SOC 2 technical evidence readiness | Firemind
SOC 2 readiness

The evidence your auditor will ask for.Gathered before they ask.

Each technical Trust Services Criteria control scored as met or exception, with a remediation path for the exceptions.

Scope a pilot →
Trust Services Criteria
Read-only evidence
Met or exception, stated
Gathered on a cadence
Remediation path per exception
Your auditor still issues the report
The problem

Gathering the technical evidence is a scramble every audit cycle.

A SOC 2 attestation covers your organisation's controls, and most of the evidence for the technical ones lives in your cloud accounts. Encryption, access, logging, backup, change.

The IT Operations Engine gathers that evidence continuously, scores each Trust Services Criteria control as met or exception, and gives you the remediation path for the exceptions before the auditor arrives.

What readiness actually requires

  • Evidence gathered across identity, encryption at rest and in transit, logging, backup and change tracking
  • Each control stated plainly as met or as an exception, with the evidence attached
  • A remediation path for every exception, before the audit window opens
  • Evidence collected on a cadence rather than reconstructed once a year
  • No changes made to production while it gathers
What we do

Turn the audit into a read of what has already been collected.

The engine assesses each account against the technical controls of the Trust Services Criteria and states each as met or as an exception with the evidence attached. Exceptions carry a remediation path, executed under your authority model or raised as a pull request where the change belongs in code.

Identity
Encryption
Logging and monitoring
Backup and recovery
Change tracking

Find, fix, keep green

    • Find - The engine assesses each account against the technical controls of the Trust Services Criteria, gathering read-only evidence across identity, encryption at rest and in transit, logging and monitoring, backup and recovery, and change tracking. Each control is stated as met or as an exception with the evidence attached. It makes no changes.
    • Fix - Every exception carries a remediation path, executed under your authority model or raised as a pull request where the change belongs in code.
    • Keep green - Evidence gathered on a cadence rather than once a year. The audit becomes a read of what the engine has already collected.

Audit period coming up?

Three accounts, read-only, scored against the criteria you have in scope.

Scope a pilot →
How it starts

Three accounts, scored against the criteria in scope.

Read-only, against the criteria you have in scope for your next audit period.

  • Agree the scope

    Which Trust Services Criteria are in scope for your next audit period, and which accounts carry the technical evidence for them.

    • Scoped to your next audit period
    • Technical controls only, named as such
    • Organisational controls stay with you

  • Gather and score

    Read-only evidence across identity, encryption, logging, backup and change. Each control comes back met or exception with the evidence attached.

    • No changes made to any account
    • Evidence attached, not asserted
    • Exceptions listed with a remediation path

  • Close the exceptions

    Remediation runs under your authority model, or arrives as a pull request. Then the gathering runs on a cadence, so the next audit is a read rather than a scramble.

    • Exceptions closed before the auditor arrives
    • Evidence collected continuously
    • The audit becomes a read of what exists
What stays with you

The attestation itself.

The engine produces technical evidence readiness. Your auditor issues the report, and the organisational controls outside the cloud accounts remain yours to evidence.

You gain:

  • This does not replace your auditor. It replaces the scramble before the auditor arrives.
  • Evidence is gathered read-only, so nothing in the estate changes while it is collected.
  • Each control is stated as met or as an exception, rather than scored into a single percentage.

FAQ

Questions.

No. It replaces the scramble before the auditor arrives.

Start with three accounts and your next audit period.

Read-only, scored against the criteria in scope, with a remediation path for every exception.

Your benefits:

  • Met or exception - stated plainly, with the evidence attached.
  • Before the auditor - exceptions closed ahead of the window.
  • On a cadence - not reconstructed once a year.
  • Your auditor - still issues the report. We do the readiness.

What happens next?

Talk.

A focused discussion about your next audit period and what is in scope.

Gather.

Three accounts, read-only, scored against the criteria.

Close.

Exceptions remediated, then evidence gathered on a cadence.

No obligation. Just a focused discussion about your next SOC 2 cycle.

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