SOC 2 Compliance for SaaS & Tech Firms
SOC 2 is the trust signal enterprise buyers demand from SaaS and cloud vendors. BLACKSAND scopes your system against the AICPA Trust Services Criteria, writes the policies, and manages your path to a clean Type I or Type II attestation.
Audit-ready, without the fire drill
SOC 2 examines how your organization meets the AICPA Trust Services Criteria — Security, Availability, Processing Integrity, Confidentiality, and Privacy. Enterprise buyers increasingly require a SOC 2 Type II report before signing. The challenge is not the audit itself; it is the months of control design, policy writing, and evidence collection that precede it.
BLACKSAND scopes your system boundary, designs the controls, writes the policies, and runs a readiness assessment so you walk into your audit prepared. For Type II, we help you operate the controls through the observation period and package the evidence your auditor needs to issue a clean report.
System scoping and Trust Services Criteria selection
Control design and gap remediation
Policy and procedure development (audit-ready)
SOC 2 Type I readiness assessment
Type II observation period evidence management
Auditor liaison and management letter response
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SOC 2 Compliance FAQ
What is the difference between SOC 2 Type I and Type II?+
A Type I report describes your control design at a single point in time. A Type II report tests the operating effectiveness of those controls over an observation period (typically 6 to 12 months). Enterprise buyers usually require Type II. BLACKSAND can prepare you for Type I first, then transition you into a Type II observation period.
How long does SOC 2 readiness take?+
Most SaaS firms reach Type I readiness in 8 to 12 weeks. Type II requires a subsequent observation period of 6 to 12 months. BLACKSAND builds the controls and policies up front so your observation period runs cleanly.
Do you coordinate with our auditor?+
Yes. We act as the bridge between your team and your CPA firm, managing evidence requests, walkthroughs, and control testing so your audit stays on schedule.
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