Question 1

What is Aceloking?

Accepted Answer

Aceloking is a subscription-based security engineering practice for B2B SaaS startups, founded by Manish Sharma. It provides secure code review, cloud security posture audits, and network/web/API penetration testing from a hands-on practitioner, not an audit firm. Every request is returned as a structured Remediation Blueprint within 72 business hours, and compliance evidence for SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, and DPDPA falls out of that same technical work.

Question 2

How is Aceloking different from hiring a full-time security engineer?

Accepted Answer

A full-time security engineer costs roughly $180,000 a year before benefits, and most early-stage B2B SaaS startups don't have enough continuous security work to justify that headcount. Aceloking gives you senior-engineer-level secure code review, cloud security, and penetration testing on a subscription, with pricing tailored to your team and firm size, no recruiting, no onboarding, and no long-term commitment. You get the expertise exactly when a deal or audit requires it.

Question 3

Can I hire Aceloking as a long-term or monthly security engineer instead of a one-off project?

Accepted Answer

Yes. That is exactly how Aceloking is structured. Rather than a one-time audit or a single project engagement, you subscribe on a monthly basis and get ongoing access to a senior security engineer for as long as you need it: continuous secure code review, cloud security posture checks, recurring penetration testing, and compliance maintenance, billed monthly with no long-term lock-in contract. Most clients stay on long-term because security and compliance are ongoing needs, not one-time checkboxes, and Aceloking is built to function as your recurring, on-demand security engineer rather than a single-engagement consultant.

Question 4

Does Aceloking work with startups outside the United States, including India?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Aceloking serves B2B SaaS startups across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, with both USD and INR billing supported. Aceloking has direct, hands-on experience with India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDPA) and DPDP Rules 2025, in addition to SOC 2, ISO 27001, and GDPR.

Question 5

Are you an auditor? Can Aceloking issue our SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certificate?

Accepted Answer

No. Aceloking is a security engineering practice, not an accredited audit firm. We review your code, cloud configuration, and pipeline, find what's broken, fix the gaps, and map the findings to the controls your framework requires. The certification itself is always issued by an independent accredited auditor. We get you ready for that audit; we don't replace it.

Question 6

How can Aceloking help with vendor security questionnaires?

Accepted Answer

Aceloking provides automated and expert-reviewed responses to complex enterprise vendor security questionnaires. We help B2B SaaS startups pass vendor risk assessments, fill out lengthy spreadsheets, and provide necessary compliance evidence quickly, so your deals don't stall.

Question 7

Do you do penetration testing? What about mobile apps?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Network, web application, and API penetration testing are core to Tier 2 and Tier 3, performed by a practitioner, not a scanner export. The one exception is mobile application penetration testing (iOS and Android), which is outside scope for all tiers. Full red team engagements and social engineering are also out of scope.

Question 8

Isn't this too affordable for security advisory? What's the catch?

Accepted Answer

There's no catch. The affordability is made possible by two things: a solo practice structure (no junior staff to bill, no management overhead, no office) and AI delivery tools that compress analysis from weeks into hours. Traditional firms charge $15K–$50K per engagement because they staff teams of 2-4 people and run multi-week projects. Aceloking runs a different model, and pricing is tailored to your team and firm size rather than a one-size-fits-all rate. The savings go to you.

Question 9

What does the '72-hour turnaround' actually mean?

Accepted Answer

It means each individual, bounded request you submit is returned as a Remediation Blueprint within 72 business hours of submission. Not that a full security engagement is completed in 72 hours. A complete SOC 2 compliance program spans months of monthly requests. The 72-hour SLA applies to each discrete task: 'Review our GitHub Actions pipeline for secrets leakage,' 'Audit our S3 bucket policies,' 'Draft responses for sections 3-7 of this vendor questionnaire.' If a request is too broad to complete in 72 hours, you receive a scoping response within 24 hours.

Question 10

Why does Tier 2 include 2 assessments and Tier 3 include 3? Why not more?

Accepted Answer

Each structured assessment is a focused, bounded piece of work: a cloud posture review, a penetration test, a CI/CD pipeline audit. Doing it well takes real analysis time, even with AI acceleration. Two or three assessments per month is the number that allows for thorough, senior-engineer-reviewed output rather than rushed, volume-driven reports. The goal is a Blueprint your engineers can actually act on, not a queue of half-finished work. If you need higher throughput, contact us to discuss a custom arrangement.

Question 11

Can you handle both SOC 2 and ISO 27001 at the same time?

Accepted Answer

Yes, and it is more efficient than running two separate engagements. SOC 2 and ISO 27001 share roughly 70% of their underlying controls. As part of the Security & Evidence Program (Tier 3), Aceloking maps both frameworks simultaneously: one gap assessment, one policy library, and cross-framework control mapping that identifies where a single control satisfies both programs. The remaining 30% of ISO 27001-specific controls are addressed as a targeted gap.

Question 12

What is a Remediation Blueprint?

Accepted Answer

A Remediation Blueprint is a structured markdown document delivered to your async workspace. It contains: the vulnerability or gap identified, the risk and business impact in plain English, the exact fix logic your developer needs to implement, validation steps to confirm the fix works, and relevant references. It is not a 300-page scanner report. It is exactly what you need to act on, nothing more.

Question 13

How do the structured assessments per month work?

Accepted Answer

Security Queue (Tier 2) subscribers receive 2 structured assessments per month, and Security & Evidence Program (Tier 3) subscribers receive 3. Tier 1 is advisory only and does not include active assessments. Once an assessment is delivered, you can submit the next one. This keeps the work focused and ensures fast turnaround. Requests must be specific and bounded: not 'audit our entire application' but 'review the CI/CD pipeline in this repo for hardcoded secrets and misconfigured permissions.'

Question 14

Can I switch tiers?

Accepted Answer

Yes. You can upgrade or downgrade at the start of any billing cycle. Downgrade requests take effect at the next renewal. Upgrades take effect immediately and are prorated for the remainder of the billing period.

Question 15

Do you write or commit code for us?

Accepted Answer

No. Aceloking analyzes, identifies, and prescribes. Your engineering team implements. Blueprints contain the exact fix logic your developer needs, but the implementation and deployment is always on your side. This is a deliberate boundary that keeps accountability clear.

Question 16

What counts as one request?

Accepted Answer

One request is a specific, bounded security task that can be completed within approximately 72 business hours. Examples: 'Review the authentication logic in auth.js for session fixation vulnerabilities,' 'Audit our S3 bucket policies for public exposure risks,' 'Review this vendor security questionnaire and draft responses for sections 3-7,' 'Map our current AWS setup against SOC 2 CC6 controls and identify gaps.' If a request is too broad, clarifying questions come back within 24 hours.

Question 17

What if my request is too complex for 72 hours?

Accepted Answer

Within 24 hours of receiving a request that cannot be completed in the standard window, Aceloking will send a revised timeline and optionally a scoping suggestion to split the work into actionable chunks. You are never left waiting without communication.

Question 18

Can I pause my subscription?

Accepted Answer

Yes. You can pause once per calendar quarter for up to 4 weeks. All active requests must be completed or explicitly cancelled before the pause activates. Unused billing days are frozen and applied when you resume. To pause, send a message via your preferred channel.

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