CISA-Certified Auditors

One Security Gap. Everything Lost.

We identify your security gaps before attackers do. Then we deliver the remediation plan to close them.

30+ Years of Experience

Trusted by CEOs, CISOs, and CIOs for three decades to deliver faster and more accurate diagnoses.

Licensed Audit Authority

Not just consultants. Our auditors issue formal audit opinions and compliance letters recognized by regulators, boards, and insurers.

Featured in National Media

Recognized by MSNBC, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and 40+ publications as a trusted IT security authority.

IT Security Audit & Cybersecurity Services

Security Audits
6 services
IT Security Audit
Comprehensive evaluation of IT infrastructure, policies, and controls to identify vulnerabilities and strengthen your security posture.
Cybersecurity Audit
Deep-dive assessment of cyber defenses, threat detection capabilities, and incident preparedness across all digital touchpoints.
Network Security Audit
Systematic review of network architecture, segmentation, access controls, and traffic patterns to uncover exposure points.
Information Security Audit
Assessment of data classification, handling procedures, encryption standards, and information lifecycle management.
Internal Security Audit
Evaluation of internal controls, employee access privileges, and insider threat prevention measures within your organization.
External Security Audit
Independent assessment of perimeter defenses, external-facing assets, and attack surface from an outsider's perspective.
Application Security
4 services
Web Application Security Audit
In-depth testing against OWASP Top 10 and beyond, authentication, session management, and injection vectors.
Web API Security Audit
Security review of REST, GraphQL, and SOAP APIs for authentication flaws, data exposure, and injection vulnerabilities.
Mobile Application Security Audit
Analysis of iOS and Android apps for insecure storage, weak cryptography, and reverse-engineering risks.
AI Application Security Audit
Assessment of AI/ML applications for model poisoning, prompt injection, data leakage, and adversarial attack resilience.
Cloud Security
2 services
Cloud Security Audit
Assessment of AWS, Azure, and GCP environments for misconfigurations, IAM weaknesses, and compliance gaps.
Microsoft 365 Security Audit
Review of M365 tenant security, Exchange Online, SharePoint, Teams, Azure AD, and DLP configurations.
Offensive Security
4 services
Black Box Penetration Testing
Simulated real-world attacks with zero prior knowledge, testing defenses the way actual threat actors would.
Ethical Hacking Assessment
Authorized offensive testing of your systems, applications, and networks to identify exploitable vulnerabilities before malicious actors do.
Red Team Assessment Program
Recurring real-world attack simulations that continuously test your defenses across systems, people, and processes. Each cycle produces a detailed assessment report with findings, risk ratings, and remediation steps.
Social Engineering Assessment
Targeted phishing campaigns, pretexting, and physical security testing to evaluate your human attack surface.
Risk & Compliance
7 services
Risk Assessment
Identification, analysis, and prioritization of security risks aligned with your business objectives and risk tolerance.
Privacy Audit
Assessment of data privacy practices, consent mechanisms, and compliance with GDPR, CCPA, and other privacy regulations.
Privacy No-Log Audit
Independent verification that VPN and privacy service providers maintain true no-log policies and protect user anonymity.
HIPAA Compliance Audit
Full evaluation of HIPAA Security Rule requirements, administrative, physical, and technical safeguards for PHI.
SOC 2 & PCI-DSS Compliance
Gap analysis and readiness assessment for SOC 2 Type I/II and PCI-DSS, then we connect you with our strategic partners to complete your audit and support you through to certification.
NIST Compliance Audit
Assessment against NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), SP 800-171 for CUI protection, and SP 800-53 for federal information systems.
ISO 27001 Compliance Audit
Comprehensive review against ISO 27001 ISMS requirements, scope, risk treatment, controls, and continuous improvement.
Advisory & Governance
7 services
vCISO Advisory Services
On-demand virtual CISO leadership, strategic security roadmap development, board reporting, and executive guidance.
Cybersecurity Consulting
Strategic cybersecurity advisory, program maturity assessment, and tailored recommendations to strengthen your overall security posture.
Third-Party Vendor Risk Management
Assessment and ongoing monitoring of vendor security posture, supply chain risks, and third-party access controls.
IT Security Consulting
Expert advisory on security architecture, technology selection, and strategic security initiatives tailored to your needs.
Security Policy & Governance
Development and review of security policies, standards, and governance frameworks aligned with regulatory requirements.
Incident Response & Digital Forensics
Rapid incident containment, evidence preservation, root cause analysis, and forensic investigation of security breaches.
Vulnerability Management Program
Continuous identification, prioritization, and remediation tracking of vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and attack surface risks between formal audits.

Security Audit & Cybersecurity Services

Our 50-point proprietary process evaluates your systems, people, and processes. If it's vulnerable, we find it and show you exactly how to fix it.

IT Security Audit

  • Servers, cloud environments, databases, endpoints, and Microsoft 365
  • System configurations, access controls, patch management, and backup
  • Proprietary audit process for complete technical assessment

Altius IT's IT security audit evaluates the security of your IT infrastructure, including servers, cloud environments, databases, endpoints, and Microsoft 365. Our CISA-certified auditors review system configurations, access controls, patch management, backup and recovery, and operational security practices to identify vulnerabilities and misconfigurations. Our proprietary audit process provides a complete technical assessment of your IT environment and ensures your systems and sensitive data remain secure.

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Web Application Security Audit

  • SQL injection, cross-site scripting, authentication, and encryption review
  • OWASP Top 10 vulnerability assessment and API security testing
  • Manual penetration testing combined with automated scanning

Altius IT's web application security audit and penetration test evaluates your web applications, websites, and web servers for exploitable vulnerabilities. Our CISA-certified auditors test for SQL injection, cross-site scripting, broken authentication, security misconfigurations, server-side request forgery, and other OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities. Our proprietary methodology combines manual penetration testing with automated tools to identify security weaknesses in your application logic, input validation, session management, API endpoints, and server configurations. Each finding includes severity ratings, technical evidence, and step-by-step remediation guidance.

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Network Security Audit

  • Firewalls, routers, switches, wireless networks, VPN gateways
  • Firewall rules, device configurations, intrusion detection systems
  • Optional penetration test to validate network defenses

Altius IT's network security audit evaluates the security of your network infrastructure, including firewalls, routers, switches, wireless networks, VPN gateways, and network segmentation architecture. Our CISA-certified auditors review firewall rules, device configurations, intrusion detection systems, network monitoring capabilities, and both external and internal network security. A penetration test can be added to validate your network defenses against real-world attack scenarios. Our proprietary audit process ensures your network foundation remains secure.

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Cybersecurity Audit & Penetration Test

  • Controlled penetration testing of firewalls and public IP addresses
  • Email security, endpoint detection, ransomware readiness
  • Web application security and incident response evaluation

Altius IT's cybersecurity audit and penetration test evaluates your organization's ability to prevent, detect, and respond to real-world cyber threats. Emulating the approach used by hackers, our CISA-certified auditors perform controlled penetration testing of your firewalls, network entry points, and public IP addresses while assessing your email security, endpoint detection, vulnerability management, ransomware readiness, web application security, and incident response capabilities. Our proprietary audit process identifies specific vulnerabilities and provides detailed instructions to mitigate or eliminate each risk.

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Information Security Audit

A comprehensive evaluation of your security program covering governance, policies, risk management, access controls, incident response, business continuity, and regulatory compliance to ensure your data protection strategy is effective and aligned with business objectives.

Information security audit

Mobile Application Security Audit

Altius IT's mobile application security audit penetration test identifies security vulnerabilities related to your mobile application, interfaces to servers, databases, firewalls, and internal server configurations. Our proprietary methodology includes manual processes and penetration testing.

Mobile application audit

AI Application Audit

Altius IT's AI Application Audit evaluates your AI application to ensure it includes the required security and privacy controls and meets the requirements specified in the White House AI Bill of Rights and the NIST Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework.

AI application audit

Compliance Audit

Altius IT's compliance audit evaluates your administrative, physical, and technical safeguards and controls to ensure they meet security and compliance requirements: HIPAA, HITECH, GDPR, FFIEC, FTC, FACTA, NIST, ISO, ITAR, FISMA, and many others. Combine our compliance audit with an IT audit, network security audit, or website security audit.

Compliance audit

Microsoft 365 Security Audit

Reviews your Microsoft 365 tenant security including Entra ID, conditional access, MFA enforcement, Defender for Office 365, DLP policies, SharePoint sharing settings, and audit logging configuration.

Microsoft 365 audit

Risk Assessment

Altius IT's risk assessment identifies your assets, threats to the assets, vulnerabilities, and controls and safeguards needed to adequately and cost-effectively protect your systems and data. Risk assessment preventive, detective, and corrective security controls ensure your systems and sensitive data remain secure.

Risk assessment

Virtual CISO Advisory Services

Experienced information security leadership on a fractional basis. Security strategy, board reporting, compliance oversight, policy governance, vendor risk management, and incident response planning without the cost of a full-time CISO. Scaled to your budget with retainer-based, project-based, or hybrid engagement models.

vCISO advisory services

Why You Need a Certified IT Auditor

Unlike a security consultant, Altius IT is certified as a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) to perform a security audit of your environment and issue reports and recommendations to secure your systems. After your audit, our Auditor Opinion Letter and Secure Seal let your clients and prospects know you meet security best practice and compliance requirements.

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Auditor Opinion Letter & Secure Seal

Let your clients, customers, and prospects know that you are secure.

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Trusted for Over 30 Years to Protect Organizations Like Yours

We understand that it's not what we say, it's what we find that matters. Altius IT has no constricting ties and no conflicts of interest. We are dedicated and responsive to our clients, making recommendations aligned with your risk tolerance.

Independent & Conflict-Free

No vendor ties. Recommendations aligned solely with your risk tolerance and business goals.

Ph.D. and CISA Credentials

Led by experts with a Ph.D. in Computer Science, CISA certification, and industry leadership experience.

Proprietary 50-Point Security Process

Thorough 360-degree review covering your technology, people, and processes.

3 Months Free Post-Audit Support

Every engagement includes follow-up support to ensure vulnerabilities are properly mitigated.

100% Carbon-Neutral

Eco-friendly green assessments that save money while supporting environmental sustainability.

30+
Years of Experience
50
Point Security Process
40+
Media Publications
1000+
Audits Completed

Audit & Security Resources

IT Security Audit & Cybersecurity Audit Services

An IT security audit is an independent evaluation of your organization's technology infrastructure, security controls, and policies. Conducted by CISA-certified auditors, it identifies vulnerabilities in your servers, cloud environments, databases, endpoints, and Microsoft 365 before attackers can exploit them. A cybersecurity audit goes further, evaluating your ability to prevent, detect, and respond to real-world cyber threats through penetration testing, email security review, endpoint detection, and incident response assessment. Together, these audits provide a 360-degree view of your organization's security posture.

IT Security Audit

Altius IT's IT security audit reviews your administrative, physical, and technical controls that protect your systems and data. Our CISA-certified auditors assess system configurations, access controls, patch management, backup and recovery, and operational security practices. We also perform a dedicated network security audit covering firewalls, routers, switches, wireless networks, VPN gateways, and network segmentation architecture. Security teams and internal audit teams work together to evaluate internal controls through internal audits, leveraging established baselines to measure effectiveness. Independent audits conducted by external auditors provide objectivity and unbiased assessment for regulatory compliance. Our proprietary audit process uses a comprehensive security audit checklist and risk assessment methodology to identify cyber threats and improve your organization's security posture.

Cybersecurity Audit & Penetration Test

Altius IT's cybersecurity audit performs a controlled external real-life evaluation and penetration test of your firewalls, network entry points, and public IP addresses, identifying security issues that could allow hackers access to your systems and data. We assess email security, endpoint detection, vulnerability management, ransomware readiness, web application security, and incident response capabilities. Our proprietary methodology combines manual penetration testing with automated tools to find exploitable vulnerabilities across your entire attack surface.

Additional Security Services

Beyond IT security and cybersecurity audits, Altius IT offers specialized assessments including AI application audits evaluating security and privacy controls against the White House AI Bill of Rights and the NIST AI Risk Management Framework, privacy audits to ensure transparency in the capture, collection, and use of sensitive information, social engineering assessments that benchmark your staff's security awareness against industry averages, mobile application security audits, and compliance audits covering HIPAA, HITECH, GDPR, FFIEC, NIST, ISO, and many other frameworks.

Our Audit Process

Every engagement begins with planning and preparation, where our audit team works with key stakeholders to define scope, clarify objectives, and identify critical assets. We conduct a thorough review of your security policies, procedures, and internal controls to establish a baseline understanding of your current security posture, evaluating access controls, network security measures, and data protection practices against industry standards such as PCI DSS, HIPAA, and GDPR. The technical assessment phase uses a combination of automated tools and expert analysis to conduct penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, and configuration reviews. You receive a prioritized findings report with severity ratings, technical evidence, and step-by-step remediation guidance, plus three months of post-audit support. After your audit, our Auditor Opinion Letter and Secure Seal let your clients and prospects know you meet security best practice and compliance requirements.

Serving Businesses Nationwide

Our certified auditors provide IT security audit services across major U.S. markets.

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