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Free Onsite Cybersecurity Consultation in Orange County

A practical, CISO-led conversation for business owners, executives, IT managers, and operations leaders who want a clearer view of technical risk, business impact, and the right next security step.

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25+Years of IT, network, cybersecurity, audit, and infrastructure experience

SoCalOrange County, Irvine, Los Angeles County, and Southern California focus

124Structured discovery questions preserved in the worksheet

CISOPractical guidance for leadership and technical teams

Practical Security Guidance

A technical consultation with business impact in mind.

Cybersecurity is not only an IT issue. A security incident can interrupt operations, expose sensitive data, affect customers, delay projects, create cyber insurance problems, and damage business reputation.

OC Security Audit provides a free initial onsite or virtual cybersecurity consultation to help Orange County businesses understand where risk may exist across the IT environment and which security areas should be reviewed first.

Review your current cybersecurity concerns in practical business language.

Discuss network, cloud, identity, endpoint, backup, monitoring, compliance, and incident response priorities.

Identify whether a deeper assessment, audit, compliance readiness review, or vCISO engagement may be appropriate.

IT operations and security review consultation for Irvine and Orange County businesses

Technical Consultation Scope

What we can review during your free cybersecurity consultation.

Network infrastructure

Routers, switches, wireless, VPN access, segmentation, network design, exposed services, and internal network security priorities.

Firewalls and perimeter security

Firewall rules, NAT, remote access, site-to-site VPNs, SSL inspection, logging, and whether a firewall assessment is appropriate.

Identity and Microsoft 365

Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, privileged accounts, MFA, conditional access, stale accounts, email security, and admin roles.

Endpoint and monitoring

Endpoint protection, EDR/XDR visibility, device management, alert handling, suspicious activity, event logs, and uptime visibility.

Cloud, backup, and recovery

Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, SaaS risk, backup strategy, restore testing, ransomware recovery planning, and business continuity.

Compliance readiness

HIPAA, PCI DSS, SOC 2, NIST, ISO 27001, CMMC, IRS WISP, cyber insurance requests, and vendor security questionnaires.

Consultation Process

Simple, focused, and designed to identify the right next step.

Understand concerns

We discuss your business, systems, users, locations, cyber insurance concerns, compliance needs, and recent issues.

Review priorities

We walk through network, Microsoft 365, firewall, endpoint, backup, cloud, and monitoring areas at a high level.

Identify risk themes

We help separate urgent concerns from lower-risk items and explain business impact in plain language.

Recommend next steps

You get practical direction on whether to pursue a deeper audit, assessment, remediation plan, or vCISO discussion.

Optional Worksheet

IT Environment Readiness Worksheet for OC Security Audit.

Use this cybersecurity readiness worksheet to help OC Security Audit prepare for a more useful consultation. You do not need to answer every item. If you are not sure, select “Not sure” or add a note.

Category	Item	Description / Question	Yes	No	Not Sure	Risk / Impact	Notes / Details
Business & Consultation Contact Information
Business Profile	Company name	What is the legal or operating name of the business?	Text response			High	Company name
Business Profile	Business website	What is the main public website URL for the business?	Text response			High	https://
Business Profile	Primary business location	What city and state is the primary location?	Text response			Medium	City, State
Business Profile	Number of locations	How many physical offices, warehouses, clinics, branches, or sites does the company operate?	Text response			Medium	Example: 1 office, 3 branches, 1 warehouse
Business Profile	Primary contact	Who should OC Security Audit contact for this free onsite cybersecurity consultation?	Text response			High	Name of primary contact
Business Profile	Contact title	What is the title or role of the primary contact?	Text response			Medium	Owner, CEO, COO, IT Manager, Office Manager, Compliance Manager, etc.
Business Profile	Contact email	What is the best email address for scheduling and follow-up?	Text response			High	email@company.com
Business Profile	Contact phone	What phone number should OC Security Audit use to reach the contact?	Text response			High	Phone number
Business Profile	IT manager or technical contact	Who manages IT, network, cloud, servers, security, or support?	Text response			High	Internal IT, MSP, consultant, IT manager name, or “None”
Business Profile	Approximate user count	How many employees, users, or active accounts are supported?	Text response			High	Example: 25 users, 75 users, 250 users
Business Profile	Consultant / auditor	Cybersecurity consultation provider.	Text response			Low	OC Security Audit
Website, Hosting, Public DNS & Internet-Facing Resources
Website & Public DNS	Website hosting provider	Who hosts the business website?	Text response			Medium	GoDaddy, WP Engine, AWS, Azure, Cloudflare, Bluehost, in-house, not sure
Website & Public DNS	Website platform	What platform or CMS is used for the website?	Text response			Medium	WordPress, Shopify, custom, Wix, Webflow, Drupal, other, not sure
Website & Public DNS	DNS registrar	Who is the public domain registrar?	Text response			Medium	GoDaddy, Namecheap, Network Solutions, Cloudflare Registrar, etc.
Website & Public DNS	Authoritative DNS provider	Who hosts public DNS records for the domain?	Text response			Medium	Cloudflare, GoDaddy DNS, Microsoft, AWS Route 53, DNSMadeEasy, etc.
Website & Public DNS	Web application firewall	Is there a WAF or website protection service in front of the website?	Yes	No	Not sure	High	Cloudflare WAF, Sucuri, Akamai, AWS WAF, Azure Front Door, Wordfence, other
Website & Public DNS	DDoS protection	Is there DDoS protection for the website or public services?	Yes	No	Not sure	Medium	Provider, plan, or unknown
Website & Public DNS	Public web servers	Does the company host public-facing web servers or portals?	Yes	No	Not sure	High	List public web servers, portals, customer logins, admin portals, or remote access portals
Website & Public DNS	Exposed services	Are RDP, VPN, SSH, FTP/SFTP, database ports, admin portals, or other services accessible from the internet?	Yes	No	Not sure	High	List known exposed services or “Not sure”
Website & Public DNS	SSL/TLS certificates	Are SSL/TLS certificates tracked, renewed, and monitored?	Yes	No	Not sure	Medium	Certificate provider, expiration monitoring, or unknown
Website & Public DNS	Website backups	Is the website backed up and restorable?	Yes	No	Not sure	Medium	Backup provider, retention, restore testing, or unknown
Network Infrastructure, Sites, Routers, Switches & Wireless
Network Infrastructure	Environment type	Is the IT environment mostly local/on-premises, cloud-based, or hybrid?	Text response			High	Local, cloud, hybrid, not sure
Network Infrastructure	Physical sites	How many physical sites are connected to the network?	Text response			High	Offices, branches, warehouses, clinics, remote sites
Network Infrastructure	Data centers / server rooms	Does the company operate a data center, server room, MDF, IDF, or network closet?	Yes	No	Not sure	Medium	Number of rooms/closets and location details
Network Infrastructure	Routers	How many routers are in use?	Text response			Medium	Quantity, vendor, models if known
Network Infrastructure	Switches	How many switches are in use?	Text response			Medium	Quantity, vendor, managed/unmanaged, PoE, core/access
Network Infrastructure	Network segmentation	Are VLANs or network segmentation used?	Yes	No	Not sure	High	Describe user, server, voice, guest, Wi-Fi, camera, IoT, or management VLANs
Network Infrastructure	Guest Wi-Fi	Is guest Wi-Fi separated from internal business systems?	Yes	No	Not sure	Medium	SSID names, isolation method, captive portal, or unknown
Network Infrastructure	Wireless access points	How many wireless access points are used and who manages them?	Text response			Medium	Vendor, controller/cloud management, number of APs
Network Infrastructure	Firmware patching	Are routers, switches, access points, and network devices kept current with firmware updates?	Yes	No	Not sure	High	Patch cadence, responsible party, last known firmware update
Network Infrastructure	Network documentation	Are network diagrams, IP ranges, VLANs, firewall zones, and site connections documented?	Yes	No	Not sure	High	Where documentation is stored and last updated
Firewalls, VPN, Remote Access & Perimeter Security
Firewall & VPN	Firewall vendor and model	What firewall brand, model, and subscription services are in use?	Text response			High	Fortinet, Palo Alto, SonicWall, Cisco, Meraki, Sophos, WatchGuard, Ubiquiti, etc.
Firewall & VPN	Firewall high availability	Is firewall redundancy or HA configured?	Yes	No	Not sure	High	Active/passive, active/active, dual WAN, failover method
Firewall & VPN	Firewall rule review	Are firewall rules reviewed, cleaned up, and documented regularly?	Yes	No	Not sure	High	Last review date, process, responsible person
Firewall & VPN	IDS/IPS	Is intrusion prevention or intrusion detection enabled on the firewall or network?	Yes	No	Not sure	Medium	IDS/IPS subscription, monitoring, tuning, or unknown
Firewall & VPN	Geo-blocking / security filtering	Are geo-blocking, web filtering, DNS filtering, or threat filtering enabled?	Yes	No	Not sure	Medium	Describe enabled security services
Firewall & VPN	Remote access VPN users	How many users have VPN or remote access?	Text response			High	Number of VPN users, admin users, vendors, contractors
Firewall & VPN	VPN MFA	Is MFA required for VPN or remote access?	Yes	No	Not sure	High	MFA provider and coverage
Firewall & VPN	Site-to-site VPNs	Are there site-to-site VPN tunnels or private circuits between locations/clouds?	Yes	No	Not sure	Medium	Number of tunnels, connected locations/clouds, vendors
Firewall & VPN	Firewall logs	Are firewall logs collected, retained, monitored, or forwarded to SIEM?	Yes	No	Not sure	High	Retention period, SIEM/log platform, alerting owner
Servers, Hypervisors, Virtualization, Redundancy & Failover
Servers & Virtualization	Physical servers	How many physical servers are in use?	Text response			High	Quantity, location, purpose, OS, hardware age
Servers & Virtualization	Virtualization platform	What hypervisor or virtualization platform is used?	Text response			High	VMware, Hyper-V, Proxmox, Nutanix, KVM, other, none, not sure
Servers & Virtualization	Hypervisors	How many hypervisor hosts are being managed?	Text response			High	Number of hosts, cluster details, versions
Servers & Virtualization	Virtual machines	How many virtual machines are managed?	Text response			High	Approximate VM count and critical workloads
Servers & Virtualization	Critical applications	Which servers or applications are business-critical?	Text response			High	ERP, EMR, accounting, file server, SQL, domain controllers, line-of-business apps
Servers & Virtualization	Redundancy	Is redundancy configured for critical servers, storage, internet, firewall, or cloud systems?	Yes	No	Not sure	High	Technology used for redundancy and systems covered
Servers & Virtualization	Failover	Is there tested failover for critical systems?	Yes	No	Not sure	High	Failover method, RTO/RPO, last test date
Servers & Virtualization	Server patching	Is there a documented server patching system and schedule?	Yes	No	Not sure	High	WSUS, Intune, SCCM/MECM, RMM, manual, third-party tool
Servers & Virtualization	Performance monitoring	Are server performance, storage, CPU, memory, and availability monitored?	Yes	No	Not sure	Medium	Monitoring platform, alert recipients, escalation process
Servers & Virtualization	End-of-life systems	Are any servers, operating systems, hypervisors, or applications end-of-life?	Yes	No	Not sure	High	List known unsupported systems or “Not sure”
Cloud Services, Microsoft Azure, AWS, Google Cloud & SaaS
Cloud Services	Microsoft Azure	Does the company use Microsoft Azure?	Yes	No	Not sure	High	Subscriptions, tenants, workloads, virtual machines, storage, networking, identity
Cloud Services	AWS	Does the company use Amazon Web Services?	Yes	No	Not sure	Medium	Accounts, workloads, EC2, S3, RDS, IAM, networking
Cloud Services	Google Cloud	Does the company use Google Cloud Platform?	Yes	No	Not sure	Medium	Projects, workloads, storage, IAM, networking
Cloud Services	Other cloud providers	Are other cloud platforms or hosted services used?	Yes	No	Not sure	Medium	Oracle Cloud, DigitalOcean, Linode, private cloud, hosted ERP, SaaS platforms
Cloud Services	Cloud admin access	Are cloud administrator roles reviewed and protected with MFA?	Yes	No	Not sure	High	Admin users, role review frequency, emergency accounts
Cloud Services	Cloud logging	Are cloud logs enabled, retained, and monitored?	Yes	No	Not sure	High	Azure Monitor, Defender, AWS CloudTrail, GuardDuty, GCP logs, SIEM forwarding
Cloud Services	Cloud backups	Are cloud workloads and cloud data backed up?	Yes	No	Not sure	High	Backup method, retention, restore testing, responsible party
Cloud Services	SaaS inventory	Is there a documented list of SaaS applications used by the business?	Yes	No	Not sure	Medium	CRM, HR, accounting, file sharing, ticketing, project management, etc.
Email, Microsoft 365, Spam Filtering & Email Backup
Email Security	Email hosting provider	Who hosts the company email system?	Text response			High	Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Exchange, hosted provider, other
Email Security	Microsoft 365 tenant	Does the company use Microsoft 365 for email, Teams, SharePoint, or OneDrive?	Yes	No	Not sure	High	Tenant details, license types, admin owner, or unknown
Email Security	Google Workspace	Does the company use Google Workspace?	Yes	No	Not sure	Medium	Admin owner, license types, security settings, or unknown
Email Security	Spam filtering	What spam filtering, phishing protection, or secure email gateway is used?	Text response			High	Microsoft Defender, Proofpoint, Mimecast, Barracuda, Avanan, Ironscales, etc.
Email Security	SPF, DKIM, DMARC	Are SPF, DKIM, and DMARC configured for the domain?	Yes	No	Not sure	High	Policy status, reject/quarantine/none, reporting, or unknown
Email Security	Email MFA	Is MFA enforced for email and cloud accounts?	Yes	No	Not sure	High	All users, admins only, conditional access, exceptions
Email Security	Mailbox auditing	Is mailbox auditing, forwarding review, and suspicious rule monitoring enabled?	Yes	No	Not sure	High	Audit settings, alerting, reviewed by whom
Email Security	Email backup	Are Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, or Exchange mailboxes backed up separately?	Yes	No	Not sure	High	Backup provider, retention, restore testing
Email Security	External email warning	Are external sender banners, anti-impersonation, or phishing warnings enabled?	Yes	No	Not sure	Medium	Tools and coverage
Email Security	Public DNS email records	Who manages DNS records related to email security?	Text response			Medium	SPF, DKIM, DMARC, MX, autodiscover, MTA-STS, TLS-RPT, DNS host
Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, Users, Devices & Group Policy
Identity & Access	Active Directory	Does the company use on-premises Active Directory?	Yes	No	Not sure	High	Forest/domain names, version, sites, or unknown
Identity & Access	Domain controllers	How many domain controllers are in use?	Text response			High	Number, physical/virtual, locations, OS versions
Identity & Access	Microsoft Entra ID	Does the company use Microsoft Entra ID / Azure AD?	Yes	No	Not sure	High	Hybrid sync, cloud-only, identity provider, or unknown
Identity & Access	Client computers	How many desktops, laptops, and workstations are managed?	Text response			High	Approximate number, Windows/Mac/Linux split
Identity & Access	Domain-joined devices	How many devices are domain-joined, Azure AD joined, or hybrid joined?	Text response			Medium	Approximate counts and join type
Identity & Access	Group Policy	Are Group Policy Objects used to manage security settings?	Yes	No	Not sure	High	Password policy, lockout, firewall, drive mapping, security baselines
Identity & Access	Admin accounts	Are administrator accounts separate from standard user accounts?	Yes	No	Not sure	High	Privileged access model, local admin controls, emergency accounts
Identity & Access	Password policy	Is there a documented password and account lockout policy?	Yes	No	Not sure	Medium	Length, complexity, expiration, lockout, MFA, passphrases
Identity & Access	User access reviews	Are user accounts and permissions reviewed regularly?	Yes	No	Not sure	High	Frequency, owners, privileged users, disabled accounts
Identity & Access	Onboarding / offboarding	Is there a documented onboarding and offboarding procedure?	Yes	No	Not sure	High	HR/IT workflow, access requests, termination process, checklist
Identity & Access	Service accounts	Are service accounts documented and reviewed?	Yes	No	Not sure	High	Owners, purpose, password rotation, privileges, interactive login restrictions
Endpoint Security, Antivirus, EDR, XDR, MDR & Device Management
Endpoint Security	Antivirus / endpoint protection	What antivirus or endpoint security platform is used?	Text response			High	Microsoft Defender, SentinelOne, CrowdStrike, Sophos, Bitdefender, ESET, etc.
Endpoint Security	EDR	Is EDR deployed on servers and endpoints?	Yes	No	Not sure	High	Tool name, coverage percentage, alert owner
Endpoint Security	XDR	Is XDR used across endpoint, email, cloud, identity, or network data?	Yes	No	Not sure	Medium	Tool name, integrations, monitoring owner
Endpoint Security	MDR / SOC	Is MDR, SOC, or outsourced alert monitoring used?	Yes	No	Not sure	High	Provider, hours of coverage, escalation process
Endpoint Security	Device management	Are endpoints centrally managed?	Yes	No	Not sure	High	Intune, RMM, SCCM/MECM, Jamf, NinjaOne, ConnectWise, Kaseya, etc.
Endpoint Security	Disk encryption	Are laptops and mobile devices encrypted?	Yes	No	Not sure	High	BitLocker, FileVault, MDM enforcement, recovery key storage
Endpoint Security	Local admin rights	Are users restricted from local administrator rights?	Yes	No	Not sure	High	Exceptions, approval process, privilege management tools
Endpoint Security	Patch management	Is workstation and third-party application patching centrally managed?	Yes	No	Not sure	High	Tool, cadence, reporting, exceptions
Backup, Restore Testing, Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity
Backup & DR	Server backups	Are all critical servers backed up?	Yes	No	Not sure	High	Backup platform, frequency, systems covered
Backup & DR	Endpoint backups	Are critical workstations or executive laptops backed up?	Yes	No	Not sure	Medium	Tool, coverage, retention
Backup & DR	Cloud/SaaS backups	Are Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, cloud storage, and SaaS data backed up?	Yes	No	Not sure	High	Backup provider, covered services, retention
Backup & DR	Offsite backups	Are backups stored offsite, immutable, or in a separate cloud/account?	Yes	No	Not sure	High	Offsite location, immutable storage, air gap, separate credentials
Backup & DR	Restore testing	Are test restores performed and documented?	Yes	No	Not sure	High	Last restore test, systems tested, success/failure notes
Backup & DR	Backup retention	What are the backup retention policies?	Text response			High	Daily/weekly/monthly/yearly retention, legal retention, compliance needs
Backup & DR	RTO / RPO	Are recovery time objectives and recovery point objectives defined?	Yes	No	Not sure	High	Target downtime and acceptable data loss by system
Backup & DR	Disaster recovery plan	Is there a documented disaster recovery plan?	Yes	No	Not sure	High	Plan owner, last update, last test, critical dependencies
Backup & DR	Business continuity plan	Is there a business continuity plan for operations during an outage?	Yes	No	Not sure	Medium	Manual workarounds, alternate locations, communication process
Monitoring, Logging, SIEM, Alerting & Performance Visibility
Monitoring & Logging	Monitoring platform	What platform monitors servers, network devices, cloud, or endpoints?	Text response			Medium	PRTG, SolarWinds, Datadog, Zabbix, RMM, Azure Monitor, CloudWatch, etc.
Monitoring & Logging	SIEM	Is a SIEM or centralized logging platform used?	Yes	No	Not sure	High	Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, QRadar, Elastic, LogRhythm, Wazuh, etc.
Monitoring & Logging	Log retention	How long are security and system logs retained?	Text response			High	30 days, 90 days, 1 year, compliance requirement, unknown
Monitoring & Logging	Alert response	Who receives and responds to security and performance alerts?	Text response			High	Internal IT, MSP, SOC/MDR, manager, after-hours process
Monitoring & Logging	Firewall log monitoring	Are firewall logs reviewed or monitored for suspicious activity?	Yes	No	Not sure	High	Frequency, SIEM forwarding, alerting, owner
Monitoring & Logging	Authentication logs	Are failed logins, risky sign-ins, MFA failures, and admin activity monitored?	Yes	No	Not sure	High	Entra ID, AD, VPN, firewall, SIEM
Monitoring & Logging	Performance issues	Are recurring performance, storage, internet, or availability issues tracked?	Yes	No	Not sure	Medium	Known issues, ticketing system, monitoring reports
Phone System, Voice, Collaboration & Communication Services
Voice & Collaboration	Phone provider	Who provides the business phone system?	Text response			Medium	RingCentral, Zoom Phone, Teams Phone, 8x8, Vonage, Comcast, Spectrum, on-prem PBX
Voice & Collaboration	Phone system type	Is the phone system cloud-hosted, on-premises, or hybrid?	Text response			Medium	Cloud VoIP, PBX, SIP trunk, Teams Phone, other
Voice & Collaboration	Voice network separation	Is voice traffic separated from data traffic?	Yes	No	Not sure	Medium	Voice VLAN, QoS, separate circuits, or unknown
Voice & Collaboration	Phone admin security	Are phone system administrator accounts protected with MFA and limited access?	Yes	No	Not sure	Medium	Admin users, MFA, audit logs
Voice & Collaboration	Communication continuity	Is there a plan if phones, internet, or collaboration systems are unavailable?	Yes	No	Not sure	Medium	Call forwarding, alternate numbers, backup internet, mobile workflow
Policies, Documentation, Compliance Readiness & Data Security
Governance & Compliance	Cybersecurity policies	Does the company have written cybersecurity policies?	Yes	No	Not sure	High	Acceptable use, password, remote access, incident response, backup, data handling
Governance & Compliance	Data classification	Is sensitive data classified or labeled?	Yes	No	Not sure	Medium	Customer, patient, financial, employee, intellectual property, regulated data
Governance & Compliance	Sensitive data locations	Where is sensitive business data stored?	Text response			High	File shares, SharePoint, OneDrive, Google Drive, ERP, database, SaaS, laptops
Governance & Compliance	Compliance requirements	Which compliance, audit, or client security requirements apply?	Text response			High	HIPAA, PCI-DSS, SOC 2, NIST, ISO 27001, CMMC, cyber insurance, vendor questionnaire
Governance & Compliance	Vendor security questionnaires	Do customers, vendors, or insurance providers ask for security questionnaires?	Yes	No	Not sure	Medium	Frequency, responsible person, common requests
Governance & Compliance	Security awareness training	Do employees receive cybersecurity awareness or phishing training?	Yes	No	Not sure	Medium	Provider, frequency, completion tracking
Governance & Compliance	Asset inventory	Is there a current inventory of devices, servers, software, cloud services, and users?	Yes	No	Not sure	High	Tool, owner, last updated
Governance & Compliance	Change management	Is there a process for approving and documenting IT/security changes?	Yes	No	Not sure	Medium	Ticketing system, approvals, emergency changes
Incident Response, Cyber Insurance & Business Impact
Incident Response	Incident response plan	Is there a documented cybersecurity incident response plan?	Yes	No	Not sure	High	Plan owner, steps, roles, last tested
Incident Response	Incident escalation	Do employees know who to contact during a suspected cybersecurity incident?	Yes	No	Not sure	High	Helpdesk, IT manager, executive, MSP, security provider
Incident Response	Prior incidents	Has the company experienced ransomware, business email compromise, malware, data loss, or unauthorized access?	Yes	No	Not sure	High	High-level summary, date, impact, response actions
Incident Response	Cyber insurance	Does the company have cyber insurance?	Yes	No	Not sure	Medium	Carrier, renewal date, security requirements, questionnaire status
Incident Response	Forensics readiness	Are logs, backups, endpoint data, and access records available for investigation if needed?	Yes	No	Not sure	High	Retention, tools, owners, gaps
Incident Response	Business downtime impact	What would happen if critical systems were unavailable for one business day?	Text response			High	Revenue, operations, client impact, patient/customer impact, contractual impact
Incident Response	Data loss impact	What would be the impact of losing or exposing sensitive data?	Text response			High	Legal, financial, customer, patient, reputation, compliance, operational impact
Incident Response	Top security concern	What is the company’s biggest cybersecurity concern right now?	Text response			High	Ransomware, email compromise, compliance, cloud security, insider risk, remote access, unknown

This worksheet supports a free initial onsite cybersecurity consultation and is not a penetration test, formal audit report, compliance certification, legal opinion, or regulatory attestation.

Related Security Services

Use the consultation to decide whether a deeper review is needed.

Network Vulnerability AssessmentReview exposed services, internal weaknesses, patch risk, and remediation priorities. Firewall Security AssessmentAssess firewall rules, VPN exposure, remote access, NAT, logging, and perimeter risk. Microsoft 365 Security AuditReview email, identity, permissions, MFA, audit logging, and secure configuration gaps. BCDR ReadinessDiscuss backup, recovery, business continuity, and ransomware resilience priorities. Risk Assessment ServicesConnect technical concerns to business risk, priorities, and leadership decisions. Free Self-Assessment ToolsStart with free tools for cyber risk, ransomware, firewall, endpoint, cloud, and compliance readiness.

Implementation and Managed IT Support

When the consultation identifies operational gaps, IT Perfection can support follow-through.

OC Security Audit focuses on cybersecurity assessment, audit readiness, risk guidance, and executive recommendations. When your business needs managed IT implementation, Microsoft 365 support, network infrastructure work, backup improvements, monitoring, or endpoint cleanup, IT Perfection can help with the operational side while keeping each brand’s role clear.

Managed IT ServicesOngoing monitoring, maintenance, help desk support, patching, troubleshooting, and IT operations. Network Infrastructure ManagementSupport routers, switches, firewalls, VPNs, monitoring, documentation, and network reliability. Microsoft 365 Managed ServicesSupport Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Entra ID, licensing, and daily administration. Backup and Disaster RecoverySupport backup coverage, recovery planning, restore readiness, and continuity improvement work. Endpoint Security SupportImprove endpoint visibility, device cleanup, patching, and operational remediation. Monitoring and MaintenanceImprove uptime visibility, patch routines, performance tracking, and response workflow.

Ali Hassani, CISO

Senior-level guidance for cybersecurity risk, IT infrastructure, and executive decisions.

Ali Hassani brings 25+ years of experience across IT operations, cybersecurity, Microsoft infrastructure, network security, compliance auditing, firewall security, vulnerability management, cloud security, and infrastructure leadership. The consultation is designed to connect technical issues to business impact and the most practical next step.

Learn more about Ali’s background at OC Security Audit’s Ali Hassani profile.

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FAQ

Free onsite cybersecurity consultation FAQ.

Is the onsite cybersecurity consultation really free?

Yes. OC Security Audit offers a free initial onsite or virtual consultation to help Orange County businesses discuss cybersecurity concerns, business risk, and possible next steps.

Is this the same as a cybersecurity audit?

No. The consultation is an initial review and discussion. A complete security audit, vulnerability assessment, firewall audit, Microsoft 365 audit, Azure audit, compliance readiness review, or formal report would be separately scoped if needed.

Who should attend the consultation?

Business owners, executives, IT managers, compliance leaders, office managers, operations leaders, or anyone responsible for technology risk, client security requirements, cyber insurance, or business continuity can benefit.

Can you review routers, switches, firewalls, Active Directory, DNS, EDR, or XDR?

We can discuss these areas at a high level during the consultation and identify whether deeper technical review is appropriate.

Do you help with compliance?

Yes. OC Security Audit can discuss readiness for HIPAA, PCI DSS, SOC 2, NIST, ISO 27001, CMMC, IRS WISP, vendor questionnaires, and cyber insurance requirements.

Not sure where your biggest cybersecurity risk is?

That is exactly why the consultation exists. OC Security Audit can help you understand your environment, your concerns, your business impact, and your best next step.

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