What does Assessed Intelligence do?

Assessed Intelligence is a veteran-owned AI governance and cybersecurity advisory firm. The firm unifies cybersecurity, AI risk, privacy, and ethics into one continuous assurance program through the proprietary ARISE Framework — 128 controls and 889 requirements organized into 7 domains (GOVERN, MANAGE, IDENTIFY, PROTECT, DETECT, RESPOND, VALIDATE) and mapped to 20+ global standards including NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001, and the EU AI Act. Services are delivered through three pathways: Implement, Operate, and Validate.

Why does AI governance need to include cybersecurity?

AI systems generate risk across both fairness and security simultaneously. A model that is fair on day one is still vulnerable to adversarial machine learning, prompt injection, model extraction, data poisoning, and the cybersecurity vulnerabilities of the infrastructure that hosts it. Governance that addresses fairness without addressing adversarial security is half a program. Assessed Intelligence treats AI governance and cybersecurity as a single discipline through the ARISE Framework, applying the same operational controls to algorithmic fairness, model security, privacy, data integrity, and incident response.

What is the ARISE Framework?

The ARISE Framework is a proprietary governance architecture owned by Assessed Intelligence and authored by founder Dr. Joshua Scarpino. It unifies cybersecurity, AI risk, privacy, and ethics into one continuous assurance program — 128 controls and 889 requirements organized into 7 domains (GOVERN, MANAGE, IDENTIFY, PROTECT, DETECT, RESPOND, VALIDATE), mapped to 20+ global standards including NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001, and the EU AI Act. ARISE is delivered through three pathways: Implement, Operate, and Validate.

What sectors does Assessed Intelligence serve?

Assessed Intelligence serves regulated and high-stakes sectors where AI and cybersecurity governance carry real consequence: defense (including the defense industrial base), financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, and critical infrastructure. Team members carry direct operator experience inside the United States Department of Defense, the Central Intelligence Agency, the United States Air Force, and the United States Army Special Forces, alongside private-sector senior security leadership in Fortune 500 enterprises and venture-backed firms.

What services does Assessed Intelligence offer?

Assessed Intelligence delivers four service pathways under the ARISE Framework, presented in fixed order. Implement covers framework design, control stand-up, and rollout — including ISO/IEC 42001 and ISO/IEC 27001 implementations and AI governance program design. Operate covers embedded executive leadership through fractional vCISO and vCRAIO retainers, with continuous monitoring, vendor oversight, and board-grade evidence generation. Validate covers independent audit and attestation, including ISO 42001 conformity, EU AI Act conformity, and ARISE Framework certification — kept structurally separate from Operate engagements to preserve auditor independence by role separation. Innovate covers applied research and methodology development under the Secure & Responsible Technology Lab, including the ongoing evolution of the ARISE Framework itself.

Does Assessed Intelligence provide vCISO and vCRAIO services?

Yes. Assessed Intelligence delivers fractional Virtual Chief Information Security Officer (vCISO) and Virtual Chief Responsible AI Officer (vCRAIO) leadership through the Operate pathway — one of four service pathways under the ARISE Framework. Operate engagements embed executive-level governance inside the client organization with continuous monitoring, vendor oversight, control assurance, and board-grade evidence generation. When independent attestation is required, it is delivered through a separate Validate engagement to preserve auditor independence by role separation.

Does Assessed Intelligence perform independent audits?

Yes. Assessed Intelligence performs independent audits and attestations as the Validate pathway under the ARISE Framework. The firm conducts gap assessments and serves as the internal audit function for ISO management system standards — including ISO/IEC 42001 (AI management systems), ISO/IEC 27001 (information security management), and ISO 9001 (quality management). Multiple team members are ForHumanity Fellows contributing to the ForHumanity Independent Audit Criteria for AI systems. The firm also performs independent attestations supporting regulatory compliance regimes including New York City Local Law 144 (automated employment decision tool bias audits) and the European Union AI Act. Validate engagements are kept structurally separate from Implement and Operate engagements to preserve auditor independence by role separation.

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76% of critical sector companies have Al risk governance gaps, directly exposing them to significant security and liability risks.

Our mission is to eliminate these gaps, ensuring critical sectors can scale technology that is both secure & responsible.

We unify cybersecurity, AI governance, and compliance into one program. Governance that survives real-world execution and audit.

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The ARISE Framework

ARISE is a proprietary governance model that operationalizes responsible technology management.

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Implement

Advisory Services

Build and deploy tailored governance frameworks. Strengthen risk management and audit readiness.

Advisory

Operate

vCISO & vCRAIO

Executive leadership for cybersecurity and AI governance. Strategic oversight for high-risk environments.

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Validate

Audit & Attestation

Independent audits of security and AI controls. Verified compliance to build stakeholder trust.

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Focused Capabilities

Internal Audit & Gap Assessment | ISO 42001/27001

ISO 42001 and ISO 27001 audits require more than a…

Education & Awareness

In today's digital landscape, human error significantly contributes to cyberattacks.…

Risk Intelligence

Unifies AI, cybersecurity, and regulatory risk into a single operational…

AI Governance

Responsible AI Governance Engineers end-to-end AI accountability from design through…

Executive Leadership

Every organization requires executive security and AI leadership, but many…

Regulatory & Legal Readiness

In today's fast-changing landscape, regulatory compliance is crucial. With many…

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Training Taught by Practitioners

Every course is authored by a practitioner and grounded in the ARISE Framework™. Pick the tier that matches the decision you need to defend and the credential you need to carry.

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Certificate · Insider ThreatComing Soon

Insider Risk Fundamentals and Program Development

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CMMC 101

Does CMMC apply to your business, and at what level? A diagnostic primer grounded in 32 CFR Part 170, the DFARS clauses, and official DoW CIO guidance.

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AI Fundamentals

The Five Ws of AI Governance: a shared vocabulary and mental model for identifying your role in any AI interaction.

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Understanding AI Risk

AI risk from four perspectives: compliance, security, legal, and organizational. Anchored in the ARISE Framework™ so you can work alongside specialists in adjacent disciplines.

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Understanding AI Risk for Healthcare

A shared vocabulary for AI risk across compliance, security, legal, and organizational risk, built for clinicians and healthcare risk teams.

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Startup Foundations: AI & Cybersecurity

What kills startups at the security and AI-risk surface, what investors check in diligence, and a 30-60-90 day plan, with seven ready-to-use templates.

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