Approach

Partner, embed, compound

We integrate into your reality, then stay long enough for the work to matter — cyber and AI as one partnership.

Engagement

How an engagement flows

Plan

2–3 wks

From kickoff to a funded, prioritized 90-day security plan.

Pilot

4–8 wks

A secure AI pilot in production — working systems, not slideware.

SHIELD™

6 stages

Scan to Defend — AI risk assessed and managed as a program.

Partner

1 partner

Cyber and AI in one conversation — not separate lanes.

The SHIELD™ Model

AI risk, assessed in six moves

Our threat assessment and risk management model for AI adoption.

SScanMap assets, AI use, and real risk.
HHardenClose identity, cloud, and vendor gaps.
IIntegrateSecure RAG, agents, and model governance.
EEnableApproved tooling with policy and training.
LLaunchShip with threat models and rollback.
DDefendMonitor, respond, and improve continuously.

Engagement models

Predictable ways to start

2–3 weeks

Readiness Sprint

A focused assessment of your cyber posture and AI exposure with a prioritized 90-day plan.

4–8 week pilots

Secure Build Partnership

We embed with your product team to design, review, and harden features where security and AI risk are highest — working pilot first, then scale.

Monthly

AI Governance Retainer

Continuous guidance for model usage, vendor controls, agent tooling, and employee AI adoption.

Quarterly

Fractional CISO & AI Security Officer

Executive-level security and AI leadership without the full-time cost: strategy, governance, board reporting, vendor and regulatory decisions.

Next step

Ready to make security the accelerator for AI adoption?

Tell us what you are building or protecting. We will respond with a clear next step — no pitch deck theater.

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