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Customers and regulators won't trust 'we have controls'; they trust audited frameworks. SOC2 is the SaaS standard (controls + auditor attestation), ISO27001 is the international ISMS standard, NIST CSF is the loosest (and used inside the US gov). They overlap heavily; pick the one your customers ask for.
SOC2 Type II: an external auditor attests that your stated controls operated effectively over a period (usually 6-12 months). The audit is evidence-driven — screenshots, tickets, logs. Most SaaS companies need it before enterprise sales.
Use these three in order. Each builds on the one before.
In one paragraph, contrast SOC2, ISO27001, and NIST CSF.
Walk me through a SOC2 Type II evidence-collection cycle.
Where does compliance theatre diverge from real security, and what do you do about it?