SOC 2 Readiness Checklist
100+ control checks with Ready/Gap scoring and an evidence column. Tells you exactly how far you are from an audit.
All TSCEight documents. The whole foundation.
Each maps to the exact Trust Services Criteria an auditor samples — so your documentation speaks their language from day one.
Information Security Policy
The master policy every auditor asks for first — referencing all your sub-policies.
CC1–CC9Access Control & MFA Policy
The most heavily sampled criterion. Least-privilege, MFA, quarterly reviews, offboarding SLAs.
CC6Vendor Risk Policy + Questionnaire
Inventory, tier, and assess third parties — plus a 12-question vendor questionnaire.
CC9Incident Response Plan
Severity tiers, response lifecycle, breach-notification timelines, and an incident log.
CC7Change Management Policy
Review, test, approve, roll back — the controls auditors expect around your deploys.
CC8Risk Assessment + Register
A repeatable methodology plus a pre-seeded register so you start with real entries.
CC3Employee Acknowledgment + On/Offboarding
Signed acknowledgment form and checklists auditors love to sample.
CC1, CC6Why pay a consultant to start from zero?
Typical SOC 2 consultant
$15,000–$30,000
Starts by handing you a documentation checklist — then bills hourly to write the same policies you're holding right now.
SOC 2 Readiness Pack
$147
You get the checklist and the documents, written by a federal-RMF consultant. Do the readiness work yourself; bring us in only for the gaps.
Federal-grade expertise. Startup-friendly price.
NIST RMFNIST SP 800-53CompTIA Security+ / CySA+Healthcare IT complianceISC2 / IBM Cybersecurity
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Before you buy
Does this make me SOC 2 certified?
No — a licensed CPA firm performs the actual audit. This pack gets you ready for it: the policies, controls, and evidence structure auditors expect. It dramatically cuts the prep time and cost.
What format are the files?
Editable documents you can brand and customize. Replace the bracketed placeholders with your details and approve with a signature.
I'm early-stage — is this overkill?
No. Starting your documentation early is exactly what makes a future audit cheap and fast. The checklist tells you what to prioritize first.
What if I need help implementing it?
Iron Sentinel offers a fixed-scope SOC 2 Readiness Sprint and ongoing vCISO retainers. Book a free Risk Snapshot from our home page.