Our Methodology

Why 90 Days?
And Why We Guarantee It.

Traditional consultants take 12–18 months and bill hourly. We deliver audit-readiness in 90 days at a fixed price — and we put our money where our mouth is with a money-back guarantee.

Money-Back Guarantee
100% First-Time Pass Rate
Zero Missed Deadlines

The Playbook

What Happens in 90 Days

Every engagement follows the same proven playbook. Here's exactly what we do — week by week.

Weeks 1–2

Risk Assessment & Gap Analysis

Full environment discovery — cloud, endpoints, identity, vendors
Gap analysis against target framework (SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS)
Penetration testing and vulnerability assessment
Prioritized remediation roadmap delivered by end of Week 2
Weeks 3–5

Policy Writing & Control Design

40+ customized security policies written and reviewed
Control design for all in-scope Trust Service Criteria or Annex A domains
Evidence collection framework configured in Dashr.ai
Workforce training materials prepared
Weeks 6–10

Control Implementation

Access control implementation — MFA, least privilege, access reviews
Encryption configuration — at rest, in transit, key management
Logging, monitoring, and alerting configured
Vendor management program established
Incident response plan tested
Weeks 11–12

Mock Audit & Remediation

Full mock audit conducted against target framework
All findings remediated before real audit
Evidence package reviewed and organized
Auditor briefing materials prepared
Week 13+

Real Audit & Certification

Auditor selected and engaged
Audit conducted with Careful Security present throughout
All auditor questions answered in real time
Report or certificate issued

The Secret

Why We're 3–4x Faster

Speed isn't magic. It's the result of doing the work ourselves, using the right tools, and having a proven playbook from 50+ engagements.

We Do the Work

Traditional consultants advise. You implement. That's why it takes 12 months. We implement everything ourselves — policies, controls, evidence collection. Your team's involvement is minimal.

No Scope Creep

We scope engagements precisely from day one. We don't expand scope mid-engagement. Fixed price means we're incentivized to be efficient, not to bill more hours.

Working Meetings, Not Status Calls

Every weekly meeting produces decisions and implementations. We don't send status reports and wait. We work alongside your team in real time.

Dashr.ai Automates Evidence

Evidence collection is the biggest time sink in any compliance engagement. Dashr.ai automates it from day one, so there's no scramble at audit time.

Senior Practitioners Only

Junior consultants learn on your dime and make mistakes that cause delays. Every hour of our engagement is delivered by a CISSP, CISA, or GPEN certified practitioner.

Proven Playbook

We've delivered 50+ certifications. We know exactly what auditors want to see, what evidence to collect, and what gaps to close. No learning curve.

Side by Side

Us vs. Traditional Consultants

Aspect
Traditional Firms
Careful Security
Timeline
12–18 months
90 days
Approach
Advisory — you implement
Full implementation — we do it
Pricing
Hourly billing ($300–$500/hr)
Fixed price, no surprises
Team
Junior analysts + senior oversight
Senior practitioners every hour
Evidence Collection
Manual scramble at audit time
Automated via Dashr.ai from day one
Mock Audit
Rarely included
Always included
Pass Rate
Not guaranteed
100% first-time pass rate
Post-Certification
Engagement ends
Ongoing monitoring via Dashr.ai

The Guarantee

We Put Our Money Where Our Mouth Is

Any firm can promise 90 days. We back it with a money-back guarantee. Here's exactly what we commit to.

Money-Back Guarantee

If we don't get you audit-ready in 90 days, you get your money back. No fine print. No exceptions. We've never had to honor this refund.

100% First-Time Pass Rate

Every client we've taken through a certification audit has passed on the first attempt. We run a mock audit before the real one to make sure.

Zero Missed Deadlines

Across 50+ engagements, we have never missed a client deadline. When we commit to a timeline, we deliver it.

87-Day Average. 90-Day Guarantee.

Our average engagement completes in 87 days — 3 days ahead of our guarantee. Across 50+ engagements, we've never missed a deadline. The guarantee exists because we're confident in our process, not because we expect to use it.

87
Day Average

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The Tool That Makes 90 Days Possible

Evidence collection is the biggest time sink in any compliance engagement. Companies spend weeks pulling screenshots, logs, and reports at audit time. Dashr.ai automates this from day one.

Dashr.ai continuously pulls evidence from your cloud providers, identity systems, and security tools. When audit time comes, your evidence is already organized, timestamped, and ready for the auditor.

Automated user access reports from Okta, Azure AD, Google Workspace
Continuous vulnerability scan results from your scanner
Cloud configuration snapshots from AWS, Azure, GCP
Real-time security posture dashboard for every stakeholder
Included free for Year 1 with every Report Ready 90 engagement
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Without Dashr.ai vs. With Dashr.ai
Manual evidence collection at audit time
Automated evidence collection from day one
Scrambling for screenshots and logs
Evidence organized and ready instantly
Quarterly PDF reports
Real-time posture dashboard
Reactive — find out about issues after the fact
Proactive — issues surfaced before they become findings
Evidence gaps discovered during audit
Evidence gaps caught and closed before audit

FAQ

Questions About the 90-Day Process

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"We went from zero security program to SOC 2 Type II certified in 84 days. Careful Security handled everything: policies, controls, evidence, auditor coordination. We just showed up to the calls."

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Marcus R.
CTO, B2B SaaS · SOC 2 Type II
Certified:CISSPCISAGPENGMONGCCC
Previously secured:Goldman SachsWarner Bros.EA SportsPfizer