--- source_url: "https://www.talarity.com/frameworks/soc2" title: "SOC 2 Compliance Software | Talarity" mirrored_at: 2026-08-16T01:08:05.602Z host: www.talarity.com cited_in_42a: true mirror_canonical: "https://index.42a.ai/www.talarity.com/frameworks/soc2" --- > **Original source:** https://www.talarity.com/frameworks/soc2 Framework · AICPA 2017 TSC + 2022 Points of Focus The de facto trust standard for SaaS. Customers ask for it before they sign, auditors test it annually, and it's the gateway to selling enterprise. 255 Talarity controls mapped Who it's for: Any company storing or processing customer data — SaaS, fintech, services. Talarity coverage ## Mapped, monitored, and audit-ready. Every SOC 2 control has a place in Talarity — with cross-mapping, automated evidence, and continuous validation. 255 Talarity controls mapped Talarity's pre-built control library covering SOC 2, with linked evidence, owners, and testing schedules. Cross-maps to ISO 27001HIPAANIST CSFPCI DSS Answer once, prove everywhere. Talarity's mapping engine reuses your evidence across every framework you run. Automated evidence - IAM access reviews and SSO logs - Vulnerability scanner output (Nessus, Qualys, Tenable) - Cloud configuration snapshots (AWS Config, GCP, Azure) - Endpoint inventory + MDM compliance - Vendor SOC 2 attestations Common pain points ## What gets easier with Talarity. Pain Type II evidence has to be collected continuously across a 6- to 12-month observation window. Spreadsheets and shared drives don't survive that. Talarity Talarity collects evidence on a schedule, time-stamps every artifact, and seals the package for the auditor — start collecting Day 1, finish without overtime. Pain Auditors ask for the same evidence formatted three different ways across SOC 2, ISO 27001, and customer questionnaires. Talarity Cross-mapping is automatic. One control, one piece of evidence, every framework that needs it gets it. Pain Trust Services Criteria mapping confusion — which controls satisfy which TSCs? Talarity Every control in Talarity is pre-tagged to TSCs (Security, Availability, Processing Integrity, Confidentiality, Privacy). Filter by TSC; see exactly what's covered. Pain Auditor requests come in via email and get lost in inboxes. Talarity Auditors get a dedicated workspace inside Talarity — they pull evidence themselves, you keep the chain of custody. ## SOC 2 — common questions What is the difference between SOC 2 Type I and Type II? A Type I report assesses whether your controls are suitably designed at a single point in time. A Type II report additionally tests whether those controls operated effectively across an observation window — commonly three to twelve months. Type I proves the design; Type II proves it actually held. Most enterprise buyers ask for Type II, which is why evidence has to be collected continuously rather than assembled the week before fieldwork. Which Trust Services Criteria does a SOC 2 audit cover? Security (the Common Criteria) is mandatory in every SOC 2 engagement. Availability, Processing Integrity, Confidentiality and Privacy are optional and you choose which apply based on the commitments you make to customers. Adding criteria widens scope and the evidence you must produce, so most organisations start with Security alone and add others when a contract requires it. In Talarity, every control is pre-tagged to its criteria so you can filter by TSC and see exactly what a given scope covers. How long does SOC 2 Type II take? The audit itself is short; the observation window is what sets the calendar. You pick a window with your auditor, operate your controls across it, and the report covers that period — so the earliest a Type II can be issued is after the window closes plus fieldwork and report drafting. The practical risk is a gap in evidence partway through the window, because that cannot be recreated afterwards. Talarity collects on a schedule and time-stamps each artifact so the window stays continuously evidenced. Can SOC 2 evidence be reused for ISO 27001 or HIPAA? Largely, yes. The underlying controls overlap heavily — access review, change management, vulnerability management and vendor oversight appear in all three with different wording and different report formats. Talarity cross-maps SOC 2 to ISO 27001, HIPAA, NIST CSF and PCI DSS, so one control tested once satisfies every framework that references it instead of being evidenced separately per audit. Who needs a SOC 2 report? Any company storing or processing customer data on another company's behalf — most commonly SaaS, fintech and managed service providers. It is not a legal requirement; it is a commercial one. It typically becomes urgent when an enterprise prospect makes it a condition of signing, which is why teams often need a defensible answer faster than a full Type II window allows. ## Working with SOC 2 Step-by-step walkthroughs from the Talarity library. - [ Compliance·8 min read Package your audit evidence once — for the auditor, regulator, or customerAn auditor asks for your evidence and it's scattered across framework reports, vendor attestations, policy sign-offs, and resilience tests. Evidence Distribution Packages assemble the signed artifacts you already produced into one immutable package, then hand it to each audience as a redacted, watermarked, time-limited copy — with a record of who received what.](https://www.talarity.com/resources/education/evidence-package-for-auditors) - [ Compliance·9 min read Save a security package once, send it on demandA prospect's security team asks for your SOC 2, your pen test, and your current security policies — again. Package Templates save that set as a reusable definition of pinned items plus rules like 'every current SOC 2 report', resolve it fresh each time you send, and hand it over as a redacted, watermarked, time-limited copy with a record of who received what.](https://www.talarity.com/resources/education/package-templates) - [ Compliance·14 min read SOC 2 readiness checklistA practitioner's guide to getting audit-ready — what to do in months 1, 2, and 3 to land a clean Type I report and set up cleanly for Type II.](https://www.talarity.com/resources/guides/soc2-readiness-checklist) - [ Governance·6 min read Export and verify your audit trail for SOC 2Pull your full audit trail as a SOC 2 evidence file in any format, then prove it wasn't altered with a one-click tamper-evidence check — backed by a per-row hash chain and a Merkle root your auditor can re-verify offline.](https://www.talarity.com/resources/education/audit-trail-export-and-verify) ## Ready to ship SOC 2? 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