Audit readiness, with a person in the loop
For teams pursuing their first SOC 2 or ISO 27001 without an in-house compliance hire: a guided gap assessment, hands-on evidence prep, and fractional vCISO support layered on top of GRC Oversight's automated control mapping, with a real person helping you get audit-ready.
What it does
Gap assessment
A structured review of your environment against the target framework's controls, prioritized by what blocks audit readiness fastest.
Fractional vCISO time
Recurring access to a security practitioner for policy review, risk decisions, and program guidance, without a full-time hire.
Evidence prep
Hands-on help collecting and organizing the manual evidence automated tests can't produce on their own.
Policy drafting support
Guidance on the policies your framework requires, mapped to the controls they support in the platform.
Program roadmap
A prioritized plan from where you are today to audit-ready, sequenced around what an auditor will actually ask for.
Auditor handoff
We help prepare the evidence package and brief your team on what to expect during the audit itself.
From setup to proof
Step 1
Gap assessment
We review your current environment against the framework you're pursuing and identify exactly which controls are missing evidence.
Step 2
Connect & configure
We help wire up the connectors and evidence mapping so automated tests start covering the controls that can be automated.
Step 3
Close the manual gaps
For controls that need policy work, process documentation, or manual evidence, we help draft and collect it.
Step 4
Ongoing fractional oversight
Periodic check-ins with a security practitioner to keep the program on track between now and your audit window.
Step 5
Audit-ready handoff
When you're ready, hand your auditor an organized, control-mapped evidence package instead of a scramble.
Software plus a practitioner
Where automation stops
Not every control automates
GRC Oversight automates evidence collection wherever a connected system can prove a control. But policies, risk-acceptance decisions, and some process controls still need a human to think them through. This service pairs the platform with someone who's done audits before.
- Prioritized gap list scoped to your target framework.
- Direct help drafting the policies your controls require.
- Guidance on risk acceptance vs. mitigation decisions.
- A second set of eyes before evidence goes to your auditor.
Built for first-timers
Designed for teams without a GRC hire yet
Most teams pursuing their first SOC 2 don't have a full-time compliance function. This service exists so that gap doesn't slow down the audit: you get the platform's automation plus enough hands-on guidance to actually close it.
- No requirement to hire a full-time compliance or security role.
- Engagement scoped to your framework and timeline.
- Knowledge transfer so your team can run the program after audit.
Who this is for
First-time SOC 2 / ISO 27001
You've never been through an audit and don't have a compliance hire, so you need a guide, not just a tool.
Lean security teams
You have some security capability but not enough bandwidth to run gap assessment and evidence prep in parallel with everything else.
Growth-stage companies
Deals are stalling on security questionnaires and you need to move from 'we take security seriously' to a signed report.
From gap assessment to auditor handoff
Capability and direction, built honestly, proven by your own evidence as deployments land.
- A prioritized, scoped list of what's blocking audit readiness.
- Hands-on help closing the evidence and policy gaps automation can't.
- Recurring fractional access to a security practitioner.
- An evidence graph you keep and can maintain after the engagement ends.
- A clean handoff package when you're ready for your independent audit.
How this differs from a pure audit firm
The product choices that matter when this workflow becomes part of your audit engine.
Continuous, not point-in-time
The gap assessment and evidence prep plug directly into the platform's ongoing control monitoring, so the work doesn't go stale the moment the engagement ends.
You keep the evidence graph
Everything produced during the engagement lives in your GRC Oversight account (control mappings, policies, evidence), not a one-off deliverable you can't maintain.
Independent audit still required
This service prepares you for the audit; an independent third-party auditor performs it. We don't audit our own prep work.
Questions, answered
Do you perform the actual SOC 2 audit?
No. An independent, accredited audit firm performs the audit. This service prepares your evidence and controls so that audit goes smoothly. See Auditor Marketplace if you need help finding an audit firm.
Is this a full-time hire replacement?
It's fractional: recurring, scoped time from a security practitioner, not a full-time role. Many teams use it as a bridge until they're ready to hire in-house.
What frameworks are supported?
The engagement is scoped to whichever framework(s) you're pursuing in the platform, commonly SOC 2 and ISO 27001, with support for others the platform covers.
How is this priced?
Pricing is scoped to your environment and timeline. Contact us for a quote.
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