Audit & Compliance Frameworks We Utilize

Core Audit & Compliance Frameworks

• SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley Act)
  Internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR), IT general controls (ITGC), and application-level controls.
• COSO Internal Control Framework
  Principles-based control assessment for governance, risk management, and compliance oversight.
• COBIT (Control Objectives for Information and Related Technologies)
  IT governance, management, and assurance framework, ensuring alignment between IT goals and business objectives.
• NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF)
  Risk-based approach to cybersecurity controls, maturity assessments, and resilience planning.
• NIST SP 800-53 / NIST SP 800-171
  Detailed federal security controls for information systems and controlled unclassified information (CUI).
• ISO/IEC 27001 & 27002
  International standard for establishing, implementing, and auditing an Information Security Management System (ISMS).
• PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard)
  Security framework for protecting cardholder data, applicable to merchants and service providers.
• HIPAA Security and Privacy Rules
  Healthcare-focused privacy and security controls for safeguarding Protected Health Information (PHI).
• HITRUST CSF
  Common security framework for healthcare organizations blending HIPAA, ISO, NIST, and other standards.
• FFIEC IT Examination Handbook
  Financial services IT risk, cybersecurity, and governance best practices for banks and credit unions.
• SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3 (System and Organization Controls)
  Trust service criteria-based reporting on controls relevant to security, availability, confidentiality, processing integrity, and privacy.
• ISO/IEC 22301 (Business Continuity Management Systems)
  Framework for auditing and assessing business continuity and disaster recovery readiness.

Why Framework-Driven Auditing Matters
SecureAligned leverages these frameworks not just for compliance but for building practical, sustainable control environments that scale with your organization. Whether preparing for regulatory inspections, investor due diligence, or board-level reporting, our methodology ensures audit readiness, risk transparency, and operational alignment.