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System boundary
Products, infrastructure, people, locations, data, vendors and complementary user-entity controls.
soc 2 readinessSOC 2 readiness consulting,
SOC 2 readiness consulting,
designed around evidence your auditor can examine.
Translate trust commitments into scoped controls, accountable owners and defensible evidence before the examination period starts.
what this engagement answers
SOC 2 readiness prepares a service organisation for an examination against selected Trust Services Criteria. The central work is to define the system, map risks to controls, prove those controls are suitably designed and build repeatable evidence.
ABZSECURE supports readiness and remediation. A licensed CPA firm performs the SOC examination and issues the report. Keeping those roles clear protects independence and avoids presenting advisory work as an audit opinion.
Readiness baseline: AICPA SOC 2 framework and applicable Trust Services Criteria; final report issued by a CPA firm.
scope
What is reviewed.
Final scope is confirmed in writing before work starts. Testing is performed only on authorised assets and within agreed rules of engagement.
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Criteria and commitments
Security plus any selected availability, confidentiality, processing integrity or privacy criteria.
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Risk-control mapping
Business and technology risks mapped to precise control objectives and activities.
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Control design
Owner, frequency, evidence, reviewer, population, exception path and dependency for each control.
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Evidence operation
Representative samples, access reviews, change records, incidents, vendors, training and monitoring outputs.
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Exceptions and remediation
Missing or inconsistent operation, root cause, compensating controls and closure evidence.
evidence
What you receive.
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Readiness matrixCriteria, risk, control, owner, frequency, evidence and current readiness status.
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Evidence calendarRecurring tasks and collection dates aligned to the intended examination period.
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Exception backlogDesign and operation gaps prioritised by audit and customer impact.
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CPA handoff packOrganised system description inputs, control mapping and evidence index for the selected auditor.
// how it works
A controlled, decision-ready process
The engagement turns technical observations into owned decisions. Critical issues are escalated through the agreed channel, not left waiting for the final report.
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Define
Confirm business goal, system boundary, criteria and target report type.
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Map
Connect risks, commitments, controls, owners and evidence.
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Sample
Review whether controls are designed and operating consistently.
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Remediate
Close gaps before they become examination exceptions.
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Handoff
Prepare an organised evidence view for the independent CPA firm.
buyer questions
What teams usually ask.
Does ABZSECURE issue SOC 2 reports?
No. ABZSECURE provides readiness consulting. A licensed, independent CPA firm performs the examination and issues the SOC 2 report.
Type I or Type II?
Type I examines control design at a point in time. Type II also examines operating effectiveness over a period. Customer expectations and readiness should guide the sequence.
Can readiness guarantee a clean report?
No. Readiness reduces avoidable gaps, but the independent auditor determines testing, exceptions and the final opinion.
Methodology and primary references
These sources define the baseline. The exact checks are selected for the architecture, risk, data flows and engagement objective, not copied as a generic checklist.
- AICPA SOC suite of services: official overview of SOC reporting services
- AICPA Trust Services Criteria: official criteria used in SOC 2 examinations
Need controls to operate before the audit window?
Share the service boundary, customer deadline, intended report type and current readiness. ABZSECURE will propose a focused readiness review.