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SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3 — Type I & II

AICPA SOC 1 (financial reporting controls), SOC 2 (Trust Services Criteria), and SOC 3 (general-use trust report) — Type I + Type II readiness, audit support, and ongoing surveillance under one program.

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SOC Report Types
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Trust Services Criteria
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Overview

Full SOC Coverage — SOC 1, SOC 2 & SOC 3

AICPA System and Organization Controls (SOC) reports are the gold standard for service-organization assurance. We cover the entire family — SOC 1 for controls relevant to clients' financial reporting, SOC 2 for the five Trust Services Criteria (Security, Availability, Processing Integrity, Confidentiality, Privacy), and SOC 3 as a public-facing summary of SOC 2.

For each report type, we prepare both Type I (point-in-time control design) and Type II (operating effectiveness across a 6–12 month observation window). One readiness program, one set of policies and evidence — re-used across every report you need.

CyberAlpha runs scoping, gap analysis, control design, evidence automation, and end-to-end coordination with your CPA firm — turning SOC into a repeatable operating rhythm rather than an annual fire-drill.

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Enterprise Sales Enabler

SOC 2 is the most commonly requested assurance report in B2B security questionnaires and RFPs.

Vendor Risk Satisfaction

Reduces repetitive security questionnaires by providing a standard, auditor-attested report.

CPA-Backed Assurance

Independent CPA firm issues the opinion, carrying significantly more weight than self-attestation.

Customer Confidence

Demonstrates mature controls across security, availability, and confidentiality of customer data.

Why SOC Matters

The Business Driver for SOC Attestation

Enterprise Sales Enabler

SOC 2 is the most commonly requested assurance report in B2B security questionnaires and RFPs.

Vendor Risk Satisfaction

Reduces repetitive security questionnaires by providing a standard, auditor-attested report.

CPA-Backed Assurance

Independent CPA firm issues the opinion, carrying significantly more weight than self-attestation.

Customer Confidence

Demonstrates mature controls across security, availability, and confidentiality of customer data.

US Market Access

Effectively required to sell to mid-market and enterprise US customers in most technology sectors.

Continuous Improvement

Annual Type II observation windows drive ongoing maturity of your control environment.

Reports We Cover

The Full SOC Family

One readiness program, every SOC report. Choose individual reports or stack multiple under a single observation window.

SOC 1 — Type I

Point-in-time control-design report for controls relevant to clients' financial reporting (ICFR).

SOC 1 — Type II

Same scope, but with operating-effectiveness testing across a 6–12 month observation window.

SOC 2 — Type I

Trust Services Criteria control-design attestation — Security + any of Availability / PI / Confidentiality / Privacy.

SOC 2 — Type II

Operating effectiveness of TSC controls over a 6–12 month window — the gold standard SaaS report.

SOC 3 — General Use

Public-facing summary of your SOC 2 — shareable on your website without NDA.

Multi-Report Bundle

Combine SOC 1 + SOC 2 + SOC 3 under one observation window — single evidence library, single audit.

CPA Coordination

Manage CPA firm relationships, PBC lists, walkthroughs, and sampling through to report issuance.

Continuous Sustainment

Year-round evidence operations, exception management, and annual reissuance support.

Key Benefits

What a SOC 2 Report Unlocks

01

Accelerated Sales Cycles

Skip lengthy custom security reviews; share the SOC 2 report under NDA to move deals forward faster.

02

Higher Deal Values

Enterprise segments that require SOC 2 represent larger ACV and longer-term contract commitments.

03

Reduced Questionnaire Burden

A mature SOC 2 report answers 60–80% of typical vendor security questionnaires out of the box.

04

Mature Control Environment

Formalized controls across all five TSCs establish a strong foundation for other frameworks.

05

Investor & Board Confidence

Due diligence reviews from investors and acquirers are substantially simpler with a clean SOC 2 opinion.

06

Breach Response Preparedness

Documented incident response and monitoring controls measurably improve real-world breach readiness.

Common Gaps

Frequent SOC 2 Compliance Gaps

Weak Access Reviews

Missing quarterly access reviews or inconsistent evidence is the most common Type II exception.

Stale Policies

Policies without annual review dates, sign-offs, or version control undermine auditor confidence.

Incomplete Change Management

Code changes deployed without tickets, approvals, or peer review violate CC8 change controls.

Untested IR Plan

Incident response plans that have never been tabletop-tested fail CC7 monitoring criteria.

Weak Vendor Management

Lack of vendor risk reviews and subservice organization monitoring creates CC9 findings.

MFA Gaps

MFA not enforced on all administrative and production systems is a near-universal initial gap.

Deliverables

What You Receive

System Description

Section III narrative describing services, infrastructure, software, people, processes, and data.

Control Matrix

Mapped control environment against each applicable TSC with owners, frequency, and evidence sources.

Policy & Procedure Pack

Full SOC 2 policy suite covering security, availability, confidentiality, and privacy as applicable.

Evidence Repository

Organized evidence library aligned to the PBC list with automation where feasible.

Gap Remediation Plan

Prioritized remediation roadmap to close gaps before entering the Type II observation window.

Audit-Ready Package

Complete readiness package handed to your CPA firm to kick off the Type I or Type II engagement.

Our Approach

Structured Path to a Clean SOC 2 Opinion

01

Scoping & TSC Selection

Define the system boundary, in-scope services, and which Trust Services Criteria apply to your offering.

02

Readiness Assessment

Perform control-by-control gap analysis against the selected TSCs and document a remediation plan.

03

Remediation

Implement policies, technical controls, automation, and training to close identified gaps.

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Type I Readiness

Operate controls at a point in time and support the Type I attestation as a near-term milestone.

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Observation Window

Run controls over a 3-, 6-, or 12-month observation window while collecting continuous evidence.

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Type II Audit Support

Coordinate with CPAs through walkthroughs, sampling, PBC responses, and final report issuance.

Why CyberAlpha

Your SOC 2 Readiness Partner

CPA Firm Relationships

Trusted working relationships with top SOC 2 auditors across the US, UK, and APAC.

Automation-First

Expert integrations with Drata, Vanta, Secureframe, and Thoropass for continuous compliance.

SaaS & Cloud Focus

Deep experience with multi-tenant SaaS, AWS, Azure, and GCP environments under SOC 2.

Multi-Framework Mapping

Reuse SOC 2 evidence across ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR, and customer security questionnaires.

Type I to Type II Pathway

Clear milestones from readiness through Type I and into a sustainable Type II observation.

Ongoing Advisory

Year-round support for evidence, exceptions, and annual reissuance without starting over.

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