Altius IT's CISA-certified auditors deliver independent IT security audits, penetration testing, cybersecurity, and compliance services to businesses across the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.
The Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex is one of the fastest-growing business regions in the country, home to major organizations in finance, technology, healthcare, and energy. With large volumes of regulated data and increasing cyber risk, businesses in the DFW area rely on certified auditors to evaluate their security posture and ensure compliance.
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.
Learn more about IT security auditAltius IT's black box penetration test simulates a real-world cyber attack against your organization with zero prior knowledge of your systems or infrastructure. Our CISA-certified auditors approach your environment exactly as an external attacker would, targeting your firewalls, public IP addresses, web applications, and network entry points. Each finding is mapped to MITRE ATT&CK techniques with a prioritized remediation roadmap and free retest validation.
Learn more about penetration testAltius 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.
Learn more about network security auditAltius IT's web application security audit and penetration test evaluates your web applications, APIs, and web servers for critical vulnerabilities including SQL injection, cross-site scripting, broken authentication, security misconfigurations, and server-side request forgery. Our CISA-certified auditors use a combination of manual expert analysis and automated tools following the OWASP Testing Guide methodology to identify exploitable weaknesses before attackers do.
Learn more about web application auditEvaluates your ability to prevent, detect, and respond to cyber threats through controlled penetration testing, email security analysis, endpoint detection review, ransomware readiness assessment, and incident response evaluation.
Cybersecurity auditEvaluates your administrative, physical, and technical safeguards against regulatory requirements including HIPAA, HITECH, GDPR, SOC 2, NIST, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, CMMC, FFIEC, and others to confirm your controls meet compliance standards.
Compliance auditIdentifies your critical assets, threats, vulnerabilities, and the preventive, detective, and corrective controls needed to cost-effectively protect your systems and data from internal and external risks.
Risk assessmentComprehensive evaluation of your entire security program covering governance, policies, risk management, access controls, incident response, business continuity, vendor risk management, and regulatory compliance.
Information security auditReviews 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 auditIdentifies security vulnerabilities in your mobile applications and their interfaces to servers, databases, and internal systems through manual expert analysis and automated penetration testing.
Mobile application auditEvaluates your AI application for required security and privacy controls, alignment with the NIST AI Risk Management Framework, and compliance with emerging AI governance requirements.
AI application auditTests the effectiveness of your security awareness program through simulated phishing campaigns, pretexting scenarios, and social engineering techniques, benchmarked against industry averages.
Social engineering assessmentEnsures your organization operates with transparency in how it captures, collects, stores, and uses sensitive personal information, aligned with GDPR, CCPA, and other privacy regulations.
Privacy auditExperienced 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.
vCISO advisory servicesUnlike 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.
Learn why it mattersThe Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex is one of the fastest-growing business centers in the United States, with major organizations in finance, technology, healthcare, and energy — all managing sensitive data under strict regulatory oversight.
No vendor ties. Recommendations aligned solely with your risk tolerance and business goals.
Led by experts with a Ph.D. in Computer Science, CISA certification, and industry leadership experience.
Thorough 360-degree review covering your technology, people, and processes.
Every engagement includes follow-up support to ensure vulnerabilities are properly mitigated.
Dallas-area businesses face a rapidly evolving threat landscape driven by the region's explosive growth in technology, financial services, and healthcare. The concentration of corporate headquarters and data centers in the DFW metroplex makes it an attractive target for cybercriminals and underscores the need for regular, independent security assessments.
Altius IT serves the Dallas market with over 30 years of certified audit experience. Our CISA-certified auditors provide comprehensive IT security audits, penetration testing, and compliance assessments that help DFW businesses protect their operations, satisfy regulatory requirements, and build client confidence.
Altius IT provides certified IT security audit and penetration testing services to organizations across Dallas's key industries, including Finance, Technology, Healthcare, Energy. Our auditors understand the specific compliance requirements and threat profiles relevant to each sector.
In addition to Dallas, Altius IT serves businesses throughout the surrounding area, including Fort Worth, Plano, Irving, Frisco, Arlington. Our audits are conducted both remotely and on-site, providing flexible engagement options for organizations across Texas.
Altius IT provides certified IT security audit services across major U.S. markets.
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