Streamlining Security: Digital Turbine Achieved SOC 2 and ISO 27001 Simultaneously
How Digital Turbine leveraged Akitra Andromeda® to automate evidence collection, achieve SOC 2 and ISO 27001 together, and create a scalable foundation for continuous compliance
Digital Turbine operates in a fast-moving technology environment where security, trust, and operational resilience are critical. As the company’s compliance requirements evolved, the security and GRC team faced a growing challenge: maintaining SOC 2 while also pursuing ISO 27001 certification as a new goal for the fiscal year.
As Digital Turbine planned its next compliance cycle, the team wanted a more scalable approach that could support both SOC 2 and ISO 27001 simultaneously, without increasing the workload across the organization.
That’s when Digital Turbine partnered with Akitra Andromeda®, Akitra’s Agentic AI-powered compliance automation platform, to automate evidence collection, enable continuous monitoring, and streamline audit preparation across multiple frameworks.
The Challenge
Before implementing Akitra, Digital Turbine’s compliance process relied heavily on manual work and cross-team coordination. While manageable for a single certification, the approach was not sustainable when preparing for multiple frameworks at the same time.
Key challenges included:
Manual Evidence Collection Across Multiple Systems: During earlier audits, evidence gathering required screenshots, exporting access lists, and recording system configurations. This manual approach made the process time-consuming and difficult to scale.
Managing Two Certifications Without Increasing Effort: With ISO 27001 added as a new goal alongside SOC 2, the team needed a way to drive efficiencies across both frameworks rather than repeating the same effort twice.
Heavy Dependence on Senior Technical Staff: Manual audits required significant time from senior DevOps engineers, software engineering leaders, legal teams, HR, and corporate IT stakeholders who had to explain controls and processes directly to auditors.
Limited Operational Efficiency in the Manual Model: The security team realized that repeating the same manual processes year after year would slow the organization and divert attention away from higher-value work.
Need for Confidence in Audit Acceptance: Automation alone was not enough. The team needed assurance that evidence generated by a compliance platform would be accepted by auditors during certification.
We don’t see Akitra as just a vendor. We see them as a partner. The platform helped us automate and organize our compliance work. The team was always available, whether it was day or night, we consistently received quick responses and practical help from the team. That kind of support makes a huge difference when you’re navigating complex certifications like SOC 2 and ISO 27001
Hemanth Khambhammettu
Director, Cybersecurity Governance, Risk & Compliance, Digital Turbine
Akitra's Solution
Digital Turbine evaluated multiple compliance automation platforms before selecting Akitra. Akitra stood out for its practical outcomes, strong audit alignment, and responsive support.
From onboarding through certification, Akitra provided:
Audit-Aligned Compliance Automation: Akitra’s platform helped automate evidence collection and monitor compliance posture continuously across systems relevant to both SOC 2 and ISO 27001.
Centralized Evidence Management: Instead of manually gathering screenshots, recordings, and exports, Digital Turbine could automatically collect and organize evidence needed for auditors.
Operational Efficiency Across Frameworks: Akitra enabled the team to leverage the same integrations and monitoring processes across multiple certifications, significantly improving efficiency when managing SOC 2 and ISO 27001 together.
Responsive Customer Support and Partnership: According to the Digital Turbine team, Akitra’s support was among the best they had experienced, with fast response times and consistent engagement throughout implementation and the audit process.
A Platform for Future Compliance Initiatives:With the foundation in place, Digital Turbine now sees opportunities to expand Akitra’s use into areas such as vendor risk management, enterprise risk visibility, and additional certifications such as ISO 42001.
The Result
With Akitra in place, Digital Turbine successfully completed both SOC 2 and ISO 27001 within the compliance timeline while transforming its audit preparation process.
Higher ROI From the Same Organizational Effort: Rather than doubling the workload to support two frameworks, Digital Turbine was able to leverage shared controls and automated evidence collection across both SOC 2 and ISO 27001 certifications.
Reduced Burden on Senior Cross-Functional Teams: Automation helped reduce the amount of time required from senior engineers, legal teams, HR staff, and IT leaders who previously had to participate heavily in manual audits.
Faster Future Audit Cycles Expected: Because integrations and automation are now established, Hemanth Khambhammettu, Director, Cybersecurity Governance, Risk & Compliance, Digital Turbine, said that they expect future audit preparation to shrink dramatically, potentially from several months down to a few weeks.
Strong Customer Satisfaction and Long-Term Partnership: Hemanth Khambhammettu, Director, Cybersecurity Governance, Risk & Compliance, Digital Turbine, rated his experience with Akitra 10 out of 10 and plans to continue expanding its use of the platform for additional compliance and risk management initiatives.
“What made Akitra valuable for us was the efficiency it created across the organization. We were able to achieve both SOC 2 and ISO 27001 within the same timeline, and with automation now in place, future audits should take significantly less time. I would rate our experience with Akitra a 10 out of 10, and we look forward to expanding our use of the platform for additional compliance and risk management initiatives.”
