Prepare for SOC 2 Type II audits with professional penetration testing. Audit-ready reports addressing Trust Service Criteria CC6.1-CC9.2 (Security & Availability). 5-day turnaround from $2,500.
Your independent auditor will evaluate your security controls. Penetration testing demonstrates the effectiveness of your risk mitigation program.
SOC 2 auditors evaluate your company against AICPA Trust Service Criteria covering security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy. Penetration testing is a primary control addressing multiple criteria.
Enterprise customers increasingly require SOC 2 Type II certification as a prerequisite for vendor agreements. Demonstrating a strong security posture through penetration testing helps you win deals and retain customers who make security decisions.
Your SOC 2 Type II auditor will examine your control environment over a 6-12 month period. They expect to see evidence of risk identification, vulnerability assessment, and remediation of findings. Penetration testing provides that evidence.
Auditors who find inadequate security testing may issue findings or exceptions in your SOC 2 report. A proactive penetration testing program demonstrates that your organization takes security seriously and actively manages risks.
Our penetration testing directly addresses multiple Trust Service Criteria that your auditor evaluates.
TSC Requirement: The entity restricts system access through user identification and authentication procedures to authorized personnel and protects access through physical and logical controls.
How We Test: We attempt to authenticate as unauthorized users, test MFA bypass scenarios, verify access logging, and assess privilege separation. Our findings document whether your authentication and access controls actually prevent unauthorized access.
TSC Requirement: The entity obtains or generates, uses, and communicates relevant, quality information about the internal and external factors and events that affect the achievement of the entity's objectives.
How We Test: We conduct testing activities and verify that your monitoring systems detect our testing. We check that security events are logged, alerts are generated appropriately, and your SOC responds to incidents. Our report documents your detection capabilities.
TSC Requirement: The entity identifies, develops, and implements risk mitigation activities for risks arising from potential business disruptions.
How We Test: Our penetration test identifies actual vulnerabilities in your systems. Our report demonstrates your risk assessment process and remediation capabilities. We provide remediation guidance, and optional follow-up testing verifies your incident response and remediation effectiveness.
TSC Requirement: The entity obtains or generates, uses, and communicates relevant, quality information about the objectives, obligations, and responsibilities over system availability and performance.
How We Test: Our testing assesses systems that support availability (backup systems, failover mechanisms, DDoS protections). We verify that availability controls are working and document findings related to your availability architecture.
TSC Requirement: The entity provides notice to authorized and unauthorized parties regarding its objectives related to privacy.
How We Test: We verify that access controls and confidentiality protections actually prevent unauthorized access to customer data. Our findings support your privacy control environment documentation.
TSC Requirement: Data in transmission, processing, and storage are protected from unauthorized access, use, and disclosure.
How We Test: We test encryption implementation, identify unencrypted data transmission, verify data protection mechanisms, and assess controls preventing unauthorized data modification. Our report documents your data protection effectiveness.
Comprehensive assessment targeting systems and controls relevant to your SaaS platform and customer trust.
Assessment of internet-facing applications, APIs, and customer portals that your users and customers depend on. Emphasis on authentication, authorization, and data handling.
Testing of cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP) including network segmentation, access controls, encryption, and monitoring systems. IAM policy assessment and misconfiguration detection.
Assessment of APIs that serve your platform and integrations. Testing for authentication bypass, authorization flaws, data exposure, and rate limiting effectiveness.
Assessment of database security, backup systems, encryption implementation, and access controls protecting customer data. Verification that sensitive data is properly protected throughout its lifecycle.
Assessment of systems supporting availability, including load balancing, failover mechanisms, backup infrastructure, and DDoS protections. Verification that your platform meets stated availability objectives.
Audit-ready documentation designed specifically for SOC 2 Type II auditor review.
Professional assessment document mapping findings to SOC 2 Trust Service Criteria. Includes executive summary, technical findings, CVSS scoring, and remediation guidance formatted for auditor review.
One-page executive summary specifically formatted for SOC 2 auditors. Highlights key test results, risk categorization, and control effectiveness conclusions that support your audit findings.
Optional post-remediation testing to confirm that vulnerabilities have been fixed. Follow-up report documents your control improvement and demonstrates responsive risk management to auditors.
Post-assessment consultation call to discuss findings, remediation priorities, and timeline. We help you develop a control improvement roadmap that addresses auditor concerns.
Straightforward pricing for SaaS companies. Testing conducted at the start of your SOC 2 audit period ensures you have full documentation of remediation efforts.
Standard SOC 2 Penetration Test
Schedule your penetration test strategically to demonstrate a complete control improvement cycle during your audit period.
This timeline demonstrates to your auditor that you: (1) conduct vulnerability assessment, (2) have a defined remediation process, (3) follow through on improvements, and (4) verify control effectiveness. This strengthens your SOC 2 report and auditor confidence in your control environment.
Everything you need to know about security testing for SOC 2 audit preparation.
Not explicitly, but your SOC 2 Type II auditor will evaluate your security risk assessment and control environment. If they find that you haven't conducted penetration testing, they may issue a finding or exception noting that independent security assessment is missing.
Ideally at the start of your audit period so you have 6-12 months to demonstrate remediation efforts. This shows your auditor a complete control improvement cycle. You can also conduct testing mid-audit to support control effectiveness claims.
We coordinate with your team to minimize disruption. Most testing is non-destructive and can be scheduled during low-traffic periods. We provide a detailed scope before starting so you can plan accordingly and alert your operations team.
You own the report. Some customers ask to see penetration testing results as part of their vendor security assessment. You can share relevant portions or provide a summary to prospective customers as part of your security marketing.
That's valuable information for your audit. We'll document findings clearly and provide remediation guidance. You can remediate issues and schedule follow-up testing to demonstrate control improvement. This actually strengthens your SOC 2 report narrative.
Penetration testing complements vulnerability scanning, security assessments, and your internal risk assessment program. We can coordinate with your other security activities to avoid duplication and ensure comprehensive coverage.
For SOC 2 Type II audit renewal, a penetration test covering the new audit period is recommended. Many companies conduct annual testing to maintain continuous security visibility and demonstrate ongoing risk management to customers and auditors.
Demonstrate security control effectiveness to your SOC 2 auditor and your enterprise customers. Audit-ready testing from $2,500, 5-day turnaround.
Reports formatted for SOC 2 Type II review
Familiar with cloud platforms and SaaS architecture
Identifies control gaps affecting auditor scope