SOC 2 Type II
A SOC 2 Type II report your buyers will not question.
Assurance over the operating effectiveness of your controls across a defined observation period. The report that clears enterprise procurement, satisfies your board, and anchors your continuous compliance program.
01 — Overview
A Type II report is the market standard for enterprise vendor assurance. Where Type I speaks to design, Type II speaks to what actually happened — every day, across the observation period, under evidence.
Cyber Inspect runs Type II engagements the way our clients wish they'd been run the first time. We stand up the controls, embed the evidence collection, prepare the auditor's package, and — where you retain us on a managed compliance basis — carry the program forward year over year.
Our reports have been accepted by the world's most demanding buyers: global banks, hyperscalers, and Big Pharma procurement offices. We take responsibility for that.
02 — Engagement
Our approach.
- I
Readiness assessment
A partner-led review that maps your current state to the TSC and defines the shortest credible path to an unqualified opinion.
- II
Remediation & control build
We design, implement, and document each control — from access reviews to change management to vendor oversight.
- III
Evidence engineering
We wire your evidence collection into the systems that already produce it. No screenshot factories, no month-end panic.
- IV
Observation period
We monitor control execution across the observation window, correcting drift as it appears rather than at audit time.
- V
Audit facilitation & issuance
We run the auditor relationship end-to-end and drive the report to issuance without surprises.
03 — Deliverables
What you receive.
- Readiness report with a costed remediation roadmap
- Complete Trust Services Criteria control implementation
- Automated evidence pipelines (GRC-platform or bespoke)
- Monthly control operation reviews across the period
- System description drafted to AICPA guidance
- Auditor evidence room, curated and indexed
- Management assertion letter drafting support
- Issued SOC 2 Type II report from an independent CPA firm
- Bridge letter drafting for subsequent periods
04 — Timeline
Expected duration.
A full first-time Type II engagement typically runs six to twelve months, driven by the observation period you elect. Clients with an existing Type I report can move to Type II inside a single quarter. Continuous compliance clients retain us across renewal cycles.
Ready to begin?
A partner-led readiness call is complimentary. We'll scope your engagement inside forty-five minutes.
Schedule the call →05 — FAQ
Common questions.
How long should the observation period be?+
Three months is common for first-time reports where speed to market matters; six months is the market default; twelve months is preferred by regulated buyers. We help you elect the window that matches your commercial calendar.
Can you help us pick between SOC 2 and ISO 27001?+
Yes — and we routinely run both in parallel. SOC 2 is preferred by North American enterprise buyers; ISO 27001 is preferred internationally and by procurement teams in regulated sectors. Many of our clients hold both.
What is your role vs the CPA auditor's?+
We are your advisor. The CPA firm is independent and issues the opinion. Our job is to make sure that opinion is unqualified, defensible, and delivered on time.
Do you support GRC automation platforms?+
We implement Vanta, Drata, Sprinto, Secureframe, and Anecdotes, and we operate in bespoke environments where a platform is not appropriate. The platform is a tool, not the program.