Menu
Close
Get visibility into how your company uses AI, and mitigate the new risks AI introduces to your business.
We inventory every artificial intelligence (AI) tool in the business, including the free accounts and browser extensions nobody submitted for approval, and document what data each one touches.
You get a documented AI governance program, an Acceptable Use of AI Policy, and evidence you can hand to a customer, an auditor, or a prospect.
A policy only works when leadership agrees on the lines and every employee has been trained on them. We help you implement the right training, then set the review cadence that keeps the policy current.
AI governance is the set of decisions, policies, and controls that determine how your company uses artificial intelligence: which tools are approved, what data can go into them, who signs off, and what is off limits. Importantly, it’s about the judgment calls around technology.
When a marketing coordinator pastes a customer list into a free chatbot to clean it up, or a software engineer downloads an unverified AI plugin and puts your source code in, that data has left your control. Those employees weren’t trying to be reckless, they were just trying to finish their jobs faster and more efficiently. Companies that take an AI inventory almost always find tools they did not know were in use.
AI questions now show up in vendor security questionnaires and procurement reviews. If you can’t answer them well, your prospect may choose a different vendor that can.
We implement AI governance on a five-step plan we call TRACE.
With Fractional CISO, you aren’t just hiring a consultant. You’re adding a highly accessible U.S.-based cybersecurity team consisting of an experienced Virtual CISO and a skilled cybersecurity analyst to your organization.
Make cybersecurity decisions based on data, not gut feelings. Fractional CISO’s QuantiShield™ quantitative risk management methodology ensures we address your most serious risks with the greatest potential return on your investment.
No two companies share the same cybersecurity risks and business needs. Whether you’re after your first SOC 2 audit or need a temporary CISO to recover from an incident, Fractional CISO will deliver the bespoke program needed for your success.
If your company has employees handling customer data, financial records, source code, or anything under a confidentiality obligation, informal rules have already stopped working. The trigger is usually one of three events: a customer sends an AI security questionnaire, an employee does something with a chatbot that makes leadership uncomfortable, or an auditor asks how AI is governed. Building the program before one of those happens costs less and reads far better.
A 40-person software company usually needs an inventory, a policy, and a training session. A 400-person company in a regulated industry needs the same five steps plus an approval path, role-specific guidance for engineering and customer-facing teams, and a standing review. The TRACE plan is the same either way. The depth changes.
An AI governance program tells you which tools are in use, what data they touch, and who decided. ISO 42001, the first international standard for AI Management Systems, is how you prove that program to customers and partners through an external audit.
Most companies should get the governance program running and consider certification later, if at all. ISO 42001 earns its cost when customers ask for it by name, or when AI is part of what you sell rather than a tool your staff uses. If that describes you, our ISO 42001 consulting services pick up where this work leaves off.
Fractional CISO made cybersecurity an enabler, not an inhibitor, during a period of technical modernization at BMI. They helped us make changes to improve protection, peace of mind, and security while improving the velocity of our business. Without Fractional CISO’s help, it would have taken us much longer to get to where we are now.
CTO, Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI)
Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) is a historic American music business. Founded in 1939 as a non-profit, the organization’s mission is to collect revenues and distribute royalties to music artists. BMI sought an Interim CISO to incorporate cybersecurity strategy into a digital and business model transformation.
It is the documented set of rules and controls covering how your company uses AI: an inventory of the tools in use, decisions about which ones are approved, an Acceptable Use of AI Policy, and training so employees know where the lines are. The deliverables are an AI tool inventory, a written policy, an approval path for new tools, and a trained staff.
Do you feel like you have good visibility and control over your AI program? If yes, then no you don’t need further AI governance. If you don’t, then you would benefit.
AI bans are not proven to work. Employees will use their phones, their personal laptops, or the new AI features built into every other SaaS tool. Blocking also costs you the productivity your competitors are getting. AI governance helps you unlock the benefits of the tool while maintaining control.
Only if your customers are asking for it by name, or if AI is part of the product you sell.
AI governance fits nicely into SOC 2 programs. Your AI tool inventory feeds your vendor management process, your Acceptable Use of AI Policy becomes part of your policy set, and AI training folds into your annual security awareness training.
Most engagements run [X to Y months], driven mostly by how quickly we can get time with team leads for the inventory and with leadership for the alignment session.
Know where your organization’s cyber risk program stands with just one 30-minute call with our vCISO-led team. We’ll analyze your current posture, highlight your most significant vulnerabilities, and outline specific steps to strengthen your program.
Only 1/3 of cyber insurance policies actually pay out in incidents. Most companies have cyber insurance policies that insure too little, or too much, and have absurdly low caps and silly exclusions.
To learn more about cyber insurance and determine if you have the right coverage for you, join us for a free vCISO Office Hours session on Tuesday, April 18 at 1 p.m. eastern time. Bring your questions!
Getting ready for your first SOC 2? This eBook is full of actionable advice to help you prepare for and succeed in your first SOC 2 audit.
Learn: