Compliance · SOC 2 + Europe
SOC 2 Compliance
SOC 2 is the trust report your customers — especially North American ones — expect. NIS2, DORA, GDPR and the AI Act govern your European operations. We lead your SOC 2 readiness as architects and align it with your European obligations: one advisor, one common control baseline.
Why SOC 2 is becoming unavoidable
Your prospects ask for a SOC 2 report in their security questionnaires and RFPs. Without it, sales cycles stretch, due diligence hardens, and some markets — particularly across the Atlantic — remain hard to reach. Meanwhile, your European operations put you in scope of NIS2, DORA, GDPR or the AI Act: two compliance worlds that most providers handle separately, doubling the work.
SOC 2 is not a certification but an attestation issued by an independent audit firm, based on the Trust Services Criteria: security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality and privacy. Evidence collection, however, is becoming industrialised: compliance automation platforms now handle a large share of it. The value no longer lies in mechanical execution, but in scoping, control design and the quality of the evidence presented to the auditor.
That is the role we play: architect of your compliance programme. Your teams and tools collect; we scope, design and review — and we build one control baseline that covers SOC 2, ISO 27001 and your European requirements at once, instead of parallel workstreams that repeat each other.
Our 4-step method
Architect-level leadership, tailored for organisations without a dedicated compliance team: we scope and oversee, your teams and tools execute.
Scoping
Choice of report type (Type I or Type II), relevant Trust Services Criteria and scope (services, systems, teams) — aligning SOC 2 with ISO 27001 and your European obligations from day one, so you build a single control baseline.
Gap analysis
Review of your existing controls against the selected criteria, identification of gaps and a prioritised, effort-estimated remediation plan, split between your teams, your tools and our oversight points.
Implementation oversight and evidence review
Your teams implement, supported where relevant by a compliance automation platform; we design the controls, validate the policies and review the quality of the evidence before it reaches the auditor.
Attestation audit preparation
Mock audit, help choosing the audit firm (CPA), assistance during the audit and with auditor requests, up to the delivery of the report.
What you get
- A SOC 2 roadmap aligned with ISO 27001 and your European obligations
- A prioritised, effort-estimated gap analysis report
- A body of policies and procedures designed to serve several frameworks at once
- A tooled evidence-collection setup, operated by your teams and sustainable over time
- A mock audit and an evidence review before the audit
- Support up to the delivery of the attestation report
Who is it for?
- Software vendors and service providers targeting North American markets
- Banks, fintechs and regulated players subject to both SOC 2 and European requirements (DORA, NIS2)
- Organisations across industries whose customers require a SOC 2 report
- Companies already ISO 27001 certified wanting to mutualise both frameworks
- Scale-ups raising funds or expanding internationally
Frequently asked questions
Is SOC 2 a certification?
No: it is an attestation issued by an independent audit firm, which examines your controls against the Trust Services Criteria. You do not get a certificate but a detailed report, which your customers read and assess.
Type I or Type II?
Type I assesses the design of controls at a point in time; Type II verifies their effective operation over a period, often 3 to 12 months. Many companies start with a Type I and then move to a Type II, which customers usually end up requiring.
How long does it take?
Depending on starting maturity and scope, expect 3 to 6 months of preparation before the audit, plus the observation period for a Type II. An existing ISO 27001 foundation significantly shortens the preparation.
Can SOC 2 and ISO 27001 be combined?
Yes, and it is often the most effective strategy: the two frameworks overlap substantially. You build a common base of controls and evidence, completed by the specifics of each — and by ISO 27701 when privacy is at stake.
Why combine SOC 2 with European compliance?
Because you are probably subject to both: SOC 2 for your North American customers; NIS2, DORA, GDPR or the AI Act for your European operations. The overlaps are substantial: one common base of controls and evidence avoids paying twice for the same work, and a single advisor avoids contradictory trade-offs between frameworks.
Do you work with compliance automation platforms?
Yes: if you already use one, we build on it; otherwise, we help you choose one when the scope justifies it. The platform collects the evidence; our role as an architect is to scope the programme, design the controls and make sure what is collected will stand up to the auditor.
Ready to scope your SOC 2 project?
Let’s spend 30 minutes on your commercial deadlines, your markets and your European obligations. You leave with a clear view of the next steps.