AI security and governance. Without the theater.
Straight-talking advisory for teams building and deploying AI.
Manifesto
Zero AI theater. No buzzwords. All clarity.
We cut through the noise and focus on where AI risk actually lives: data, decisions, actions and vendors.
No fake comfort. No overpromising.
A policy is not a control. A guardrail is not governance. We help you build what holds up in practice.
Our approach is simple.
1. We map risk to reality.
2. We define the minimum controls that matter.
3. We help leadership make clean decisions.
4. You move faster, with fewer blind spots.
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AI Advisory
Security clarity. No drama.
Sometimes you don’t need a project. You need a clear, senior answer. And fast.
Get steady guidance on AI security, data exposure, vendor risk, governance decisions and "we can ship this?" questions. Without meeting for the sake of meetings.
Direct access (Slack/Teams, async-first).
Decision support for launches, vendors, policies and customer assurance.
Practical controls over data, permissions, logging and oversight.
No meetings. No decks. No long engagements.
Just steady guidance when decisions matter.
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Services
AI Quick Wins
Fast, focused reviews for immediate clarity.
AI use case risk review
AI vendor risk review
AI data exposure and prompt hygiene scan
Guardrails reality check
AI customer assurance pack
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Best when a decision is needed in days, not months.
AI Governance Projects
Short, high impact engagements to build structure.
AI governance starter pack
AI risk register and control framework
EU AI Act readiness sprint
AI control plane and agentic risk review
GenAI testing and red team program setup
AI incident readiness pack
Stand up governance
Built to be used. Not admired in a folder.
AI Advisory & Retainers
Hands-on partnership for teams that need steady leadership.
AI Advisory via Slack or Teams
Fractional AI governance leadership
AI customer trust support
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Calm, senior guidance when decisions matter.
If AI work exposes baseline gaps, we can also help with SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, security policies, vendor risk and incident readiness. Without changing the tone.
Team
Fred is a cybersecurity, privacy and technology risk leader with 20 years of experience helping organizations get secure, compliant and scalable. Without drama. Today, his focus is making AI defensible in practice: governance that works, controls that hold up and decisions leadership can stand behind. Certified CISSP, CIPM, AIPG.
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