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AI Risk & Compliance Audit

AI Readiness & Vulnerability Assessment

"Shadow AI" scan + safe adoption roadmap.

For local service businesses, professional practices (law, accounting, real estate), and startups either looking to adopt AI safely — or investigating current unsanctioned tool usage across their staff.

// WHO.THIS.IS.FOR

Fit criteria.

+Firms suspecting staff are pasting client data into ChatGPT
+Practices exploring AI adoption but unsure where to start
+Startups seeking a defensible AI-usage stance for enterprise sales
+Owners who need clarity before spending on AI tools

// WHAT.INCLUDED

Scope of work.

Shadow AI & Risk Scan

Audit of current employee software usage to identify unauthorized cloud AI use, credential-sharing patterns, and potential data-leak vectors.

Workflow Efficiency Mapping

Review of core administrative, sales, and content workflows to identify the top 3 highest-ROI automation opportunities.

Data Privacy Check

Baseline review of customer data handling to ensure compliance with common data privacy standards before deploying any AI tool.

Executive Summary Report

C-suite ready summary of findings, risks, and recommendations.

Risk Scorecard

Categorized risk grading (data, compliance, operational, reputational).

Prioritized AI Implementation Roadmap

Specific open-source or commercial tool recommendations mapped to your top workflows.

// HOW.WE.DELIVER

Delivery cadence.

Kick-off (Day 1)

Access requests, staff survey deployment, tool-inventory scan begins.

Analysis (Days 2–7)

Workflow interviews, risk analysis, roadmap drafting.

Delivery (Days 8–10)

Executive readout call, final report + scorecard + roadmap handed off.

// DELIVERABLES

What ships.

→Executive Summary Report
→AI Risk Scorecard
→Prioritized Implementation Roadmap
→1-hour readout call

// OUTCOMES

What you should expect.

↗Full picture of unsanctioned AI use in your practice
↗A defensible AI-adoption plan you can execute or hand off
↗Direct path to a Tier 1 Local AI Sandbox if that fits

// WHY.THIS.MATTERS

Why AI Risk & Compliance Audit matters right now.

AI risk is board-level. Insurers are pricing AI incidents. Regulators are catching up. Companies without documented AI governance are one incident away from a headline event.

Cost of doing nothing

Every AI system you deploy without a documented risk register is legal exposure. One data-leak headline can cost more than 100x the audit fee in remediation + PR + churn.

// COST.VS.VALUE

Cost vs. value — do the math.

your investment

$3,500 – $5,000

One-time engagement · 1–2 week delivery

comparable market rates

$50k–$200k / engagement at Big-4 consultancies · 6–9 month timelines

value delivered

What you actually get.

Executive Summary Report
AI Risk Scorecard
Prioritized Implementation Roadmap
1-hour readout call

Typical payback trigger: full picture of unsanctioned ai use in your practice.

// WHY.NOW

Why now — not next quarter.

The EU AI Act took full effect in 2026. Board committees are asking for AI governance quarterly. If you don't have documented answers, you're already behind.

typical timeline

Immediate scope confirmation.

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// FAQ

Common questions.

Do you need admin access to our systems?

Read-only access to email, endpoint management, and SaaS billing is enough. We don't touch production data.

What if we don't want to buy AI at the end?

Fine. The report stands on its own — plenty of firms use it to codify a no-cloud-AI policy.

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