Beyond the checklist: operationalising SOC 2 for continuous compliance

Strengthen Customer Confidence Through Independent SOC Attestation

Move beyond treating compliance as a once-a-year audit exercise. Organisations that approach SOC 2 as a periodic checklist often face unnecessary operational friction, increased risk exposure, and resource-intensive audit cycles.

Join this webinar to learn how to shift from a reactive compliance approach to a continuous compliance framework. Discover how SOC attestation can help build customer trust, support vendor due diligence, strengthen governance, and create a competitive advantage in today's digital business environment.

Webinar Details

Date: Wednesday, 26 August 2026
Time: 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM GST | 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM IST | 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM SGT
Language: English
Speaker: Anita Balasubramanian
Format: Live

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About The Webinar

As businesses accelerate cloud adoption, SaaS delivery, outsourcing and digital service models, customers and business partners increasingly expect independent assurance that critical systems, data and controls are being managed effectively. SOC attestation provides an independent evaluation of internal controls, with focus areas such as data security, privacy and availability. 

This expert-led webinar will help decision-makers understand how SOC 1, SOC 2 and SOC 3 reports support customer assurance, vendor due diligence, governance maturity and market trust.

TÜV SÜD’s SOC attestation services support organisations through structured SOC audits, expert guidance and tailored solutions across SOC 1, SOC 2 and SOC 3 requirements.

Why This Webinar Matters

In today’s digital business environment, SOC compliance is becoming a key expectation for service providers that want to work with security-conscious customers and stakeholders 

This webinar will explain how SOC reports help organisations demonstrate controls related to financial reporting, security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality and privacy.

SOC 1 focuses on internal controls relevant to financial reporting, SOC 2 evaluates controls across the five Trust Services Criteria, and SOC 3 provides a public-facing summary of SOC 2 compliance.  

What You Will Gain from This Webinar

By attending, you will:

• What SOC attestation is and why it matters for digital service providers   
• Key differences between SOC 1, SOC 2 and SOC 3 reports   
• How SOC 2 evaluates controls across security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality and privacy
• Difference between Type I and Type II SOC reports   
• How SOC reports support customer trust, procurement confidence and vendor due diligence
• Practical readiness considerations before starting a SOC attestation journey
• How TÜV SÜD supports organisations from readiness, scoping and control review to assessment and reporting

SOC 2 Type I assesses control design at a specific point in time, while SOC 2 Type II evaluates design and operating effectiveness over a defined period. Type II is widely preferred because it demonstrates sustained control performance and operational maturity. 

Who Should Attend

This webinar is ideal for professionals and leaders from:

• Information Security, Cybersecurity and GRC teams
• SaaS, cloud, technology and data-driven organisations
• Fintech, BFSI, IT/ITES, managed services and outsourcing companies
• Risk, compliance, internal audit and governance functions
• Procurement, vendor risk and third-party risk management teams
• CXOs, CISOs, CIOs, CTOs, Heads of IT, Heads of Compliance and Senior Audit/Risk Managers

ABOUT the Speaker

Ms. Anita Balasubramanian
Deputy General Manager, TÜV SÜD South Asia

Anita Balasubramanian is an experienced professional in assurance, compliance, and governance, supporting organisations in strengthening internal controls, managing risk, and achieving independent attestation requirements. She works closely with businesses across industries to help them navigate SOC reporting frameworks and build trusted, audit-ready compliance programmes.