SCI runs your SOC 2 program from readiness through audit and ongoing maintenance. We manage the roadmap, policies, controls, evidence, and auditor coordination. Choose Hands-On Engineering when you want us to implement the technical work too.
Talk to a SOC 2 expert →Every engagement includes the people and operating system needed to lead compliance.
The difference is who implements technical changes and whether SCI also owns the customer-facing security workflow.
Find your model →We lead. Your team implements.
SCI runs the compliance program and gives your technical team clear, actionable remediation guidance.
We lead. We implement.
SCI adds direct security engineering so your product team can stay focused on the roadmap.
SOC 2 is an examination of a service organization’s controls relevant to security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, or privacy. An independent CPA firm evaluates whether those controls are suitably designed and, for Type II, whether they operated effectively over a defined period.
SOC 2 produces an attestation report, not a certification. SCI prepares and operates the compliance program; the independent CPA firm performs the examination and issues the report.
View the AICPA Trust Services Criteria ↗Protection against unauthorized access, use, or disclosure.
Systems remain available for operation and use as committed.
Processing is complete, valid, accurate, timely, and authorized.
Confidential information is protected according to commitments.
Personal information is collected, used, retained, and disposed of appropriately.
Security is included in every SOC 2 examination. The other categories are selected based on your services, commitments, risks, and customer requirements.
Both reports examine control design. Type II also evaluates whether those controls operated effectively over time.
Do you need Type I first? Not necessarily. Many SaaS companies proceed directly to Type II when their controls are ready and their buyer timeline permits it.
Define systems, services, Trust Services Criteria, boundaries, and commercial deadlines.
Create the roadmap, policies, risks, controls, ownership, and operating cadence.
Run controls, remediate gaps, collect evidence, and complete the observation period.
Prepare evidence, coordinate the independent CPA firm, and manage requests.
Keep controls, risks, vendors, reviews, and customer responses working year-round.
A GRC platform organizes the work. SCI supplies the people, judgment, follow-through, and technical capability needed to complete it.
Scope, roadmap, ownership, deadlines, recurring control calendar, and accountability.
Policies tailored to how your business operates, plus risk assessment and treatment.
Evidence requests, collection, quality review, control mapping, and platform management.
CPA-firm selection support, readiness review, auditor communication, and request management.
Clear engineering guidance—or direct implementation with Hands-On Engineering.
Access reviews, vendors, risks, incidents, tests, training, and annual examination support.
SCI implemented the program across an AWS environment, coordinated the examination, and supported the team through completion.
Read the case study →Most first-time projects require several months from kickoff through report issuance. The actual timeline depends on your starting posture, remediation work, observation period, responsiveness, and the independent CPA firm’s schedule. SCI establishes the critical path at the beginning of the engagement and manages it through completion.
The total cost generally has three components: the compliance service, the GRC platform, and the independent CPA examination. Pricing varies with company size, scope, Trust Services Criteria, technical remediation, and support level. SCI presents platform and auditor costs separately and does not hide them inside mystery markup.
No. Independence matters. SCI builds and operates the compliance program, prepares evidence, and coordinates the examination. An independent licensed CPA firm performs the SOC 2 examination and issues the report.
A GRC platform can monitor controls, organize tasks, and automate some evidence collection. It does not make scope decisions, tailor your program, implement every technical control, manage stakeholders, or own the auditor relationship. SCI can operate the program on top of the appropriate platform.
SCI structures the program to require less than 40 hours of client-team time per year. Your team still provides key decisions, access, approvals, and business context, but SCI owns the recurring management and coordination work.
No. Type I can be a useful near-term milestone, but it is not a prerequisite. Companies with sufficient readiness and time for an observation period can proceed directly to Type II.
SOC 2 reports do not have a formal expiration date, but buyers commonly expect a report covering a recent period and an annual examination cadence. A bridge letter may address the gap between the report period and the current date when appropriate.
Yes. SCI uses one operating model across frameworks so shared policies, risks, controls, evidence, and recurring activities are managed once and mapped where applicable.
Tell us what buyers are asking for, where your program stands, and how much implementation you want SCI to own.
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