SOC 2 Checklist: Prepare for your audit
A SOC 2 report demonstrates that your business is protecting your customers’ data. That’s why you need to be ready to meet the highest standards when the time comes for your SOC 2 examination.
A-LIGN’s SOC 2 Checklist helps you determine how close your organization is to reaching its security potential long before the auditor steps through your door.
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Accelerate your growth with compliance
With over 20 years of experience, A-LIGN is the leader in security compliance audits, serving companies of all sizes ranging from startups to enterprise businesses. We provide a hands-on approach to compliance, partnering closely with your team to ensure a seamless audit experience.
We use a combination of deep compliance experience and innovative technology to create an audit experience unparalleled in quality and efficiency.
Why A-LIGN
Assure your customers and partners you are protecting their information with a SOC 2 assessment report from the top SOC 2 report issuer in the world.
A true compliance partner through every stage of growth
Compliance can drive growth and revenue with the right partner. A-LIGN’s experienced auditors and audit management platform do more than just check a box – we make sure you earn and keep your customers’ trust.
“Working with A-LIGN and their partners has fundamentally transformed our audit experience, moving it from a burdensome, fragmented necessity, to a streamlined, strategic, and efficient process.”
Richard Lindsay, COO at Orbital
“I am very proud that Menlo Security and A-LIGN worked together to consolidate our SOC 2 and ISO 27001 assessments at the same time to reduce time, resources, and costs.”
Rashpal Singh, Global Director of Governance, Risk, and Compliance at Menlo Security
SOC 2 Services
SOC 2 readiness assessment
The A-LIGN SOC 2 readiness assessment evaluates an organization’s controls to identify gaps and provide opportunity for remediation prior to the official audit. Although any organization can opt for a readiness assessment, businesses undergoing SOC audit for the first time often leverage this assessment to bridge any knowledge gaps, understand how controls are evaluated, grasp how SOC attestation impacts the broader business.
SOC 2 Type 1 report
SOC 2 Type 1 reports take a snapshot of an organization’s controls to determine if they are suitably designed and in place. Although they don’t evaluate control effectiveness, Type I reports are a valuable foundational security measure as they can efficiently validate an organization’s scoped system as a whole.
SOC 2 Type 2 report
A Type II report attests to both the design and the operating effectiveness of controls over a period of time, usually between 3-12 months. This type of SOC 2 audit provides assurance of not just how your systems are set up, but how they are used on a day-to-day basis.
ISAE 3000
Customers can integrate ISAE 3000, a global standard closely aligned with SOC 2, into their SOC audit to meet international and U.S. customer requirements all at once.
Pave the way for a secure and compliant future
By focusing on the areas outlined in our checklist, you can identify gaps in your compliance program and determine a suitable strategy to bolster your cybersecurity defenses.
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