Compliance & Assurance
SOC 2 readiness and advisory
SOC 2 is an assurance report, not a badge created by a consultancy. CyberAIQuantum helps organisations prepare the control environment, evidence model and governance discipline required before an independent CPA firm performs the attestation.
SOC 2 readiness
Trust Services Criteria
Evidence model
CPA attestation boundary
ENGAGEMENT OVERVIEW
Everything Included in Your SOC 2 Engagement
Understand the services, deliverables and guidance included in every SOC 2 advisory engagement.
Common client situations
- A prospective enterprise customer has requested a SOC 2 report.
- The business is preparing for Type I or Type II readiness.
- Controls exist but are not documented, consistently evidenced or mapped to criteria.
- The organisation needs to understand the difference between readiness support and independent attestation.
What the engagement covers
- Readiness assessment against selected Trust Services Criteria.
- Control mapping, evidence design and ownership model.
- Policy and procedure review.
- Gap remediation plan for management review.
- Support in preparing for discussions with an independent CPA firm.
Client deliverables
- SOC 2 readiness report.
- Control-to-criteria mapping.
- Evidence library structure.
- Remediation tracker.
- Management briefing on Type I and Type II considerations.
Service boundary
CyberAIQuantum does not issue SOC 2 reports. SOC 2 attestation must be performed by an appropriately licensed independent CPA firm. Advisory work is kept separate from independent assurance responsibilities.
Preparation before attestation
A credible SOC 2 programme requires management to own controls, not merely collect documents. Readiness work should create a repeatable evidence process that can operate across the full review period.
Typical phases
Confirm the intended report type, scope, systems, services and selected criteria.
Map existing controls to the Trust Services Criteria.
Identify design gaps, evidence gaps and ownership gaps.
Agree remediation activities before the review period starts.
Prepare management for auditor engagement and evidence requests.
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Discuss this requirement
The right starting point is a short scoping discussion to confirm the business driver, operating context, timeline, stakeholders and current evidence position.