About Us

SysAudits.com, 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), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) and Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).

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.

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.

David Cole, CPA, CISA, CRISC,
CEO SysAudits.com LLC

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. 

Mr. Cole held numerous Director of IS Audit positions at:

• U.S. House of Representatives Office of Inspector General
• Department of Education, Office of Inspector General
• Smithsonian Office of Inspector General

Leadership included:

• Regulatory assessments (ITAR, FISMA, and HIPPA) of company and government IT operations, contract compliance, outsourced data centers, and IAAS, PAAS, and SAAS cloud operations
• Drafted national cybersecurity policy for the National Industrial Security Program (NISP) under the Director of National Intelligence
• C-Suite presentations and Congressional testimony
• Technical testing and training – pentesting, disaster recovery, and others
• Forensic and technical support to Federal Agent cybercrimes investigations

Mr. Cole held numerous IT Operations positions:

• Chief Information Officer, Defense Security Service (DSS)
  • Executive leadership and management oversight for all IT operations to include multiple datacenters, multiple networks (NIPR, SIPR, JWICS), 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. 
• Director Designated Approving Authority, DSS – CISO for cleared industry with responsibility for certification and accreditation under the NISP of 40,000+ information systems at 14,000+ locations.

Educator:

• George Mason University Adjunct Faculty – Information Assurance/IT Audit course

Education:

• Dual Accounting and Business undergraduate degree from the University of Texas
• Masters in Information Systems Development from George Washington University
• Executive Masters in Management and Leadership from the Sloan School of Business, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.