Blended Audits

Readiness Assessment

We built Pillar so you can assess your compliance with 30+ global standards. It helps you get started with a tailored view of your controls and any gaps to prepare for our compliance audits for one or more frameworks. And, Pillar is always free.

Remediation Support

We guide you as you address any gaps and implement fit-for-purpose processes that align with your way of operating while meeting your chosen compliance requirements. Our flexible and responsive team helps you work through it at your own pace.

First Goalpost

You can optionally start with a single framework with a Type 1 or Type 2 style attestation. That starts building trust with your customers before tackling your broader compliance goals.

Add-On Frameworks

You can combine many frameworks into a single audit process and achieve the outcomes at your own pace. When the requirements for each is met, we can issue those accreditations individually or hold to combine them to suit your preference.

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How do blended audits save costs?

Compliance frameworks, standards and regulations all have a lot of overlap. Whether your compliance is focused on financial regulations, security standards, privacy regulations, or environmental, social and governance (ESG), there is a lot of overlap in the business activities that support compliance. Combining those with a unified assessment, linkages to those respective compliance requirements, and through a single audit process that utilises the same evidence, takes out a lot of time and effort for both your team and ours.

How many frameworks can we combine?

The only limit to how many frameworks we can combine is the list of 30+ global standards we're qualified to accredit. It's common for our clients to combine SOC 1, SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA, and ESG Reporting, in particular. We currently have clients combining up to seven (7) frameworks with us and seeing a large increase in the number of clients we have engaging us for these blended audits.

What if I need separate timing for different compliance goals?

No problem!

Our in-house built platform - Pillar - powers our audits with a flexible and collaborative approach. It links your tailored set of controls to all of the respective frameworks you may choose to pursue. Within Pillar's boards you can see your progress to each framework throughout the process, and filter and prioritise as needed for specific compliance timelines and targets. When each one reaches 100% we are ready to accredit or report on that framework, which we can do individually or in combination to suit your preferences and requirements.

Can we reduce the audit work by using a compliance platform?

Yes. Compliance platforms like Drata provide automation to verify and monitor your controls and centralise other evidence gathering activities for the audits. They also cover multiple frameworks - subject to licensing - to use the same controls and evidence across multiple compliance goals. We can leverage that during the audit process accordingly to cover many of the requirements.

Blended audits scale compliance, not costs

Achieve multiple compliance frameworks, standards and regulations from a single audit process.

SOC 2 STANDARD

Is this the year you grow with SOC 2?

There’s no better standard to baseline your information security and earn trust with a broad customer base.

AssuranceLab is a registered CPA and CA firm ready to help you earn trust with SOC 2 in the US and globally.

We provide end-to-end readiness and audit services, with a cloud-native and agile approach that enables you to work at your own pace.

You’re in great company. We work with hundreds of fast-growing software companies across 13 countries, ranging in size from 2 to 26,000 employees.

You’re in great company. We work with hundreds of fast-growing software companies across 20+ countries, ranging in size from 2 to 26,000+ employees.

Are you looking to

cover all bases?

Blended audits combine multiple compliance goals into a single process that removes all the usual duplication.

AssuranceLab is qualified in dozens of frameworks ready to help you earn trust globally.

We provide end-to-end readiness and audit services, with a cloud-native and agile approach that enables you to work at your own pace and achieve accreditations when you need them to grow.

THE BENEFITS

Clear reasons to act

Internationalcredibility

Globally recognised attestations and certificationsto build trust at scale

Customer comfortand trust

Detailed reports addressing crucialcustomer due diligence questions

Minimal business disruption

Agile and flexible audits that help minimise the disruption while meeting client deadlines

Choice of goalposts

Flexible scope to satisfy various customer expectations and compliance goals

Multi-standard compliance

Remove all the duplication while achieving multiple overlapping compliance outcomes

Recognition of partial progress

The ability to achieve compliance outcomeswith outstanding issues or process improvements

THE PROCESS

Four Steps to Blended audits

FAQ

Your questions answered

How do blended audits save costs?

How many frameworks can we combine?

What if I need separate timing for different compliance goals?

Can we reduce the audit work by using a compliance platform?

AVAILABLE STANDARDS

Earn trust with leading standards

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International
credibility

Globally recognised attestations and certifications
to build trust at scale

Customer comfort
and trust

Detailed reports addressing crucial
customer due diligence questions

Minimal business
disruption

Choice of
goalposts

Multi-standard
compliance

Recognition of
partial progress

The ability to achieve compliance outcomes
with outstanding issues or process improvements