A-LIGN

A-LIGN is a cybersecurity compliance and audit firm that helps organizations establish, assess, and grow security and compliance programs. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Tampa, Florida, the company serves organizations globally. Its clients range from small businesses to global enterprises, including organizations in technology, healthcare, financial services, and defense and federal sectors.

The company conducts audits, assessments, and certifications across more than 45 standards and frameworks. Its services include SOC 1 and SOC 2 audits, ISO 27001 certification, HITRUST assessments, FedRAMP assessments, CMMC certification, PCI assessments, and ISO 42001 certification for AI management systems. A-LIGN also offers penetration testing and other security assessment services. Its multi-framework approach allows clients to coordinate work across compliance requirements with one provider.

A-LIGN combines experienced auditors with its purpose-built A-SCEND audit management platform. The company describes the platform as a way to consolidate evidence, track requirements, and reuse prior-year work across overlapping frameworks. A-SCEND supports the audit process; the company says engagements are led by auditors rather than generated solely by software.

Customers use A-LIGN’s services to assess controls, pursue certifications or authorizations, and provide evidence of security and compliance to customers, partners, and other stakeholders. The firm’s work spans commercial and government-related requirements, including frameworks relevant to service organizations, healthcare, cloud providers, and defense contractors. A-LIGN reports serving more than 6,400 organizations and completing more than 36,000 audits.

The company presents its operating approach as a combination of expert judgment, a clear and repeatable process, and technology designed to support efficient audit management. Its stated priorities include quality, integrity, client success, and continuous innovation. A-LIGN’s published values include committing fully to work, maintaining high service standards, acting transparently, and encouraging innovation.

A-LIGN operates from its Tampa headquarters and lists additional offices in the United Kingdom, Panama, Bulgaria, India, and Ireland. Its stated purpose is to help organizations navigate compliance, audit, and risk with a technology-enabled delivery model and domain expertise. It positions its services as a way to make audit programs more coordinated as clients’ compliance needs expand.