuc-launch-joint-soc-2-and-aiuc-1-certification-for-ai-syst","json":"https://digestai.news/story/aicpa-and-aiuc-launch-joint-soc-2-and-aiuc-1-certification-for-ai-syst.json","markdown":"https://digestai.news/story/aicpa-and-aiuc-launch-joint-soc-2-and-aiuc-1-certification-for-ai-syst.md","slug":"aicpa-and-aiuc-launch-joint-soc-2-and-aiuc-1-certification-for-ai-syst","headline":"AICPA and AIUC launch joint SOC 2 and AIUC-1 certification for AI systems","summary":"The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and the Artificial Intelligence Underwriting Company (AIUC) announced a new assurance offering that merges a SOC 2 report with AIUC‑1 certification into a single CPA‑led engagement. The combined report evaluates the security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality and privacy controls of AI systems and agents, and adds AI‑specific safeguards from the AIUC‑1 standard. AICPA President and CEO Mark Koziel said the joint offering gives investors and clients a fuller, objective picture of whether AI technology is safe, reliable and properly governed.\n\nAIUC‑1, described as the world’s first standard for AI agent safety, security and reliability, covers six control categories: data and privacy, security, safety, reliability, accountability and society. According to AIUC co‑founder Rajiv Dattani, agents are tested across hundreds of risk and attack combinations, with each evaluation running through thousands of scenarios. The standard maps to frameworks such as MITRE ATLAS, ISO 42001, the EU AI Act, the NIST AI Risk Management Framework and the OWASP Top Ten.\n\nMore than 40,000 organizations obtained a SOC 2 attestation or AIUC‑1 certification last year. Several CPA firms are already delivering the joint service, and the full launch is expected in early 2027 after initial engagements are completed.","keyPoints":["AICPA and AIUC announced a combined SOC 2 report and AIUC-1 certification for AI systems and agents.","AIUC-1 tests agents on six control categories, covering thousands of risk scenarios and requires quarterly technical retesting.","More than 40,000 organizations obtained a SOC 2 attestation or AIUC-1 certification last year; joint offering launches early 2027."],"whyItMatters":"Provides a unified, CPA‑led assurance framework for AI risks, helping investors, clients and regulators gauge safety, security and governance of AI agents.","category":{"slug":"policy","name":"Policy & Regulation","url":"https://digestai.news/category/policy"},"entities":{"companies":["AICPA","Artificial Intelligence Underwriting Company"],"models":[],"people":["Mark Koziel","Rajiv Dattani"]},"firstPublishedAt":"2026-10-19T13:09:10Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-19T13:09:10Z","sourceCount":1,"hasPrimarySource":false,"sources":[{"outlet":"Unite.AI","title":"AICPA and AIUC Pair SOC 2 Reports With AIUC-1 Certification","url":"https://unite.ai/aicpa-and-aiuc-pair-soc-2-reports-with-aiuc-1-certification","publishedAt":"2026-10-19T13:09:10Z","type":"press","primary":false,"lead":true}],"sourceNotes":null,"discussions":[],"thread":null,"cite":{"text":"Digest AI, \"AICPA and AIUC launch joint SOC 2 and AIUC-1 certification for AI systems\", 19 October 2026, https://digestai.news/story/aicpa-and-aiuc-launch-joint-soc-2-and-aiuc-1-certification-for-ai-syst","publisher":"Digest AI","title":"AICPA and AIUC launch joint SOC 2 and AIUC-1 certification for AI systems","datePublished":"2026-10-19T13:09:10Z","url":"https://digestai.news/story/aicpa-and-aiuc-launch-joint-soc-2-and-aiuc-1-certification-for-ai-syst"},"generatedBy":"Written by Digest AI's editorial model from the linked sources; the sources are the record.","license":"Headlines, digests and key points are written by Digest AI and may be quoted with a link to the story page. Linked articles belong to their publishers. Terms: https://digestai.news/terms#reuse"}