Get SOC 2 ready, and build something that actually holds up.

The problem

Someone with leverage just asked for your SOC 2 report. A big customer made it a condition of the contract. An investor wants it before the round closes. A partner won't integrate without it. Suddenly you have a deadline you didn't set, for a thing you've never done, and a sense that the deal is quietly riding on it.

The market's answer is a flood of "SOC 2 in 30 days" tools that automate the paperwork and promise a fast pass. Some of it works. But a checkbox-and-template approach builds a program that exists on paper and falls apart the first time a real auditor, or a real attacker, leans on it. You can pass an audit and still be exposed. And the next customer's security team, the one doing actual diligence, will find the difference.

That's the trap: optimize for passing and you get a certificate that doesn't mean much. Optimize for being secure and the certificate takes care of itself.

What we do

We get you ready for your SOC 2 audit on a fixed timeline, and we do it so the result holds up. We run the gap assessment against the Trust Services Criteria, tell you plainly where you stand, and then we close the gaps: real controls, real evidence, documented the way an auditor expects to see it.

We engage the audit firm early, not last. Scope gets aligned before fieldwork instead of renegotiated in the middle of it, and we help you choose an auditor who communicates directly and staffs the work with experienced people, not junior reviewers reading from a checklist. That single decision prevents most first-attempt failures.

Two things separate a program that holds up from one that limps through. First, everyone knows what they own. We make control ownership explicit and bring system owners in early, so each owner understands their responsibilities and nothing falls through the gap between teams. Second, the evidence collects itself. We wire your compliance tooling into identity, cloud, and your code pipeline so artifacts are captured automatically. That keeps your developers building instead of pushing paper or hunting down screenshots the week before fieldwork.

The difference is that I've built systems where the details had to be exactly right, including as lead architect in financial services, where "looks compliant" was never good enough. So when we set up a control, it's because it genuinely reduces risk, not because it fills a row in a spreadsheet. You end up audit-ready and actually more secure, which is the only version worth paying for.

We'll also tell you the truth about scope. SOC 2 isn't one-size-fits-all; the right set of Trust Services Criteria depends on what you actually do. We'll help you scope it so you're proving what matters to your customers, not boiling the ocean.

Type I or Type II

Type I assesses whether your controls are designed correctly at a point in time, faster, and often what a customer needs to see first to keep a deal moving. Type II assesses whether those controls actually operated effectively over a period of months, more rigorous, and what most customers ultimately want. We'll help you decide which you need now, and sequence toward the other if that's the right path.

What you get

A clear gap assessment up front, so there are no surprises. A remediated control environment with the evidence organized the way auditors expect, with collection automated through your tooling and pipeline so it does not eat your engineers' time. A control ownership map, so every system owner knows exactly what they're responsible for. Direct preparation for the audit itself, you'll know what's coming. Early, senior engagement with the audit firm so you're not managing that relationship cold. And a security program that's genuinely stronger, not just papered over, the kind that makes the next customer's diligence easy instead of dangerous.

Who this is for

You're a SaaS company, a service provider, or any business whose customers are starting to demand proof you can be trusted with their data. You've got a deadline tied to a deal, a renewal, or a round. You want it done right the first time, because you know the report is going to be read by people whose job is to find the holes.

Engagement

The readiness sprint runs on a defined timeline, Type I or Type II, with scope set up front so you know exactly what's involved before we start. We'll confirm the right path and schedule on a first call.