Service guide · Updated 6 October 2026
In short: a customer or investor has asked for a SOC 2 report and given you weeks, not months. ITSECOPS delivers SOC 2 Type 1 readiness in a 30-day plan: scoping in week one, policies and technical controls in week two, evidence and the auditor walkthrough in week three, CPA fieldwork and the report in week four. Fixed fee quoted in writing within one business day; the CPA firm is chosen with you.
Deals now stall on SOC 2. Procurement teams in the US and the UK ask for the report before a pilot, cyber insurers ask for it at renewal, and in 2026 the observation window for a Type 2 report is still 3 to 12 months. A Type 1 report, which tests the design of your controls at a point in time, is the fastest honest answer: it unblocks the deal and starts the Type 2 clock on the same control set.
“Our client asked for an urgent SOC 2 Type 1 report within 30 days. ITSECOPS delivered it on time and saved our day.”
The 30-day plan
| Week | What happens | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1: scope and design | Scoping call, system description, Trust Services Criteria selection (Security, plus Availability or Confidentiality if customers ask), control matrix mapped to CC1 to CC9, auditor shortlist | Signed scope, control matrix, CPA engagement letter |
| Week 2: policies and controls | Policy set issued and acknowledged, MFA and Conditional Access for everyone, EDR on every endpoint, central logging, immutable backup, access review and change management procedures | Policies with acknowledgements, configured controls, evidence of design |
| Week 3: evidence and walkthrough | Evidence library assembled per control, risk assessment and vendor list completed, auditor walkthrough and remediation of findings | Evidence library, risk assessment, walkthrough notes closed |
| Week 4: fieldwork and report | CPA fieldwork on the design of controls, management assertion, report drafting and issue | SOC 2 Type 1 report, Type 2 observation period starts |
Get your 30-day SOC 2 Type 1 plan and fixed fee in writing
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What makes 30 days possible
- Scope discipline: Security criteria first; Availability or Confidentiality only when a customer contract names them. Every extra category adds controls and evidence.
- Your existing tenant: Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace already carries identity, MFA, device management and logging. We configure what is there instead of introducing new platforms.
- Policies on day one: a tested policy set adapted to your company in days, with acknowledgement records the auditor accepts as evidence.
- Technical controls at partner price: EDR, backup and email security licences supplied at partner pricing and deployed by the 24×7 operations centre while the paperwork is written.
- Auditor relationship: we prepare the walkthrough the way CPA firms run it, so fieldwork finds no surprises.
Type 1 and Type 2: what each proves
| SOC 2 Type 1 | SOC 2 Type 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| What is tested | Design of controls at a point in time | Design and operating effectiveness over 3 to 12 months |
| Time to report | About 30 days with a tight scope | Observation period plus 4 to 8 weeks of audit |
| Who accepts it | Most pilots, early-stage procurement, insurers at renewal | Enterprise procurement, regulated customers, renewals after year one |
| Typical SMB cost, all-in year one | $15,000 to $60,000 | $20,000 to $80,000 |
Where you stand today decides the plan. The SOC 2 Type 2 gap analysis tool scores your controls against CC1 to CC9 and Availability in four minutes and prices each gap.
SOC 2 Type 1 in 30 days with ITSECOPS, in short (October 2026)
- What
- Fixed-fee SOC 2 Type 1 readiness delivered in a four-week plan: scope and control design, policies and technical controls, evidence and auditor walkthrough, CPA fieldwork and report.
- For whom
- SaaS, IT services and data-handling companies of 10 to 500 people that have been asked for a SOC 2 report by a customer, investor or insurer and have weeks to deliver.
- Price
- Readiness at a fixed fee quoted in writing within one business day after a 30-minute scoping call; CPA audit fee paid to the audit firm chosen with you. Licences at partner price.
- Delivery
- Remote, from Stavanger, Norway (EEA) and the 24×7 operations centre in Greater Noida, India; evidence kept in your own tenant; GDPR data processing agreement.
- Evidence
- Prolific Tech received its Type 1 report within the 30 days a customer had set; case studies cover SOC 2 Type 2 with Cyber Essentials Plus for a London SaaS company and HIPAA plus SOC 2 for a Florida healthtech.
- Contact
- info@itsecops.cloud · +47 510 20 093 · Ask for the 30-day plan in writing
Frequently asked questions
Can a SOC 2 Type 1 report really be done in 30 days?
Yes, when the scope is tight and the company already runs on Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace with cloud infrastructure. Type 1 tests the design of controls at a point in time, not their operation over months, so the work is scoping, control design, policies, technical fixes (MFA, EDR, logging, backup) and evidence of design, followed by the CPA’s fieldwork. Prolific Tech received theirs within the 30 days a customer had given them.
What does a SOC 2 Type 1 cost?
Two parts: ITSECOPS readiness at a fixed fee quoted in writing after a 30-minute scoping call, and the CPA audit fee, which for a Type 1 on the security criteria is typically well below the $12,000 to $45,000 range seen for Type 2. All-in year-one figures for SMBs usually land between $15,000 and $60,000 for Type 1; readiness boutiques alone charge $15,000 to $40,000, which is where remote delivery saves most.
Which auditor signs the report?
A licensed CPA firm chosen with you. ITSECOPS prepares the control matrix, policies and evidence and walks the auditor through them; we do not sign the report.
What happens after Type 1?
The Type 2 observation period (3 to 12 months) can start the day the Type 1 fieldwork ends. The same control set and evidence library carry over; the SOC 2 Type 2 gap analysis tool shows which controls need operating evidence.
Do we need a compliance platform?
Not for Type 1. VEDVERA GRC runs inside your own Microsoft 365 tenant with no per-user fees if you want the evidence library and control matrix kept live for Type 2 and renewals.
Get your 30-day SOC 2 Type 1 plan and fixed fee in writing
Work email and company size. You get the week-by-week plan, the fixed readiness fee and a CPA shortlist within one business day.
Written reply within one business day · No newsletter · NDA on request
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