Your last audit is already out of date.
SOC 2 Type I is a snapshot. The day after the report is issued, evidence drifts, people move and systems change. Vissibl gives your Australian team a continuous control environment so the next SOC 2 audit is proof, not panic.
The US customer email lands. The questionnaire is due Friday.
A procurement team wants SOC 2 evidence. Sales forwards it to engineering. Engineering forwards it to whoever ran the last audit. That person opens a folder called "Type I 2024" and starts hunting for policies that have already been updated twice since then.
Most operations teams we speak to do not lack controls. They lack a single, current record of what those controls proved across the review period.
One place for criteria, tests and proof.
Criterion ownership
Assign every SOC 2 trust service criterion to a named owner. Test plans, evidence requests and due dates live in one place instead of scattered tickets.
Evidence linked to actions
When an incident is closed, a policy is reviewed or a vendor risk check is completed, the proof is attached to the criterion automatically.
Audit trail ready
Version history, approvals and sign-offs are recorded as work happens. The auditor sees the full timeline across the review period, not a last-minute rebuild.
Mercedes-Benz runs ISO 27001 with us, so our audit methodology is already built for enterprise evidence standards. Australian-owned, with local support.
Type I is a snapshot. Type II is a habit.
A Type I report proves you had controls at a single point. A Type II report proves those controls operated effectively over months. Most teams fail the gap between the two not because their controls are wrong, but because their evidence is scattered.
Who owns the questionnaire when a US customer asks for SOC 2?
If the answer is a person's name, the response is already at risk. Build a system that owns the evidence, and let your people own the security outcomes.
Common questions.
What is SOC 2 in Australia?
SOC 2 is a US-developed audit framework governed by the AICPA that reports on how a service organisation manages security, availability, confidentiality, processing integrity and privacy. Australian SaaS, fintech, logistics and industrial technology companies use SOC 2 to satisfy US enterprise customers and procurement teams.
How does Vissibl keep SOC 2 evidence current?
Vissibl maps each SOC 2 trust service criterion to owners, policies, tests and evidence. As controls are tested, incidents are closed and policies are reviewed, the evidence pack updates continuously instead of being rebuilt for the next audit period.
Can SOC 2 Type I evidence be used for Type II?
SOC 2 Type I is a snapshot at a point in time. Type II requires evidence across a review period, usually 6 to 12 months. Vissibl is designed for the ongoing evidence problem, so the same control environment supports both Type I and Type II reporting.
What happens between SOC 2 audits?
A clean report is a snapshot. Between audits, systems change, people move and controls drift. Vissibl runs continuous checks so gaps are caught while they are small, not the week before the auditor returns.