We identify your security gaps before attackers do. Then we deliver the remediation plan to close them.
Trusted by CEOs, CISOs, and CIOs for three decades to deliver faster and more accurate diagnoses.
Not just consultants. Our auditors issue formal audit opinions and compliance letters recognized by regulators, boards, and insurers.
Recognized by MSNBC, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and 40+ publications as a trusted IT security authority.
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.
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 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.
Learn more about web application security auditAltius 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 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.
Learn more about cybersecurity auditA 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 auditAltius 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 auditAltius 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 auditAltius 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 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 auditAltius 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 assessmentExperienced 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 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 mattersWe 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.
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.
Eco-friendly green assessments that save money while supporting environmental sustainability.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.