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Certification Readiness
Audit Readiness and Auditor Liaison
Audit readiness and auditor coordination for SOC 2, PCI, ISO, and regulatory examinations, using our network of independent audit firms or your own auditor.
Frameworks and standards
- SOC 2
- PCI DSS
What it covers
The engagement in detail
The firm serves as the client's representative through the external examination. This includes auditor selection from the firm's established network or engagement with the client's existing auditor, scoping and fee negotiation, evidence preparation and submission, sample coordination, response to information requests, support on findings, and remediation tracking through to report issuance. Where the standard requires an independent auditor, that independence is preserved and the firm's role is to represent the client's interests throughout.
Who it is for
Designed for growth-stage and venture-backed companies building the security program enterprise customers require; established organizations measuring and maturing an existing security program; and law firms, corporate legal departments, and the clients they advise.
What you receive
Deliverables from this engagement
- Audit project plan
- Evidence package
- Request tracking
- Findings management
- Remediation closure
Terms
How an engagement works
Every engagement is scoped individually and conducted under a nondisclosure agreement and a master services agreement, beginning with a scoping conversation and a written statement of work that defines scope, deliverables, and sequence. The four steps this practice follows are set out in full on the Certification Readiness page.
- Earn a certification or attestation
- Meet a regulation or supervisory expectation
- Growth-Stage & Startup Companies
- Established Enterprises
- Law Firms and Legal Departments
Certification Readiness
Other services in this practice
Reach a clean SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, or HITRUST report without the audit becoming the project.
- Security Program Baseline and RoadmapEstablish where your security program stands and what to fix first: a baseline assessment and a risk-prioritized roadmap aligned to your stack and goals.Certification
- SOC 2 Readiness and AccelerationReach a clean SOC 2 Type I or Type II report faster, with readiness assessment, control design, evidence architecture, and auditor coordination through to the issued report.Certification
- ISO 27001 and ISO 27701 Implementation and Certification ReadinessISMS and PIMS implementation carried through certification: scope, risk assessment, statement of applicability, internal audit, and stage one and two support.Certification
- PCI DSS ReadinessPrepare for your PCI DSS assessment: cardholder data environment analysis, segmentation review, scope definition, gap assessment, and QSA or SAQ preparation.Certification
- HITRUST and Sector Certification ReadinessReadiness for HITRUST CSF and the other sector certifications your market requires, with control mapping, gap assessment, and a remediation plan.Certification
- Policy, Standard, and Procedure DevelopmentSecurity policies, standards, and procedures written for how your company actually operates, built to satisfy auditors and customers alike.Certification
Start with a confidential conversation
Thirty minutes on whether this is the right engagement for the question you have been asked, and what it would take to answer it.