CISA-Led · Government & Fortune 50 Methodology

Cybersecurity Audits
That Actually Find Things.

We find over 200 findings where other firms find fewer than 5. Not because we're better at filling out checklists — because we actually dig. Our auditors led information security assessments for governments and Fortune 50 companies before bringing that methodology to Canadian organizations.

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❌ Standard "Cybersecurity Audit"

🤖Automated vulnerability scanner run against your IP range
📄5 generic findings in a templated PDF
🏃Junior analyst who's never seen a real breach
❓Recommendations with no context for your business
🔁Same report re-used for dozens of clients
👻Auditor disappears after delivering the PDF

✓ ThreeShield Cybersecurity Audit

✓200+ findings using manual expert analysis beyond what scanners catch
✓CISA-led team with government and Fortune 50 audit experience
✓Lavawall® platform data correlated with manual testing
✓Actionable, business-contextualized recommendations
✓Coverage from penetration tests to policy reviews to cloud configuration
✓Remediation support included — we don't just find problems, we help fix them
Audit Services

Every compliance requirement.
One audit team.

SOC 2

SOC 2 Readiness & Audit

Type I and Type II readiness assessments plus audit delivery. Especially relevant for technology vendors selling to enterprise and healthcare clients.

HIPAA

HIPAA Risk Assessment

Required HIPAA Security Rule risk analyses for covered entities and business associates. Includes administrative, physical, and technical safeguard reviews.

HIA

Alberta & BC Health Information Act

Compliance assessments for custodians of health information under Alberta HIA and BC PIPA. Required for clinics, pharmacy groups, and health-adjacent companies.

PCI DSS

PCI DSS Assessment

SAQ A, A-EP, B-IP, C, C-VT, and D assessments. We can reduce your compliance scope and quickly implement the controls your processor requires.

NERC CIP

NERC CIP Compliance

Critical Infrastructure Protection compliance reviews for utilities and energy companies. One of the most rigorous regulatory frameworks in North America.

Comprehensive

Comprehensive IT Security Assessment

Our flagship audit. No checklist limitations. Full control assessment, penetration testing, cloud configuration review, policy analysis, and prioritized remediation roadmap.

CIS/NIST

CIS Controls & NIST CSF

Maturity assessments against CIS Controls v8 (IG1–IG3) and NIST Cybersecurity Framework. Often required for cyber insurance and enterprise client questionnaires.

CMMC

CMMC Readiness

Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification readiness for defense contractors and US government supply chain participants.

Our Methodology

From kickoff to
certified compliance outcome.

1

Scoping & Context

We understand your business, your data flows, your regulatory environment, and your risk tolerance before touching anything technical. Compliance and security are not the same — we start with your actual risks.

2

Lavawall® Baseline (where applicable)

We deploy Lavawall® monitoring to capture a real-time baseline of your endpoint, cloud, and domain posture. This gives the audit team live data to correlate with manual testing.

3

Technical Assessment

Penetration testing, vulnerability scanning with commercial and proprietary tools, network architecture review, cloud configuration analysis, and manual expert analysis of what automated tools miss.

4

Control & Policy Review

Administrative controls, policies, procedures, training records, incident response plans, vendor agreements, and physical security — all reviewed against applicable frameworks.

5

Report & Debrief

200+ prioritized findings with business-context explanations — not just CVE numbers. Executive summary for leadership. Technical details for your IT team. Remediation roadmap with cost estimates.

6

Remediation Support

We don't disappear after delivering the report. ThreeShield provides hands-on remediation support, compliance operationalization, and certification delivery. Same team, start to finish.

FAQ

Audit questions answered

Timeline depends on scope and organization size. A focused compliance audit (e.g., PCI SAQ or HIPAA risk assessment) typically takes 2–4 weeks. A comprehensive IT security assessment for a mid-sized organization is typically 4–8 weeks. SOC 2 Type II audits require an observation period of at least 6 months. We provide a detailed timeline at scoping.
Yes. ThreeShield has a cybersecurity expert certified by the Court of Queen's Bench in Alberta, available as an expert witness in legal proceedings involving cybersecurity matters.
A vulnerability assessment identifies and prioritizes known weaknesses. A penetration test actively attempts to exploit those weaknesses to demonstrate real-world impact. ThreeShield's comprehensive assessments go beyond both — following vulnerabilities through manual expert analysis to discover issues automated tools miss entirely. We frequently find issues that automated tools would score as low-risk but that represent significant real-world exposure.
Yes. ThreeShield provides pre-audit readiness assessments and remediation support to ensure you're prepared for third-party audits. With experience on both sides of the audit table, we know exactly what auditors look for — and where organizations typically stumble.

Ready for an audit that
actually finds your risks?

Request an audit proposal. We'll scope the right engagement for your regulatory requirements, risk profile, and budget — with full transparency on what you'll receive.

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