SOC 2 Type 1 & Type 2 Readiness
SOC 2 is where most SaaS and technology companies first feel enterprise security scrutiny. We map your environment to the AICPA Trust Services Criteria, close the gaps that will fail an examination, build the evidence library your auditor expects, and hand the engagement over cleanly to the independent CPA firm performing the attestation.
Common reasons teams come to us
- An enterprise prospect has asked for a SOC 2 report as a condition of signing
- Deals are stalling in security review while procurement waits on evidence
- Investors or partners raised SOC 2 during diligence
- There is no readiness roadmap — just a deadline and a vendor questionnaire
- Leadership is unsure whether existing controls actually operate as described
- A first audit produced exceptions that need to be remediated before the next window
- SaaS and technology companies moving upmarket into enterprise deals
- Fintech and payment teams pursuing a first SOC 2 Type 1 or Type 2 report
- Companies re-doing SOC 2 after a rocky first examination
- Engineering leaders who want the security work to be real, not just documented
- Scoping across products, environments, and Trust Services Criteria (Security, plus Availability, Confidentiality, Processing Integrity, Privacy as needed)
- Gap assessment against the SOC 2 common criteria and applicable additional criteria
- Policy and procedure build-out or refresh, written to match how the team actually works
- Access control, change management, vendor management, and incident response process design
- Evidence library structure — what to collect, from which system, on what cadence
- Readiness for the observation window, including control-operation checkpoints
- Auditor selection guidance and clean handoff to the independent CPA firm
What the readiness engagement covers
Scope and criteria
Which products, environments and Trust Services Criteria belong in the report — and which do not.
Control design
Controls that map to the criteria and can actually be operated by your team every week.
Policies
A policy set that reflects real operations, so evidence and documentation do not contradict each other.
Evidence
A structured library with a defined source system, owner and cadence for each artifact.
Operating effectiveness
Checkpoints through the observation window to catch controls that stop running before the auditor does.
Auditor handoff
Selection guidance, kickoff support and walkthrough preparation for the independent CPA examination.
- Enter the examination knowing exactly what the auditor will ask for
- Cut audit surprises, rework, and timeline slippage
- Turn the SOC 2 program into real operational security, not paperwork
- Unblock enterprise deals waiting on a defensible SOC 2 report
- SOC 2 scope and system description draft
- Trust Services Criteria gap matrix with owners and target dates
- Policy set aligned to your actual operations
- Evidence library plan and collection schedule
- Readiness summary suitable for leadership and prospective customers
Four steps from scope to action
- 01
Define the scope
Confirm the products, environments, commitments, and Trust Services Criteria in scope.
- 02
Assess the environment
Review controls, policies, operations, and evidence against the applicable criteria.
- 03
Prioritize the findings
Rank gaps by examination risk, customer impact, and remediation effort.
- 04
Deliver the action plan
Provide the control, evidence, observation-window, and auditor-handoff roadmap.