Certification & Compliance.
Win bigger deals, satisfy your auditors, and prove you take security seriously — we get your business audit-ready and keep it that way.
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What is Certification & Compliance?
From "we should be compliant"
to actually certified.
Compliance is no longer optional. Customers, insurers, and regulators increasingly require proof that you protect data properly — and a missing certification can cost you the deal.
We do the heavy lifting: assess where you stand, implement the technical controls, build your policies and evidence, and walk you through the audit. You get the certificate — without the chaos.
One honest note up front
The formal certificate is always issued by an accredited auditor or certification body — not by us, and not by anyone who claims otherwise. What we do is get you fully audit-ready: the controls, the documentation, the evidence, and a guide who's done it before. Then we connect you with the right auditor to make it official.
Frameworks We Support
The standards that open doors.
Whichever framework your customers or regulators demand, we know the controls, the evidence, and the auditors.
ISO 27001
The global gold standard for information security management. We build your ISMS, run the risk assessment, and prepare you for Stage 1 and Stage 2 certification audits.
SOC 2 — Type I & II
The report your SaaS and enterprise customers ask for. We prepare you for both Type I (point-in-time) and Type II (over-time) audits across all five Trust Services Criteria.
HIPAA
For anyone touching US health data. We implement the Security and Privacy Rule safeguards, run a risk analysis, and produce the documentation needed to demonstrate compliance.
PCI DSS
Required if you store, process, or transmit cardholder data. We scope your environment, close the gaps, and help you complete the right SAQ or prepare for a QSA assessment.
GDPR & UK GDPR
Data protection for any business handling EU or UK personal data. We help with data mapping, DPIAs, breach processes, and the policies that keep regulators satisfied.
Cyber Essentials
The UK government-backed scheme often required to bid for public-sector work. We harden your five core controls and prepare you for Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus.
NIST CSF
Essential Eight (ACSC)
PIPEDA
Australian Privacy Principles
Microsoft Purview alignment
We also support businesses working toward:
How We Get You There
Everything the
audit will ask for.
Turning on the tools is the easy part. We deliver the setup, the structure, and the change management that make it stick.
Gap Assessment
We measure your current state against the framework and show you exactly what's missing.
Policies & Documentation
The policies, procedures, and records auditors expect — written for your business, not copy-pasted.
Control Implementation
We deploy the real technical controls — MFA, encryption, logging, access management — via Microsoft 365 and Intune.
Evidence & Audit Prep
We collect and organise the evidence, run a readiness review, and coach your team for the auditor's questions.
Continuous Compliance
Certification isn't one-and-done. We monitor controls year-round so your next audit is a formality, not a fire drill.
Our Proven Process
From gap analysis to certificate.
A structured path that takes the mystery — and the panic — out of getting certified.
Assess
We benchmark you against the framework, identify every gap, and give you a clear, prioritised remediation plan with realistic timelines.
Remediate
We implement the missing controls and write the documentation — handling the technical work directly inside your Microsoft environment.
Audit-Ready
We gather your evidence, run a mock audit, and prep your team — then connect you with an accredited auditor to perform the assessment.
Maintain
Once certified, we keep your controls healthy and your evidence current — so renewals and surveillance audits stay stress-free.
Is This You?
Signs you need to get compliant — now
Compliance usually becomes urgent the moment it's tied to revenue or risk. If any of these are true, it's time to start.
"A customer is asking for our SOC 2 / ISO."
A deal is on the line and you don't have the report they need to sign.
"We just got a security questionnaire."
A prospect sent a 200-line vendor assessment and your team has no idea how to answer it.
"We handle sensitive data."
Health records, card payments, or personal data — and you're not sure you're meeting your obligations.
"Our cyber insurance is asking questions."
Renewal now depends on controls and evidence you don't yet have in place.
Industries That Matter
Where compliance isn't optional
We specialise in the sectors where a missing certification means lost contracts, failed audits, or regulatory penalties.
SaaS & Tech
Healthcare
Legal
Finance & Fintech
Professional Services
Retail & eCommerce
Government Suppliers
Selling to enterprise
Big customers won't sign without proof — certification is your ticket past procurement.
Regulated or contractual
HIPAA, PCI DSS, and public-sector tenders make compliance a legal or contractual must.
Why TechSalty?
We don't just advise — we implement.
Just like salt brings out the best in every dish — the right partner turns compliance from a burden into an advantage.
Hands-On, Not Hand-Off
Most compliance consultants hand you a checklist. We actually deploy the controls inside your environment.
Microsoft-Native
We meet most controls using tools you already own — Microsoft 365, Intune, Entra, and Purview — so you spend less.
One Partner, Many Frameworks
ISO, SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR — controls overlap heavily. Do them together and reuse the evidence across all of them.
Certified, and Stays That Way
We keep your controls and evidence current year-round, so renewals and surveillance audits never catch you off guard.
FAQ
Certification & Compliance, answered
What business owners ask us before starting a compliance program.
Can TechSalty issue the certificate itself?
No — and you should be cautious of anyone who claims they can. Certificates for frameworks like ISO 27001 and SOC 2 must be issued by independent, accredited bodies: an accredited certification body for ISO, and a licensed CPA firm for SOC 2. Our role is to get you fully audit-ready — implementing controls, building documentation, and preparing your evidence — then connect you with the right auditor to make it official. That independence is exactly what makes the certificate credible.
What's the difference between SOC 2 Type I and Type II?
Type I assesses whether your controls are properly designed at a single point in time — a snapshot. Type II assesses whether those controls actually operated effectively over a period, usually three to twelve months. Type II carries far more weight with customers because it proves consistency, not just intent. Many businesses start with Type I to win an urgent deal, then move to Type II over the following monitoring period. We prepare you for both.
How long does certification take?
It depends on the framework and how far along you already are. A Cyber Essentials or HIPAA readiness effort can move in weeks. ISO 27001 typically runs three to six months from kickoff to audit. SOC 2 Type II requires an observation window — often three to twelve months — on top of the readiness work. After a gap assessment we'll give you a realistic timeline rather than an optimistic one.
We're already on Microsoft 365 — does that help?
Significantly. A large share of the technical controls these frameworks require — multi-factor authentication, encryption, access management, audit logging, device compliance, and data loss prevention — can be met using tools already included in your Microsoft 365, Entra, Intune, and Purview licensing. Because we manage these platforms day to day, we can often turn on what you're paying for rather than buying new tools.
Can we pursue more than one framework at once?
Yes, and it's usually the smart move. Frameworks like ISO 27001, SOC 2, and HIPAA share a large overlap in their underlying controls and evidence. Tackling them together means you implement a control once and reuse the evidence across multiple audits — saving considerable time and cost compared to running each program separately.
What happens after we're certified?
Certification is a commitment, not a one-time event. ISO 27001 includes annual surveillance audits and a full recertification every three years; SOC 2 Type II is typically renewed annually. We keep your controls operating and your evidence collected continuously through the year, so each renewal is a straightforward confirmation rather than a last-minute scramble.
A customer sent us a security questionnaire. Can you help?
Absolutely — this is one of the most common reasons businesses come to us. We can help you respond to vendor security questionnaires accurately and quickly, identify any gaps the questionnaire reveals, and put a plan in place to close them. If these requests are becoming frequent, a recognised certification like SOC 2 or ISO 27001 often replaces the questionnaire entirely.
Let's Talk
Let's get your business audit-ready.
Book a free compliance call — we'll tell you honestly where you stand, which framework fits, and what it takes to get there.
30 minutes · No commitment · Leave knowing exactly where your gaps are