How YSecurity helped Augment Code earn ISO 42001 and close a $1M+ deal just 2 days later

The problem

In 2024, we led Augment Code’s SOC 2 Type 2 attestation. Interest surged since then. VPs and CTOs wanted Proof‑of‑Value, security questionnaires, and contracts. However, in 2025, Augment Code almost lost a strategic enterprise deal after failing to comply to the AI Committee and saw their Customer Conversion Cost increasing. They needed the new ISO 42001—fast.

The solution

Rather than re‑prioritizing core engineering, Augment’s leadership chose speed: YSecurity’s operators would design the AIMS, integrate controls into existing rituals, and drive audit to completion. As usual, we built a simple plan where both Augment’s and YSecurity’s engineers unite for the super-team efficiency.

Week 1. Mapping the gaps

We ran an AIMS gap assessment, cross‑walking Augment’s SOC 2 controls to ISO 42001. We found 9 major and 10 minor gaps clustered around model provenance, bias stress‑testing, adversarial exercises, and human‑in‑the‑loop checkpoints.

Weeks 1–2. Writing what we're doing

We authored a lean policy + SOP pack: AI risk register, provenance logging, human‑in‑the‑loop decision points, secure release criteria, and third‑party model governance. C‑suite sign‑off happened in just 4 days—versus usual weeks.

Weeks 2–8. Doing what we wrote

Augment’s engineers tightened data-lineage tagging, rolled out bias-stress tests, and scheduled quarterly adversarial red-teaming. YSecurity documented evidence and existing processes so the fixes added zero overhead to normal sprint work.

Weeks 8–13. Proving it

We booked Coalfire’s first open audit slot, ran Stage 1 documentation in week 8, and cleared Stage 2 on day 93—three weeks ahead of target. The auditor’s only note: “maturity beyond typical first-year programs.”

The results

With ISO 42001 in hand, Augment Code closed a seven-figure enterprise deal in 93 days, breaking its record compared to both 2023 and 2024. Security-review calls fell from 6 to 2 per week, freeing AEs to focus on new logos. Lower friction cut Customer Conversion Cost by 64.9%, while “top-30 worldwide” status became a differentiator on every RFP.