Preparing for SOC 2
A growing service firm needs SOC 2 to win larger clients. We assess readiness, close gaps and prepare evidence before the independent auditor begins.
Governance, risk & compliance
Security requirements, translated into action.
Understand which requirements apply to you, build practical controls and keep evidence ready for customers, auditors and insurers.
The business problem
Requirements keep arriving. Evidence is hard to produce.
Security questionnaires from clients, renewal forms from insurers and new contractual obligations all ask similar questions in different formats. Answering them takes time, and inaccurate answers create real liability.
Without a framework, policies are copied from templates, controls exist on paper but not in practice, and nobody owns the evidence.
What Simba Cyber does
Practical governance that holds up under review.
We assess your current maturity, identify the requirements that actually apply and build a proportionate program: policies people can follow, controls that work and evidence that is easy to find.
- Framework-based maturity and risk assessments
- Policies and procedures tailored to your operations
- Control design linked to technical implementation
- Evidence preparation and management reporting
Scope & capabilities
What the service includes
Capabilities are confirmed for your environment during scoping and documented in your agreement.
01
Assess
- Security maturity assessments
- Risk assessments and risk registers
- Vendor and third-party risk reviews
- Gap analysis against selected frameworks
02
Govern
- Policy and procedure development
- Security roles and responsibilities
- Security awareness program planning
- Management and board reporting
03
Prepare
- Compliance readiness roadmaps
- Control design and implementation tracking
- Audit evidence preparation
- Cyber insurance security readiness
04
Respond
- Customer security questionnaire support
- Remediation roadmap management
- Control testing and review cycles
- Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager configuration
Common use cases
How this works in practice
Representative scenarios that show how the service responds. They are illustrations, not client case studies.
Insurance renewal
An insurer asks about MFA, backups, endpoint detection and incident response plans. We confirm what is in place, close gaps and help you answer accurately.
Safeguards Rule readiness
A tax and accounting practice needs a written information security program. We help design the program and the controls behind it.
Business outcomes
What you can expect
- A clear view of which requirements apply to you
- Policies that reflect how your organization actually operates
- Faster, more accurate questionnaire and insurance responses
- Evidence ready before an auditor or client asks
Delivery methodology
How we deliver
- 01
Scope
Identify applicable requirements, frameworks and stakeholders.
- 02
Assess
Measure current maturity and record risks with owners.
- 03
Build
Write policies, design controls and connect them to technical work.
- 04
Maintain
Track remediation, review controls and report progress to leadership.
Related Microsoft technologies
Built on the platforms you already use
Scope and licensing considerations
Frameworks we commonly work with include NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0, NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-171, CIS Controls, SOC 2 readiness and ISO/IEC 27001. Not every framework applies to every organization.
Where relevant, we help organizations prepare for HIPAA Security Rule, GLBA and FTC Safeguards Rule, CMMC and state breach-notification obligations.
We provide compliance preparation and advisory services. We do not provide legal advice, formal certification or independent attestation. SOC 2 reports and ISO certificates are issued by independent auditors and certification bodies.
Questions
Governance, Risk & Compliance: common questions
Can you make us compliant?
We help you prepare. Compliance depends on how your organization implements and maintains controls over time. Formal certification or attestation comes from an independent auditor or certification body, and legal interpretation comes from your counsel.
Which framework should we use?
It depends on your customers, regulators and goals. Many small organizations start with NIST CSF 2.0 or CIS Controls as a practical foundation, then add specific requirements such as SOC 2 or HIPAA as needed.
Do you help with cyber insurance applications?
Yes. We help you understand what the insurer is asking, confirm which controls are in place and close gaps before renewal. The answers you submit remain your responsibility, so accuracy matters.
Related services
Next step
Find out which requirements really apply to you.
Tell us about your organization and priorities. We will recommend a practical scope and explain what it would include.