Cybersecurity Compliance Audit Services

BD Emerson audits companies that need to prove their controls work. We test against SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR, ISO 27001, and NIST, examine your people, processes, and technology, and report findings ranked by severity with the evidence behind each one. SOC 2 examinations are performed directly through our CPA attest arm, and our auditors work independently of every other practice in the firm.
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Definition

Understanding security audits

Auditors play a critical role in identifying serious security risks, compliance risks, and security gaps in an organization’s control framework. Audits involve a thorough review of people, processes, and technology, extending to third-party suppliers. A cybersecurity compliance audit examines access control, change management, vulnerability management, incident response, vendor oversight, and data protection, tested against the specific framework that applies to you. BD Emerson audits against SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR, ISO 27001, and NIST 800-171, and scopes each engagement to the systems that store or process regulated data.
Services

Our audit services

SOC audit services
SOC 2 Type 1 audit services
SOC 2 Type 2 audit services
GDPR audit services
HIPAA audit services
ISO 27001 internal audit services
NIST 800-53 and 800-171 assessments

SOC audit services

SOC 1, SOC 2, and SOC 3 examinations performed directly through our CPA attest arm. We test your controls against the AICPA Trust Services Criteria you select, covering security, availability, confidentiality, processing integrity, and privacy, and issue the opinion ourselves.
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SOC 2 Type 1 audit services

A Type 1 examination reports on control design as of a single date. We test whether each in-scope control is designed to meet the criteria you selected, examine the evidence behind it, and issue the opinion. It says nothing about how those controls operated over time, which is what a Type 2 covers.
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SOC 2 Type 2 audit services

BD Emerson performs SOC 2 Type 2 examinations directly through its CPA attest arm. We test how your controls operated over a 3 to 12 month observation period against the security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy criteria.
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GDPR audit services

We test your processing activities against the Regulation: lawful basis for each purpose, the accuracy of your records of processing, how data subject rights requests are actually handled, retention against stated periods, and the transfer mechanism behind every third country flow.

Findings name the article, the processing activity, and the evidence. Deciding what to change is yours.
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HIPAA audit services

Our HIPAA audit services are dedicated to safeguarding the confidentiality and integrity of protected health information (PHI). Our expert auditors conduct thorough reviews of your operations, policies, procedures, and technical controls of in-scope systems to ensure adherence to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

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ISO 27001 internal audit services

Independent Clause 9.2 internal audits that test your ISMS before your certification body does. BD Emerson is not a certification body, and an accredited registrar issues the certificate. That separation carries weight: the firm auditing your ISMS has no stake in the certificate you receive.
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NIST 800-53 and 800-171 assessments

We assess control environments against NIST SP 800-53 and SP 800-171, control family by control family, and score each requirement as met, partially met, or not met with the evidence behind that call.

For CMMC specifically, the certification assessment must be performed by an authorized C3PAO. BD Emerson is not a C3PAO. What we provide is an independent read on where your 800-171 implementation actually stands before that assessment happens.
Benefits

What our audit services bring to your business

An independent audit tells you where your control environment actually stands, in terms you can act on and show to the people asking:
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Identifying vulnerabilities

Testing surfaces the weak points in your control environment rather than the ones you already know about. Each is ranked by the impact an exception would carry, so you can see which gaps matter and which are noise.
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Regulatory compliance

Our audits ensure that your cybersecurity practices are in full compliance with relevant industry regulations and security standards. By aligning with these standards, we help your organization avoid costly penalties and legal issues associated with non-compliance.

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An evidence-backed picture

An audit gives you a precise, evidence-backed picture of which controls hold and which do not. Each finding names the control, the sample it came from, and the date, so the people who own those controls know exactly what failed rather than receiving a general warning.
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Findings you can act on

Findings arrive ranked by severity with the underlying evidence attached, so you can hand each one straight to whoever owns the control. We report what we found. What you do about it is yours to decide, with your own team or a firm that has no part in the audit.
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Schedule a compliance audit

Tell us which framework you are being asked about and who is asking, and we will scope the audit in writing before any testing begins. Companies facing several frameworks at once can run them on one audit calendar.
How We Work

Our audit process

Every audit follows the same sequence, whatever the framework. What changes is the criteria we test against and the evidence each one requires.
Our Advantage

Why BD Emerson

Industry expertise

With 15+ years of experience in development projects and delivering services, we recognize the significant impact of data breaches and non-compliance financially on your reputation.

Licensed CPA attest arm

SOC 2 examinations are performed by a licensed CPA firm under AICPA attestation standards, which is what lets the report carry an opinion your customers can rely on. The team that plans the audit is the team that signs the opinion.

Structural independence

Our audit team works separately from our consulting and technology practices. We do not audit environments we built, and we hold no reseller or implementation relationship with the platforms we test, so the findings you receive rest on the evidence alone.
Reviews

What our customers say

Great consulting firms for scaling security, compliance, and appsec.

Outstanding partner in Technical and Cyber Due Diligence

Appsec maturity and application hardening.

BD Emerson helped us simplfiy our compliance management.

BD Emerson did such a phenomenal job. What started as privacy support quickly became a full partnership across compliance, engineering, and even business operations. They’re embedded with our team. They understand our product. They move fast. They’re simply invaluable.

Adam Ben Jacobs

CTO @ OneStep GPS

Great consulting firms for scaling security, compliance, and appsec.

Outstanding partner in Technical and Cyber Due Diligence

Appsec maturity and application hardening.

BD Emerson helped us simplfiy our compliance management.

BD Emerson did such a phenomenal job. What started as privacy support quickly became a full partnership across compliance, engineering, and even business operations. They’re embedded with our team. They understand our product. They move fast. They’re simply invaluable.

Adam Ben Jacobs

CTO @ OneStep GPS

We had a hard time finding the right company to partner with in support of our compliance journey. Some vendors sell the idea that they do the work, but then you end up doing everything. The ambiguity is what killed our last project. BD Emerson’s team has such great technical knowledge and understands the standard so well that they made us comfortable with moving fast. This has led to us closing major enterprise customers that were previously out of reach because of security and compliance.

Tom Watkins

CEO @ AMI AssetTrack

Lead an enterprise initiative to overhaul the organization's technology stack from ecommerce, corporate tech, and corporate security.

Supported ISO 42001 exercise and served as internal auditor.

Rubrik's privacy and compliance team began with the backbone of BD Emerson. BD Emerson supported building out the privacy program, GRC (ISO 27001, SOC 2, CMMC, FedRAMP), and the appsec function.

We needed a partner who could move quickly, without sacrificing precision. BD Emerson brought the expertise, structure, and speed we were looking for. Their team became an extension of ours, embedding themselves across the organization, guiding us step by step, and giving us confidence in areas we hadn’t tackled before. The internal audit they conducted was so detailed that even the external auditors called it out. Achieving ISO 27001 with zero nonconformities says everything you need to know about the quality of the partnership.

Walid Souilem

CTO @ FGI Worldwide

We had a hard time finding the right company to partner with in support of our compliance journey. Some vendors sell the idea that they do the work, but then you end up doing everything. The ambiguity is what killed our last project. BD Emerson’s team has such great technical knowledge and understands the standard so well that they made us comfortable with moving fast. This has led to us closing major enterprise customers that were previously out of reach because of security and compliance.

Tom Watkins

CEO @ AMI AssetTrack

Lead an enterprise initiative to overhaul the organization's technology stack from ecommerce, corporate tech, and corporate security.

Supported ISO 42001 exercise and served as internal auditor.

Rubrik's privacy and compliance team began with the backbone of BD Emerson. BD Emerson supported building out the privacy program, GRC (ISO 27001, SOC 2, CMMC, FedRAMP), and the appsec function.

We needed a partner who could move quickly, without sacrificing precision. BD Emerson brought the expertise, structure, and speed we were looking for. Their team became an extension of ours, embedding themselves across the organization, guiding us step by step, and giving us confidence in areas we hadn’t tackled before. The internal audit they conducted was so detailed that even the external auditors called it out. Achieving ISO 27001 with zero nonconformities says everything you need to know about the quality of the partnership.

Walid Souilem

CTO @ FGI Worldwide

BD Emerson didn’t just help us meet our compliance goals; they integrated security and privacy into the core of our operations. I highly recommend BD Emerson to anyone seeking SOC 2 or GDPR compliance, or simply looking to enhance their security team and boost customer trust in their product and services. Their dedication and expertise have been invaluable to our success.

Padraig Reilly

CEO, Boxcore

BD Emerson understood our business requirements and worked side-by-side with us. The policies and controls we developed together not only meet compliance standards but improve how we operate day to day.

Matt Meierdierks

IT Manager, Lincoln Industries

From day one, BD Emerson brought urgency, clarity, and a sharp understanding of what truly matters to our business — earning and keeping customer trust. They went beyond helping us meet compliance requirements; they helped build a foundation for secure, scalable growth. That kind of partnership is rare.

Jason Marker

CEO @ LifeLenz

BD Emerson didn’t just help us pass an audit—they helped us build a sustainable culture of security.

Alexey Indeev

CTO Spare

BD Emerson was essential in helping our company navigate the daunting process of leveling up our security infrastructure. BD Emerson’s impressive expertise and confidence throughout the process helped our team exceed HIPAA and SOC 2 Type 1 standards quickly, distilling what can be an overwhelming process into a streamlined, organized effort. From day one they began adding value and getting us on course. With their help we delivered on a massive security overhaul with both extreme efficiency and thorough attention to details. Because of BD Emerson’s support, we’ve increased our clients’ trust in Titan Intake and the life-changing work it accomplishes for those seeking specialist referrals.

Patrick Bruce

CEO, Titan Intake

BD Emerson didn’t just help us meet our compliance goals; they integrated security and privacy into the core of our operations. I highly recommend BD Emerson to anyone seeking SOC 2 or GDPR compliance, or simply looking to enhance their security team and boost customer trust in their product and services. Their dedication and expertise have been invaluable to our success.

Padraig Reilly

CEO, Boxcore

BD Emerson understood our business requirements and worked side-by-side with us. The policies and controls we developed together not only meet compliance standards but improve how we operate day to day.

Matt Meierdierks

IT Manager, Lincoln Industries

From day one, BD Emerson brought urgency, clarity, and a sharp understanding of what truly matters to our business — earning and keeping customer trust. They went beyond helping us meet compliance requirements; they helped build a foundation for secure, scalable growth. That kind of partnership is rare.

Jason Marker

CEO @ LifeLenz

BD Emerson didn’t just help us pass an audit—they helped us build a sustainable culture of security.

Alexey Indeev

CTO Spare

BD Emerson was essential in helping our company navigate the daunting process of leveling up our security infrastructure. BD Emerson’s impressive expertise and confidence throughout the process helped our team exceed HIPAA and SOC 2 Type 1 standards quickly, distilling what can be an overwhelming process into a streamlined, organized effort. From day one they began adding value and getting us on course. With their help we delivered on a massive security overhaul with both extreme efficiency and thorough attention to details. Because of BD Emerson’s support, we’ve increased our clients’ trust in Titan Intake and the life-changing work it accomplishes for those seeking specialist referrals.

Patrick Bruce

CEO, Titan Intake

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