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Compliance as a Service
We run your compliance programme so your team can run the business.
Compliance is not a one-off project. Frameworks require continuous evidence, controls that keep working and policies that stay current, which is a steady drain on a team that has other jobs to do. Compliance as a Service means we take that on.
We run the programme on your behalf: keeping evidence flowing, monitoring controls, maintaining policies and preparing you for each audit cycle, so compliance stays current instead of lapsing between assessments.
What we run
Evidence operations
We gather and refresh the evidence each framework expects on an ongoing basis so it is ready whenever an auditor asks.
Control monitoring
We track whether your controls keep operating as intended and flag drift before it becomes a finding.
Policy lifecycle
We keep your policies and procedures current, consistent and aligned to the frameworks you hold.
Audit cycle management
We prepare the programme ahead of each assessment and support your team through the external auditor's review.
Multi-framework mapping
We map shared evidence across the frameworks you hold so the same control is not evidenced twice.
Reporting and ownership
You get a named point of contact and regular status reporting on where the programme stands.
Standards we work to
What's included
- Ongoing ownership of your compliance programme day to day
- Continuous evidence collection mapped to your frameworks
- Control monitoring with alerts when something drifts
- Policy maintenance so documents stay current and consistent
- Preparation and support for each audit cycle
- A named point of contact and regular status reporting
What you walk away with
- A compliance programme that stays current without tying up your team
- Continuous evidence rather than a scramble before each audit
- A single accountable owner for the day-to-day of compliance
How it runs
Onboard
We take on your current programme, understand your frameworks and set up the evidence and monitoring we will run.
Operate
We run the day-to-day: collecting evidence, watching controls and keeping policies current so nothing lapses.
Report
You get regular status reporting and a named contact, so you always know where compliance stands.
Prepare
We handle preparation for each audit cycle and support you through the external assessment.
How a managed programme compares
The difference shows up in how compliance feels between audits, not just during them.
| A managed programme | DIY between audits | |
|---|---|---|
| Evidence | Collected continuously as controls operate | Reconstructed in a rush before each assessment |
| Control drift | Caught and flagged as it happens | Discovered during the audit |
| Policies | Kept current and consistent year round | Updated only when something forces it |
| Ownership | A named contact accountable day to day | Spread across a team with other priorities |
| Audit prep | A continuation of normal operations | A standalone project each cycle |
What this supports
Running the programme continuously keeps each framework you hold in an assessment-ready state between audit cycles.
- SOC 2
- Continuous evidence and control monitoring keep the Trust Services Criteria operating across the observation period your Type II report covers.
- ISO 27001
- We maintain the Annex A controls and the management-system upkeep the standard expects between surveillance audits.
- PCI DSS
- We keep the required evidence and policy records current so recurring validation does not become a yearly scramble.
- GDPR
- We keep data-protection policies, records and supporting evidence current as your processing changes.
- DPDP
- We maintain the controls and documentation that evidence your obligations under India's data-protection regime.
- HIPAA
- We keep the Security Rule safeguards and their supporting evidence current for ongoing demonstration.
FAQ
- How is this different from one-off certification support?
- Certification support gets you ready for a single audit. Compliance as a Service runs the programme continuously afterwards, so controls, evidence and policies stay current between assessments.
- Do you still work with our external auditor?
- Yes. The external auditor remains independent and issues the attestation. We prepare everything on your side and support you through their assessment each cycle.
- Can you cover more than one framework?
- Yes. Many clients hold several frameworks at once, and we map shared evidence across them so the same work is not done twice.
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