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Tetra Connects

Cybersecurity

SOC 2 readiness

We help you get ready for the examination: pick the scope, design controls that fit how you operate, build the technical pieces and prepare evidence. A licensed CPA firm performs the audit and issues the report.

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The problem this service solves

A SOC 2 request from a customer often arrives with a deadline. Teams discover that they need access reviews, change management evidence, vendor assessments, background checks and an incident process, and that none of it has been documented. The first audit window can then feel like a scramble.

Readiness work shortens that. We map your environment to the criteria, find the gaps, help you fix the technical ones and set up routines that produce evidence as a by-product of normal work.

What is in scope

  • Scope and criteria

    Systems, services, locations and which criteria to include: Security always, plus Availability, Confidentiality, Processing Integrity or Privacy as relevant.

  • Gap assessment

    Compare current controls with the criteria and the auditor’s likely expectations.

  • Technical controls

    Access control, MFA, logging, vulnerability management, encryption, backup and secure development.

  • Policies and procedures

    Concise documents that match what you actually do.

  • Evidence readiness

    Define what evidence proves each control, who collects it and how often. Configure tooling where useful.

  • Vendor management

    Inventory and review of key subservice organizations.

  • Mock walkthrough

    Rehearsal of auditor questions and evidence requests.

How the work runs

Plan

Scope and gap.

  1. 1

    Kick-off and scoping

    Agree system description, criteria and timeline.

  2. 2

    Gap assessment

    Identify missing or weak controls.

Remediate

Fix and document.

  1. 3

    Control implementation

    Fix technical gaps and write procedures.

  2. 4

    Evidence setup

    Create collection routines and automation where practical.

Prepare

Get ready for the auditor.

  1. 5

    Mock review

    Test evidence and walkthroughs.

  2. 6

    Auditor coordination

    Help you select an audit firm and prepare for their requests.

What you receive

  • Scope statement and system description draft
  • Gap assessment against Trust Services Criteria
  • Remediation plan and implemented technical controls
  • Policy and procedure set
  • Evidence matrix
  • Mock walkthrough results

Tooling and technique

Compliance automation platforms

  • Vanta
  • Drata
  • Secureframe
  • Open-source and spreadsheet-based tracking

Technical

  • Identity provider
  • MDM
  • Cloud logging
  • Vulnerability scanning

Platforms listed are common choices. We are not resellers, and you do not need one to pass an audit.

Standards we map to

Frameworks and references

  • AICPA Trust Services Criteria (2017, with revised points of focus 2022)
  • SOC 2 Type I and Type II

Mapping findings to a framework is not the same as certification against it.

Before we start

What we need from you

  • A named internal owner for the program
  • Customer requirements and timeline
  • Access to HR, IT and engineering leaders

What this service is not

  • A SOC 2 report (issued only by a licensed CPA firm)
  • A guarantee of a clean opinion

What changes afterwards

  • The audit is a confirmation of existing practice, not a scramble
  • Evidence collection is routine
  • Technical controls are real

Questions people ask

Type I or Type II?

Type I describes controls at a point in time. Type II tests them over a period, often three to twelve months. Many customers require Type II. Starting with Type I can be a stepping stone, depending on your auditor and customers.

Do we need a compliance automation platform?

It helps with evidence collection, especially for small teams. It does not replace actual controls. We can work with or without one.

Can you also be our auditor?

No. Independence rules require that the readiness consultant and the auditor are separate.

Related

  • ISO 27001 readiness

    Prepare an information security management system: scope, risk assessment, Statement of Applicability, control implementation and internal audit.

  • Identity governance

    Joiner-mover-leaver processes, access reviews, role design and entitlement cleanup for workforce and application access.

  • AWS security

    Review of IAM, organizations, networking, storage, logging and workloads in AWS, with a fix plan ordered by what attackers use first.

Need to understand your security exposure?

Speak with a security expert

Talk through your environment and goals. We reply to scope the work before anything is tested.

Speak with a security expert

Plan an assessment

Answer a few questions and get a structured preliminary scope you can send us.

Use the planner

Under attack right now?

Call the US office and tell us what you are seeing. Do not wait for a form reply.

Incident response

Phone, United States (470) 948-0356 Phone, India +91 70321 51545 Email info@tetraconnects.com