MDRwatchdog
Home › SOC 2
MDRwatchdog Compliance

SOC 2 readiness, without the pre-audit fire drill

Enterprise buyers won't sign until you can show a SOC 2 report or real progress toward one. We monitor your stack continuously and build the operational evidence the Trust Services Criteria demand—so 'are you SOC 2?' stops stalling your pipeline and your examination stops being a scramble.

Book a 15-minute review →

SOC 2 evaluates your controls against the AICPA Trust Services Criteria—security, and optionally availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy. A Type II report, the one enterprise buyers actually want, tests whether your controls operated effectively over a period of time. That's the hard part: it isn't a snapshot, it's a track record.

MDRwatchdog produces that track record. We monitor your endpoints, cloud, and identity continuously and map the evidence to the criteria your auditor will sample—logical access, change management, monitoring, incident response. Instead of assembling screenshots the week before fieldwork, you walk in with a running record and a clear view of which controls are evidenced and which still need work.

A SOC 2 report is issued only by a licensed CPA firm; MDRwatchdog does not perform the examination. We get you ready for it and keep you ready between cycles—and the same evidenced control record answers the enterprise vendor questionnaires that gate your deals in the meantime.

Industries we serve for SOC 2

Frequently asked questions

What's the difference between SOC 2 readiness and a SOC 2 report?

A SOC 2 report is an attestation issued only by a licensed CPA firm after an examination. Readiness is everything that comes first—knowing which Trust Services Criteria you meet, which you don't, and closing the gap. MDRwatchdog provides the monitoring and evidence for readiness; your CPA firm performs the exam.

Type I or Type II—which do we need?

Type I tests control design at a point in time; Type II tests operating effectiveness over a period (commonly 3–12 months) and is what most enterprise buyers require. Type II depends on evidence collected over time, which is exactly what continuous monitoring produces.

Can this also answer vendor security questionnaires?

Yes. The same evidenced control record answers the enterprise security reviews that gate your deals—MFA, encryption, EDR, logging, incident response—so a questionnaire becomes a document you produce rather than a fire drill.

How early should a startup start on SOC 2?

As soon as enterprise deals appear on the horizon. Because Type II needs an observation period, starting monitoring early means the clock is already running when a buyer asks—rather than adding months to your sales cycle.

MDRwatchdog provides security monitoring and compliance evidence to support readiness. It is not a certification and not legal advice. Certification and formal audits are performed by the appropriate authorized bodies (a C3PAO for CMMC, a licensed CPA firm for SOC 2, an accredited body for ISO 27001).