Altius IT's CISA-certified auditors deliver independent IT security audits, penetration testing, cybersecurity, and compliance services to businesses throughout the San Diego region.
San Diego's economy is driven by defense contractors, biotech and life sciences companies, healthcare organizations, and a growing technology sector. These industries handle classified information, protected health data, and proprietary research that require rigorous security audits and compliance assessments.
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 auditIndependent evaluation of the security posture of your critical vendors and business partners, reviewing administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to identify supply chain risks before they become your problem.
Third-party risk managementUnlike 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 mattersSan Diego's economy is shaped by defense contractors, biotech and life sciences companies, healthcare organizations, and a growing technology sector — all of which handle sensitive data subject to strict security requirements.
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.
San Diego businesses operate in industries where data security is not optional. Defense contractors must comply with CMMC and NIST 800-171, healthcare organizations with HIPAA, and biotech firms with stringent data integrity requirements. A single security gap can lead to contract loss, regulatory penalties, or catastrophic data exposure.
Altius IT's certified auditors bring over three decades of experience to the San Diego market. We conduct comprehensive IT security audits that address the specific compliance and risk management needs of defense, biotech, and healthcare organizations throughout the region.
Altius IT provides certified IT security audit and penetration testing services to organizations across San Diego's key industries, including Defense & Aerospace, Biotech & Life Sciences, Healthcare, Technology. Our auditors understand the specific compliance requirements and threat profiles relevant to each sector.
In addition to San Diego, Altius IT serves businesses throughout the surrounding area, including Carlsbad, Chula Vista, Oceanside, La Jolla, Escondido. Our audits are conducted both remotely and on-site, providing flexible engagement options for organizations across Southern California.
Altius IT provides certified IT security audit services across major U.S. markets.
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