Your next contract, market or audit demands confidence. Turn security and compliance requirements into a clear plan, practical controls and evidence that matters.
From understanding the requirement to preparing for independent assurance.
You don’t need to know every standard or technical term. Start with the business decision in front of you.
Clarify what the customer actually needs, what assurance will be accepted and which gaps matter first.
Define an authorised assessment around the applications, infrastructure and business services that matter most.
Connect your obligations to the way information moves through your organisation, suppliers and markets.
Support your people with relevant learning and the tools to organise responsibilities, evidence and improvement.
Explore management systems, customer assurance and the requirements of the markets where you operate.
Information security, privacy, business continuity, IT services and AI governance.
Support for assurance reporting, security standards and industry expectations.
Connect data protection and cybersecurity obligations to your business and markets.
Connect the requirement to your systems, your people and your commercial priorities. Know what happens next—and what you will receive.
Explore an implementation pathwayClarify the business driver, locations, systems, obligations and evidence you already have.
Your output: agreed scope and gap assessmentPrioritise risks, assign ownership and put practical controls and documentation into everyday use.
Your output: implementation plan and working controlsCheck effectiveness, resolve gaps and prepare the evidence needed for the applicable independent assessment.
Your output: readiness review and an improvement roadmapExplore the existing case library by the challenge you face, from customer assurance to protecting sensitive information.
Read the published case covering SOC 2 readiness and a major client requirement.
Explore the caseExplore the published healthcare BPO case and its approach to HIPAA risks.
Explore the caseDiscuss your business, technical environment and priorities with our team. We’ll agree the expertise and delivery approach your project needs.
Connect consulting with the tools and knowledge your team needs to make the programme part of daily work.
Discuss how your management system, responsibilities and evidence can be supported through Effivity. Select the modules and access that fit your scope.
Explore the software with usBuild awareness and implementation knowledge through relevant courses. Plan individual learning or a training pathway for your team.
Explore Sterling AcademyStart with the countries where you operate, the data you handle and the customers you serve. We’ll discuss the applicable requirements and the right delivery scope.
Discuss a multi-country programmeA useful first conversation starts with your goal, not a long list of acronyms.
Share the exact requirement, deadline, service scope and evidence you already have. A gap assessment helps separate what is essential now from the longer-term work, so the proposed plan is grounded in your starting point.
That depends on your customer requirements, contractual commitments and intended assurance audience. ISO 27001 addresses an information security management system; SOC 2 is a CPA examination and report on relevant controls. A combined roadmap may reduce duplicated effort where both are needed.
Consulting and readiness support must be distinguished from independent assurance. ISO certification decisions belong to the selected certification body. A SOC 2 attestation report is issued by an independent licensed CPA firm. The scope and responsibilities should be clear before engagement.
Discuss the skills and time available in your team. The engagement can then be scoped around assessment, practical implementation support, training and ongoing governance needs. Specialist delivery arrangements and availability are confirmed before engagement.
Tell us what you need to achieve. Let’s define the scope, priorities and next steps together.
