Are you ready for a SOC2 Audit?

We help organizations prepare for their SOC2 type 1 & 2 assessments

Our experts will work with your IT team to align all processes, technologies and practices in your organization with the requirements of SOC2

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What makes our SOC2 preparedness service different?

Our SOC2 Readiness service is a great place to start preparing for a SOC2 audit.

We will examine your IT administration practices and current setup against AICPA’s SOC2 type 1 requirements. We will prioritize any urgent recommendations to implement against the risks to your business. This means you can rest assured your business is safe, allowing you to focus on other parts of the business.

The end result:

Your clients will be impressed with the way you exceeded their expectations.

Most of your competitors will do the bare minimum, while we will help you to be practically secure against real hackers!

For your SOC2 Preparedness, we will help you with:

  • Security & Privacy Governance
  • Asset Management
  • Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery
  • Capacity & Performance Planning
  • Change Management
  • Compliance
  • Configuration Management
  • Continuous Monitoring
  • Cryptographic Protections
  • Data Classification & Handling
  • Endpoint Security
  • Human Resources Security
  • Identification & Authentication
  • Incident Response
  • Information Assurance
  • Mobile Device Management
  • Network Security
  • Physical & Environmental Security
  • Privacy
  • Project & Resource Management
  • Risk Management
  • Secure Engineering & Architecture
  • Security Operations
  • Security Awareness & Training
  • Technology Development & Acquisition
  • Third-Party Management
  • Threat Management
  • Vulnerability & Patch Management

Our mission: Save you at least 60% of the SOC2 certification cost!

A SOC2 Readiness assessment checks how resilient is the core of your IT infrastructure and your applications to an attack or human error. Its scope depends on the size of your company and your objectives. The assessment might mean a comprehensive security review of all your IT assets.

We audit the controls in place (or their absence). These controls might be administrative, or in other words, the practices employed by your administrators. They could also be technical or even physical.

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Our SOC2 Readiness Assessment Process

Planning for the project

Before starting your preparedness process, we always have a series of preparation meetings with company executives and IT administrative personnel. 

These meetings help establish the reasons behind the SOC2 certification process and your strategic security objectives. Is your desire to become SOC2 compliant driven by your clients? Were you a victim of a security breach? Or do you want to have full visibility into how prepared you are for a hacking attack?

Here is our SOC2 Readiness Process:

  • A strategic meeting with management
  • Meeting with the IT team
  • Review of the clients’ business – departments, management team, critically important production facilities, IT infrastructure. 
  • Policy and procedure review. 
  • Documentation review.
  • Scheduling meetings with will all employees participating in the IT security audit. 
  • Final scope agreement.

Preparing to work with our team for your SOC2 Certification

“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening my ax.”
― Abraham Lincoln

Besides the mandatory pre-audit meetings with management, the client usually has to undergo internal preparation for the IT Security assessment service.

On the client’s side, the following items need to be taken care of:

  • a dedicated meeting room
  • a secure internet connection which is disconnected from the main corporate network
  • scheduling each meeting between the security auditor and the respective team member

There might be technical details such as what is the auditor allowed to access and what information can they ask for as proof, as well as how this information will be stored and analyzed safely.

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SOC 2 Readiness FAQ

SOC 2 (Service Organization Control 2) certification is a standard that evaluates how well your company manages customer data, focusing on five Trust Service Criteria: security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy.

Yes, depending on your IT team’s availability and on the speed with which your organization can adopt changes. SOC2 preparedness is achievable in as little time as you can implement a few hundred changes in your processes, practices and technology. 

Costs vary widely depending on the size and complexity of your organization but generally range from $20,000 to $100,000, including preparation and audit fees.

The SOC 2 certification demonstrates to your clients and stakeholders that your company adheres to industry standards for data security and privacy, helping you build trust and sell more.

The TSC include security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy. Each of them has specific controls that need to be met for your SOC 2 certification to be successful.

The process typically takes 6 to 12 months, depending on your current security posture and the complexity of your operations.

SOC 2 Type I assesses the design of controls at a specific point in time, while SOC 2 Type II assesses the operational effectiveness of those controls over a period (usually 3 to 12 months).

Yes, an independent CPA firm must perform the SOC 2 audit to validate compliance with the TSC.

Evaluate third-party vendors for their security practices, ensure they meet SOC 2 requirements, and maintain documentation of these evaluations.

You won’t. Everyone we ever helped get certified was successful. But… If you fail the audit, you’ll receive a report detailing the deficiencies. You’ll need to address these issues and undergo a follow-up audit to achieve certification.

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