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Compliance & Certification

SOC 2 Type I & Type II Readiness

AICPA Trust Services Criteria, evidence-ready in 90 days.

SOC 2 Type I & Type II Readiness — ISO certification stamp on an audit document, MAST Consulting Group

Overview

We prepare SaaS and technology companies for SOC 2 Type I and Type II audits across Security, Availability, Confidentiality, Processing Integrity and Privacy.

In depth

A four-layer view of this service.

Context, scope, delivery and impact — written for buyers, boards, auditors and search engines alike.

Layer 01 — Context

Context & Why It Matters

01

SOC 2 is the audit of choice for SaaS, fintech, healthtech and B2B technology vendors selling into North America, Europe and increasingly the GCC.

  • Enterprise buyers — banks, insurers, healthcare networks and Fortune 1000 procurement — routinely require a current SOC 2 Type II report before signing a master services agreement.
  • The 2017 Trust Services Criteria (revised 2022) plus the 2022 points of focus form the audit baseline; AICPA-registered CPA firms perform the examination.
Layer 02 — Scope

Scope & What It Covers

02

We cover all five Trust Services Criteria — Security (mandatory), Availability, Confidentiality, Processing Integrity and Privacy — including the common criteria (CC1–CC9) on control environment, communication, risk assessment, monitoring, control activities, logical/physical access, system operations, change management and risk mitigation.

  • Deliverables include the system description, control matrix, evidence repository design, vendor risk assessments, sub-service organisation carve-outs, and bridge-letter management between annual reports.
Layer 03 — Approach

Our Approach & Delivery

03

Three-stage delivery: readiness assessment, control build, audit liaison.

  • We map your existing AWS/Azure/GCP controls, identity providers, CI/CD pipelines and ticketing tools to TSC criteria so 70–90 percent of evidence is collected automatically through tools like Vanta, Drata, Secureframe, Tugboat or in-house pipelines.
  • For Type II, we manage the 3-, 6- or 12-month observation window, perform monthly control walkthroughs, and prepare the auditor information request list.
Layer 04 — Impact

Business Impact & Outcomes

04

First-time SOC 2 Type I in 60–90 days, Type II within 6–9 months of starting.

  • Direct revenue impact: SOC 2-ready vendors close enterprise deals 40 percent faster on average, unlock six- and seven-figure contracts gated on the report, and shorten security review cycles from 60 days to under two weeks.
  • Ongoing the report becomes a sales asset published in your trust centre and shared under NDA.
At a glance

Process flow, compliance checklist and benefits.

A visual breakdown of how the engagement runs, what evidence we leave behind, and the business outcomes you can defend at the board.

Process flow

How we deliver SOC 2 Type I & Type II Readiness.

  1. 01
    Scoping

    Select TSC categories and define system description.

  2. 02
    Readiness Assessment

    Gap analysis with prioritised remediation roadmap.

  3. 03
    Control Build

    Policy, process and tooling implementation.

  4. 04
    Type I Audit

    Point-in-time audit support.

  5. 05
    Type II Observation

    3 to 12 month observation window with evidence review.

Compliance checklist

What auditors and regulators expect to see.

AICPA Trust Services Criteria — what your CPA firm will request before issuing an opinion.

  • System description (Section III)

    Components, boundaries, sub-service organisations and CUECs documented.

  • Control matrix mapped to TSC

    CC1 to CC9 plus selected additional criteria (A/C/PI/P).

  • Evidence repository

    Centralised, auditor-accessible and timestamped — Vanta, Drata, AuditBoard or equivalent.

  • Vendor and sub-service risk reviews

    Annual reviews, SOC reports collected and gaps tracked.

  • Change and access management evidence

    Tickets, approvals, code review and access provisioning logs.

  • Incident response runbooks and tests

    Tabletop or live tests with after-action reports.

  • Business continuity and DR tests

    Annual DR test results and lessons-learned actions.

  • Bridge-letter and gap-period plan

    Strategy to cover months between report dates.

Benefits

What you walk away with.

Unblock enterprise sales cycles

Required by Fortune 1000 and most regulated buyers before MSA signing.

Reduce questionnaire load

Single SOC 2 Type II report replaces dozens of bespoke security reviews.

Predictable annual cadence

Type II observation windows fit a 6 to 12 month operating rhythm.

Investor and board confidence

Recognised assurance signal for Series B+ diligence and M&A.

Platform for ISO 27001 and HITRUST

70 percent plus control overlap reduces incremental cost for added frameworks.

Continuous monitoring playbook

Evidence collection automated where the tooling allows.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions.

Type I or Type II first?+

Most clients begin with Type I to validate design, then move to a 6-month Type II observation window.

Which auditors do you work with?+

We work with all Big 4 and major boutique CPA firms. We help you select based on industry, geography and price.

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