Readiness · Audit & Assurance

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Walk into your SOC examination prepared

Be ready for your SOC examination — before the CPA firm starts.

A SOC examination is only as smooth as the preparation behind it. We map your controls to the Trust Services Criteria, find the gaps, help you build the evidence and remediate — then coordinate with your CPA/attestation firm so the formal examination has no surprises.

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Team preparing for a SOC 1 / SOC 2 readiness assessment

Who this is for

Built for the people who answer for it.

SaaS and service providers

Whose enterprise customers require a SOC 2 report before they will buy or renew.

Organisations facing a first SOC

That have never been through an examination and need a clear, de-risked path to the report.

Teams between report cycles

That need to keep controls operating and evidence fresh ahead of the next Type II period.

Business risks addressed

What this assessment helps you find.

Entering a formal examination unprepared and receiving qualified findings.
Controls that do not map cleanly to the Trust Services Criteria in scope.
Evidence that is incomplete, inconsistent or cannot be produced for the period.
A Type II observation window that starts before controls are actually operating.
Wasted examination fees re-running work that readiness would have caught.

Assessment objectives

What the engagement evaluates.

Confirm the right report (SOC 1 vs SOC 2) and Trust Services Criteria in scope.
Map existing controls to the criteria and identify gaps.
Prepare and organise the evidence the examiner will request.
Remediate gaps before the examination (or Type II observation) begins.
Coordinate a smooth handover to your attestation firm.

Scope & control areas

What we review.

Scoping

SOC 1 vs SOC 2 determination
Trust Services Criteria selection
System description boundaries
Type I vs Type II planning

Control areas

Security (common criteria)
Availability
Confidentiality
Processing integrity and privacy (as selected)

Readiness

Control gap analysis
Evidence design and collection
Remediation planning
Examiner coordination

Audit criteria & frameworks

SOC 2 (Trust Services Criteria)SOC 1 (ICFR)ISO/IEC 27001

We confirm the applicable standards and editions during scoping. Framework names are used to describe audit criteria and do not imply accredited certification authority.

Our approach

A practical, evidence-based method.

Scope the report

Determine SOC 1 vs SOC 2, the criteria in scope and the system description boundaries.

Map controls

Map your existing controls to each criterion and identify where coverage is missing or weak.

Assess gaps

Evaluate design and readiness of each control and risk-rate the gaps to close.

Build evidence

Design the evidence each control needs and help you collect it consistently for the period.

Remediate

Prioritise and support remediation so controls are operating before the observation window.

Coordinate the examination

Hand over to your CPA/attestation firm and support them through fieldwork.

Evidence & client prerequisites

What we typically ask for.

Indicative only — the exact evidence depends on scope. Not every engagement requires every item.

Draft system description and architecture
Existing control documentation and policies
Access, change and monitoring records (samples)
Vendor and subservice organisation list
Prior SOC reports or readiness results (if any)
HR, onboarding and offboarding records (samples)

Deliverables

What you receive.

We only promise deliverables appropriate to this service and the agreed scope.

Scope and criteria determination
Controls-to-criteria mapping
Gap analysis with risk ratings
Evidence design and collection plan
Remediation roadmap
Examination readiness summary and auditor-coordination support

Engagement options

Engage the way that fits.

Readiness assessment

A full gap analysis and evidence-preparation engagement before the examination.

Type II preparation

Preparation specifically for a Type II observation period, including evidence cadence.

Periodic readiness

Recurring readiness between report cycles to keep controls and evidence current.

Independence & scope of this service

Srida IT provides SOC readiness. We do not issue SOC reports — a SOC examination and report (Type I or Type II) is performed and signed only by a licensed CPA / attestation firm. We prepare you for that examination and coordinate with your chosen firm; where we remediate controls, independence from any later assurance is preserved.

Related frameworks & standards

SOC 2

The industry standard for demonstrating operational security and trust

SOC 1

Controls assurance for services impacting financial reporting

ISO 27001

The global gold standard for information security management

Related services

Practical answers.

No. A SOC report is issued only by a licensed CPA / attestation firm. We get you ready for that examination and coordinate with the firm you engage.

SOC 1 covers controls relevant to clients' financial reporting (ICFR); SOC 2 covers the Trust Services Criteria — security, availability, confidentiality, processing integrity and privacy. We confirm which you need during scoping.

Type I assesses control design at a point in time; Type II assesses operating effectiveness over a period. We help you plan the right path and the observation window.

Ideally before the Type II observation period begins, so controls are demonstrably operating for the full window rather than being remediated mid-period.

Ready to scope your soc 1 / soc 2 readiness engagement?

A partner reviews every request and replies within one working day. Tell us your context and we’ll propose a right-sized scope.

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