SOC 2 Readiness Consulting for AWS

    Get your AWS environment genuinely ready for a SOC 2 audit, real controls implemented, not just documentation written to look compliant.

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    About This Service

    A SOC 2 report is issued by an independent CPA firm attesting that your controls, evaluated against the AICPA's Trust Services Criteria, actually work. We're not auditors and we don't issue the report, but the vast majority of what determines whether an audit succeeds or drags on for months happens beforehand: are the technical controls genuinely in place, and is there evidence to prove it. That's the gap we close.

    Most SOC 2 engagements fail on execution, not the requirements themselves being unclear. Security (the mandatory Trust Services Criteria category every SOC 2 report includes) requires things like access control, encryption, logging, and change management to be real, running controls on your actual AWS infrastructure, not a policy document describing what should happen. We implement the technical controls directly, IAM least-privilege, encryption at rest and in transit, CloudTrail logging, MFA enforcement, and then build the evidence trail an auditor needs to see, so the audit itself is confirming what's already true rather than the moment you scramble to make it true.

    We work with your chosen SOC 2 auditor rather than replacing one, our job is to make the audit a formality by the time it starts, not to be your auditor. Type I (controls exist at a point in time) versus Type II (controls operated effectively over a period, typically 6 to 12 months) changes the timeline, not the underlying work, so we scope engagements around which one you actually need first.

    What We Offer

    Explore the full range of capabilities within our SOC 2 Readiness practice.

    Gap Assessment

    A structured review of your current AWS environment against the Security Trust Services Criteria (and Availability, Confidentiality, Processing Integrity, or Privacy if in scope), identifying exactly what's missing before an auditor does.

    Access Control Implementation

    Least-privilege IAM policies, MFA enforcement, and access review processes implemented as real, running controls, not a written policy nobody follows.

    Encryption & Data Protection

    Encryption at rest and in transit implemented and verified across S3, RDS, EBS, and other data stores, with key management practices that hold up under audit scrutiny.

    Logging & Monitoring Controls

    CloudTrail, Config, and centralized logging configured to produce the audit trail a SOC 2 auditor expects to see, retained and protected from tampering.

    Change Management Process

    A documented, actually-followed process for how infrastructure and application changes get reviewed and deployed, one of the most commonly under-prepared control areas.

    Evidence Collection & Audit Support

    Building the evidence trail (screenshots, logs, configuration exports, approval records) as controls run, and supporting you directly through your auditor's fieldwork and any findings.

    Our Approach

    A proven methodology that delivers consistent, measurable results.

    1

    Scope Definition

    Confirm which Trust Services Criteria apply (Security is mandatory; Availability, Confidentiality, Processing Integrity, and Privacy are added based on your business) and whether you're targeting Type I or Type II.

    2

    Gap Assessment

    Review your current AWS environment and internal processes against the applicable criteria, producing a clear list of what's missing.

    3

    Control Implementation

    Implement the actual technical and process controls, IAM, encryption, logging, change management, so they're genuinely running, not just documented.

    4

    Evidence Collection

    Build and organize the evidence trail your auditor will need, collected as controls run rather than reconstructed after the fact.

    5

    Audit Support

    Support through your chosen CPA firm's fieldwork, answering technical questions and remediating any findings quickly.

    AWS Services We Use

    Every service listed below is AWS-native: purpose-built tools, not generic wrappers.

    AWS IAMAWS CloudTrailAWS ConfigAWS KMSAmazon S3Amazon RDSAWS Security HubAWS OrganizationsAmazon CloudWatchAWS Secrets Manager

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    Common questions about our SOC 2 Readiness services.

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