Certification Prep

Tailored certification readiness for healthcare startups and digital health platforms

Winning enterprise deals requires credible, audit‑ready security. FirstLine Security accelerates your SOC 2 and HITRUST journey with a practical, right‑sized approach—aligning controls to your stack, reducing audit friction, and creating evidence your auditors (and customers) actually trust.

What We Deliver

Scoping & Strategy – Define the right scope: SOC 2 (Type I/II; Security + optional Availability/Confidentiality) and HITRUST (i1 or r2). Clarify system boundaries, services, locations, and inheritance opportunities (AWS/Azure/GCP).

Gap Assessment & Roadmap – Map your current state to Trust Services Criteria and HITRUST CSF requirements; produce a prioritized 30/60/90/180 plan with owners, effort, and risk impact.

Control Design & Implementation – Policies, standards, and SOPs; technical safeguards (MFA, logging/monitoring, vulnerability/patching, backup/DR, encryption, key management); workflow automation where sensible.

Evidence & Audit Readiness – Evidence register, sampling strategy, and collection playbooks; SOC 2 system description draft; HITRUST MyCSF facilitation, PRISMA scoring guidance, and assessor prep.

Risk & Vendor Management – Enterprise risk analysis and living risk register; third‑party tiering, questionnaires, BAAs/security addenda, and continuous monitoring cadence.

Training & Culture – Role‑based security/privacy training, phishing simulations, and audit‑defensible training records.

Audit & Customer Review Support – Audit rehearsal, artifact QA, management assertions, bridge letters, and customer security questionnaire packs.

30/60/90 Execution Plan

Days 0–30: Discover & Design
Interviews, data flows, asset inventory; SOC 2/HITRUST scoping; baseline gap/Risk Analysis; program charter and quick wins (MFA, backups, logging targets).

Days 31–60: Build & Enable
Policy/SOP rollout; access reviews; vendor risk intake live; logging/monitoring baselines (SIEM options); vulnerability and patch cadence; evidence register launched; SOC 2 system description v1; MyCSF project set up.

Days 61–90: Validate & Prove
Internal control testing; tabletop exercise; remediation closure; evidence QA; assessor/auditor Q&A prep; readiness report and go‑to‑audit decision.

Packages (Right‑Sized)

SOC 2 Fast‑Track (Type I) – Scope, policy suite, control implementation, system description, evidence pack, and audit shepherding.

SOC 2 Type II Readiness – Continuous evidence collection, control monitoring, and auditor liaison through the observation window.

HITRUST i1 Essentials – Rapid uplift aligned to i1; MyCSF guidance, PRISMA scoring coaching, and assessor readiness.

HITRUST r2 Ready – Deep control validation, objective evidence catalog, corrective action plans, and assessor coordination.

Sample Deliverables Checklist

  • SOC 2 Control Matrix mapped to TSC; System Description
  • HITRUST CSF Requirement‑to‑Control mapping; MyCSF task plan
  • Policy & procedure set (Access, Change, Vendor, Logging, IR, BCDR, Encryption)
  • Evidence register with sampling plan and owners
  • Risk Assessment + Risk Register; quarterly reporting pack
  • Vendor risk workflow, BAA/security addendum templates
  • Logging/Monitoring standard, vulnerability & patch mgmt runbooks
  • Audit rehearsal deck; customer security questionnaire pack

Outcomes You Can Expect

  • Faster audits with fewer findings and re‑tests
  • Sales acceleration via credible artifacts and customer‑ready evidence
  • Lower risk through measurable control coverage and continuous monitoring
  • Board‑ready visibility with metrics, KRIs, and clear ownership

Why FirstLine Security

Healthcare‑native expertise with HIPAA, SOC 2, and HITRUST in real‑world clinical and SaaS settings

Practical, automation‑friendly controls that fit your cloud‑first stack

Audit‑savvy guidance grounded in assessor expectations and customer due diligence

Ready to tailor your SOC 2/HITRUST path?
Book a 30‑minute consult!