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Cybersecurity & Risk Assessment
Cybersecurity reviews, vulnerability assessments, risk prioritization, post-incident remediation, security roadmaps, executive reports, and practical remediation planning.
Lead Consultant Profile
Ali Hassani
Lead Cybersecurity, Network Security, IT Infrastructure & Audit Consultant
Senior U.S.-based consultant in Orange County, California, helping MSPs, MSSPs, IT managers, executives, and business owners assess, secure, rebuild, migrate, and manage complex IT environments. Expertise includes cybersecurity auditing, network engineering, systems administration, Microsoft 365, Azure, Active Directory, virtualization, firewall security, compliance readiness, audit reporting, and project leadership.
25+Years of IT, cybersecurity, network, and infrastructure experience
100+Networks and IT environments supported
24Top-level IT, cybersecurity, Cisco, and Microsoft certifications
U.S.Citizen and local Orange County consultant
Orange County Cybersecurity Consultant
CISSP & CCISO Security Leadership
Cisco CCNP / CCNA Network Engineering
Microsoft • Cloud • Infrastructure • Audit Readiness
Credentialed Cybersecurity, Auditing, Cisco & Microsoft Professional
24Top-Level IT Certifications
Senior IT Security Expertise for Real Business Environments
Ali Hassani brings more than 25 years of hands-on experience supporting business networks, data centers, cloud environments, Microsoft systems, firewalls, virtualized infrastructure, multi-location operations, and cybersecurity programs. He has worked across more than 100 business networks and IT environments, including legal, healthcare, manufacturing, professional services, environmental services, rental, multi-location, and regulated business environments.
His consulting approach is practical and engineering-focused: identify the risk, explain the business impact, define a realistic project plan, implement the solution, document the work, and help leadership understand what changed and why it matters.
Areas of Expertise
Expertise across cybersecurity leadership, deep infrastructure engineering, Microsoft cloud security, firewall and network architecture, disaster recovery, and compliance readiness.
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Cybersecurity Auditing & Control Review
Internal and external security audits, technical control validation, configuration review, evidence collection, audit-ready reporting, remediation tracking, and executive risk summaries for business and compliance stakeholders.
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Network Engineering & Security
Cisco, Meraki, routing, switching, VLANs, VPNs, segmentation, firewall migration, remote access review, wireless modernization, and multi-site network design.
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Systems Administration
Windows Server, Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, server upgrades, patching, monitoring, documentation, and operational improvements.
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Microsoft Exchange & Messaging
Exchange Server administration, enterprise messaging, email migration, mail flow review, messaging continuity, and secure Microsoft email operations.
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Microsoft 365 & Azure Security
Microsoft 365 security assessment, Azure security review, identity and access controls, MFA, Conditional Access, Exchange Online, Defender, Intune, and cloud hardening.
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Virtualization, Backup & DR
VMware, Hyper-V, server migrations, virtual machine restoration, backup design, disaster recovery testing, business continuity, and infrastructure resiliency.
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Compliance Readiness
HIPAA, PCI DSS, NIST, ISO 27001, security gap analysis, control review, policy support, audit preparation, and remediation documentation.
Cybersecurity Auditing Expertise
Ali supports organizations that need a practical, engineering-based audit of their cybersecurity, network, Microsoft 365, Azure, Active Directory, firewall, endpoint, backup, and infrastructure controls. The focus is to identify real technical risk, document findings clearly, and create a prioritized remediation roadmap that IT teams and executives can act on.
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Security Audit & Gap Analysis
Reviews current-state security controls, identifies gaps, maps risk areas, and documents prioritized remediation recommendations for owners, executives, MSPs, and IT managers.
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NIST, CIS, HIPAA & PCI Readiness
Supports readiness assessments, control reviews, policy alignment, technical validation, and evidence preparation for security frameworks and compliance-driven environments.
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Infrastructure & Configuration Audits
Audits Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, remote access, VPN, VLANs, firewalls, switches, servers, backup systems, and monitoring configurations.
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Microsoft 365 & Azure Audits
Reviews Microsoft 365, Azure identity, MFA, Conditional Access, Exchange Online, Defender, Intune, Secure Score, administrator roles, data protection, and cloud access controls.
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Audit Reports & Executive Summaries
Creates clear audit findings, risk rankings, technical remediation steps, executive summaries, and project roadmaps that connect technical weaknesses to business impact.
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Remediation Validation
Helps validate completed fixes, retest risk areas, confirm configuration changes, and document before-and-after improvements for internal records or partner reporting.
Certifications, Logos & Credential Evidence
CISSP Certified Information Systems Security Professional
CCISO Certified Chief Information Security Officer
CCNP Cisco Certified Network Professional
CCNA Cisco Certified Network Associate
MCSE / MCSA Microsoft Certified Expert & Administrator Series
MCITP / MCP / MCTS Microsoft Professional Certification Series
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