A-LIGN is a cybersecurity assessment and certification firm that provides third-party validation services for various compliance frameworks and security standards. The company specializes in conducting assessments for HITRUST CSF, SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, NIST 800-53, FedRAMP, and other regulatory frameworks. A-LIGN serves as an approved external assessor for organizations seeking to achieve and maintain compliance certifications. Their services include readiness assessments, gap assessments, validated assessments, and interim assessments across multiple frameworks. The company works with organizations to define scope, perform testing, document findings, and submit final assessments to certifying bodies for approval. The firm operates across multiple industries, with particular expertise in healthcare and highly regulated sectors. Their assessment methodology involves reviewing and validating organizational controls, understanding data flows between systems, identifying security gaps, and ranking risks to help organizations remediate issues before formal certification audits. A-LIGN's service portfolio covers the full lifecycle of compliance programs, from initial scoping and preparation through certification achievement and ongoing maintenance. They provide guidance on how different frameworks map to each other, helping organizations leverage one certification to satisfy multiple compliance requirements. The company maintains expertise in emerging areas such as AI risk management assessments based on NIST and ISO standards.