Security Program Development and Certification Readiness

Enterprise customers, partners, and investors expect proof that your security program works. We take companies from informal, undocumented practice to an auditable program that holds up in procurement reviews and external examinations, fitted to your product, your technology stack, and the way your teams actually work.

We also manage the audit itself as your representative, drawing on our network of independent audit firms or working alongside the auditor you already have. Where a standard requires independent attestation, that independence is preserved and our role is to prepare you and represent your interests from the first request to the issued report.

Services in this practice

• Security Program Baseline and Roadmap. Establish where your security program stands and what to fix first: a baseline assessment and a risk-prioritized roadmap aligned to your stack and goals.

• SOC 2 Readiness and Acceleration. Reach a clean SOC 2 Type I or Type II report faster, with readiness assessment, control design, evidence architecture, and audit management to report.

• ISO 27001 and ISO 27701 Implementation and Certification Readiness. ISMS and PIMS implementation carried through certification: scope, risk assessment, statement of applicability, internal audit, and stage one and two support.

• PCI DSS Readiness and Scope Reduction. Reduce PCI DSS scope and cost before you assess: cardholder data environment analysis, segmentation review, gap assessment, and QSA or SAQ preparation.

• HITRUST and Sector Certification Readiness. Readiness for HITRUST CSF and the other sector certifications your market requires, with control mapping, gap assessment, and a remediation plan.

• Policy, Standard, and Procedure Development. Security policies, standards, and procedures written for how your company actually operates, built to satisfy auditors and customers alike.

• Control Design and Implementation. Framework requirements translated into operating controls that fit your technology stack, with evidence designed to be collected automatically.

• Security Tooling Strategy and Architecture. Select and sequence the security tools your program needs across identity, endpoint, detection, and data protection, based on total cost to operate.

• Compliance Automation Enablement. Get full value from your compliance automation platform: control mapping, integration coverage, evidence automation, and closure of the gaps it leaves.

• Audit Management and Auditor Liaison. We manage SOC 2, PCI, ISO, and regulatory audits end to end, drawing on our network of independent audit firms or working with your existing auditor.

• Internal Audit Partnership. Outsourced or co-sourced internal audit for security and technology controls, with testing and workpapers that satisfy external auditors and committees.

• Customer Assurance and Trust Program. Answer customer security reviews at scale with a trust center, a maintained questionnaire library, security documentation, and a customer audit process.

• Enterprise Readiness Acceleration. Remove the security and compliance obstacles blocking named enterprise deals, working from the buyer's actual requirements back to what you must show.

How engagements work

Every engagement is scoped individually and conducted under a master services agreement and mutual confidentiality terms. Work begins with a scoping conversation to understand your objectives, constraints, and deadlines, followed by a written statement of work defining scope, deliverables, and timeline. Both parties retain the right to decline an engagement where the fit is not right.

Frequently asked questions

How long does SOC 2 readiness take?

Timelines depend on your starting point and the report type. A company with basic controls in place can often be ready for a SOC 2 Type I examination within a few months, while a Type II report also requires an observation period, commonly three to twelve months, during which controls must operate as designed. We set a realistic timeline after a readiness assessment.

Do you issue the SOC 2 report or PCI DSS assessment?

No. SOC 2 reports are issued by independent CPA firms, and PCI DSS assessments are performed by Qualified Security Assessors. We prepare you, manage the engagement, and represent your interests throughout, working with auditors from our established network or with your existing firm.

Which framework should we start with?

Start with the framework your customers and market require. United States software buyers most often ask for SOC 2, international and regulated buyers often prefer ISO 27001, and any company that stores, processes, or transmits payment card data must address PCI DSS. Because many controls overlap, we design one program that maps to several frameworks.