The SOC 2 auditor is going to ask about AI governance. The evidence needs to exist before the audit.
Enterprise SaaS companies deploy AI for internal architecture documentation, security policy drafting, incident response playbooks, customer-facing security documentation, DPA/BAA governance, and compliance attestation narratives. SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, and customer security questionnaires increasingly require AI governance documentation. HIPAA BAA obligations apply if health data is processed. FedRAMP applies if government customers are served. When the SOC 2 auditor asks how AI-generated security documentation is governed, or a customer asks how AI-generated DPA terms are validated, the answer must be a system — not a process description.
What Ontic Does Here
Ontic's Refinery enforces customer-facing security documentation accuracy, DPA/BAA governance standards, and compliance attestation narrative requirements as deterministic guardrails. The Clean Room produces SOC 2 audit evidence packages, customer security questionnaire governance documentation, and breach notification records with full provenance. The enterprise customer gets a governed answer to the governance question.
Recommended Deployment
Studio
Assists judgment
- •Internal architecture documentation
- •Security policy drafting
- •Incident response playbooks
Refinery
Enforces authority
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- •Customer-facing security documentation
- •DPA and BAA governance
- •Compliance attestation narratives
Clean Room
Enforces defensibility
- •SOC 2 audit evidence packages
- •Customer security questionnaire governance
- •Breach notification documentation
Expansion path: refinery -> clean_room
Regulatory Context
SOC 2 Type II increasingly requires AI governance documentation. ISO 27001 control frameworks are expanding to include AI. CCPA/CPRA and GDPR apply to AI-processed personal data. HIPAA BAA obligations apply to AI health data workflows. FedRAMP requires AI governance for government-facing services. PCI-DSS applies to AI processing payment data. Customer contract SLAs increasingly include AI governance requirements.
Applicable Frameworks
Common Objections
"We're already SOC 2 certified. AI governance is just another control."
SOC 2 certification covers the existing control environment. AI-generated outputs that flow into customer-facing documentation, security attestations, and compliance narratives create new evidence requirements. The auditor is not asking whether the company has an AI policy. The auditor is asking for evidence that AI outputs are governed at the control level. Ontic provides the evidence.
Evidence
- →SOC 2 auditors adding AI governance to examination scope
- →Enterprise security questionnaires now include AI-specific sections
- →Customer contract AI governance clauses increasing in frequency
- →FedRAMP AI governance requirements expanding
Questions to Consider
- ?Has the SOC 2 auditor raised AI governance as a scope item?
- ?Are AI-generated outputs flowing into customer-facing security documentation or compliance attestations?
- ?How many enterprise customers have asked about AI governance in security questionnaires?
Primary Buyer
CISO / VP Engineering / Chief Compliance Officer
Deal Size
Enterprise ($150K+ ACV)
Implementation
Medium — Weeks with integration
Start With
Refinery
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