{"id":6,"date":"2017-07-19T06:56:38","date_gmt":"2017-07-19T06:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devserver.knstek.com\/sysaudits\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2025-04-11T06:21:57","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T06:21:57","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/devserver.knstek.com\/sysaudits\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>SysAudits, LLC is a company located in the Washington DC metropolitan area that specializes in offering exceptional service involving information technology security audits. SysAudits staff and ownership is composed of skilled auditors with certifications as Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We believe our skill mix and mind set of understanding technology and business risks, costs, and internal controls is found to be beneficial for both the Audit department and the Technology operations side of an organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SysAudits leadership brings a wealth of leadership and management expertise across a broad spectrum of disciplines, including IT operations, IT security, cybersecurity assessments, regulatory compliance, IT audits, and operational support. As the current owner of SysAudits.com, he continues to leverage his extensive experience to deliver strategic insights and solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Previously, SysAudits leadership staff served in several high-profile roles, including Director of IS Audit at the following organizations:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>U.S. House of Representatives, Office of Inspector General<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Department of Education, Office of Inspector General<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Smithsonian Institution, Office of Inspector General<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>SysAudits leadership<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Conducting regulatory assessments (ITAR, FISMA, HIPAA) across corporate and government IT operations, including contract compliance, outsourced data centers, and cloud services (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Drafting national cybersecurity policies under the National Industrial Security Program (NISP) for the Director of National Intelligence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Delivering executive-level briefings, including C-suite presentations and Congressional testimony<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Overseeing technical assessments such as pentesting and disaster recovery planning<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Providing forensic and technical support for Federal Agent cybercrime investigations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In addition to audit leadership, SysAudits leadership staff have held key executive IT operations roles:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Chief Information Officer<\/strong>, <strong>Defense Security Service (DSS) now known as Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency<\/strong>: Executive leadership and management oversight for all IT operations to include multiple data centers, multiple networks (nipr, sipr, jwics), systems engineering, application development, cybersecurity, IT policy, budget and resource planning. Managed a $100M+ annual budget and led a team of over 150+ professionals supporting 70+ locations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Director, Designated Approving Authority<\/strong>,<strong> DSS<\/strong>: Acted as CISO type role for cleared industry, responsible for certification and accreditation under the National Industrial Security Program (NISP) of over 40,000 information systems across 14,000+ DOD contractor sites.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Academic Contributions<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>SysAudits leadership staff have also supported higher ed as adjunct professor at George Mason University, teaching Information Assurance and IT Audit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Education<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bachelor\u2019s Degrees in Accounting and Business, University of Texas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Master\u2019s in Information Systems Development, George Washington University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Executive Master\u2019s in Management and Leadership, Sloan School of Business, Massachusetts Institute of Technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column david-bio is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:25% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/devserver.knstek.com\/sysaudits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/david_profile-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1397 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/devserver.knstek.com\/sysaudits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/david_profile-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/devserver.knstek.com\/sysaudits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/david_profile-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/devserver.knstek.com\/sysaudits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/david_profile-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/devserver.knstek.com\/sysaudits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/david_profile-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/devserver.knstek.com\/sysaudits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/david_profile-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/devserver.knstek.com\/sysaudits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/david_profile-2048x2048.png 2048w, https:\/\/devserver.knstek.com\/sysaudits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/david_profile-1200x1200.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>David Cole, CPA, CISA, CRISC, <br>CEO SysAudits.com LLC<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr. Cole has an extensive and diverse leadership and management experience covering IT security, cyber assessments, regulatory assessments, IT audits, and IT operations support. Mr. Cole is currently the owner of SysAudits.com.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Mr. Cole held numerous Director of IS Audit positions at:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>U.S. House of Representatives Office of Inspector General<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Department of Education, Office of Inspector General<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Smithsonian Office of Inspector General<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Leadership included:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Regulatory assessments (ITAR, FISMA, and HIPPA) of company and government IT operations, contract compliance, outsourced data centers, and IAAS, PAAS, and SAAS cloud operations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Drafted national cybersecurity policy for the National Industrial Security Program (NISP) under the Director of National Intelligence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>C-Suite presentations and Congressional testimony<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Technical testing and training &#8211; pentesting, disaster recovery, and others<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Forensic and technical support to Federal Agent cybercrimes investigations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Mr. Cole held numerous IT Operations positions:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Chief Information Officer, Defense Security Service (DSS)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Executive leadership and management oversight for all IT operations to include multiple datacenters, systems engineering, application development, cybersecurity, IT policy, budget and resource planning. Responsible for a $100 million+ annual IT budget and 150+ technical staff supporting 70+ locations.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Director Designated Approving Authority, DSS \u2013 CISO for cleared industry with responsibility for certification and accreditation under the NISP of 40,000+ information systems at 14,000+ locations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Educator:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>George Mason University Adjunct Faculty &#8211; Information Assurance\/IT Audit course<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Education:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dual Accounting and Business undergraduate degree from the University of Texas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Masters in Information Systems Development from George Washington University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Executive Masters in Management and Leadership from the Sloan School of Business, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SysAudits, LLC is a company located in the Washington DC metropolitan area that specializes in offering exceptional service involving information technology security audits. 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