Data Governance, Privacy & Remediation Advisory
FortAegis provides architecture-led data governance, privacy, remediation, and compliance advisory that carries from assessment to a working program — not a report that sits on a shelf.
AI Governance & Compliance
Accountable AI — from model deployment to regulatory defensibility.
As AI systems move into regulated workflows, the governance gap between deployment and accountability becomes a material risk. We help organizations design the oversight structures, documentation practices, and control frameworks that make AI use defensible — to regulators, auditors, and boards. Engagements cover AI risk classification, model governance policy, data lineage and bias controls, and the operational processes that keep human accountability intact as systems scale.
- AI risk inventory and use-case classification aligned to regulatory exposure
- Model governance policy and documentation standards for audit readiness
- Data lineage, bias monitoring, and explainability control design
- Human oversight framework and escalation protocols for high-risk AI decisions
- Readiness assessment against EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF, and emerging state requirements
Remediation Architecture
Turn audit findings into active, production-ready security controls.
Most security assessments end with a long list of vulnerabilities and a report that sits on a shelf. Ours end with fully operationalized security. We take your audit findings, gap analyses, and penetration test results, translating them into a prioritized, multi-phase engineering roadmap. From selecting vendor-neutral security tech to designing control architectures and establishing clear organizational ownership, we stay hands-on through execution to ensure your environment is fully protected and audit-ready.
- Sequenced Execution Roadmap: A business-aligned, risk-scored plan that balances quick wins with long-term security maturity.
- Vendor-Agnostic Control Design: Unbiased selection and technical design of security tools to fit your existing tech stack without vendor lock-in.
- Operational RACI Framework: Clear ownership assignments that align engineering, IT, and governance teams to prevent project stalls.
- Board-Level Reporting: Clear, executive-ready dashboards tracking remediation progress, risk reduction, and completion milestones.
Data Governance Frameworks
Governance that fits your data landscape — not a template.
We design enterprise-grade data governance programs built around your actual data flows, regulatory obligations, and organizational maturity. That means data classification schemes that people will actually use, stewardship models that fit your org structure, and policy frameworks that survive the first audit.
- Data classification taxonomy and handling standards
- Data stewardship model and ownership assignment
- Policy and standards library aligned to regulatory requirements
- Governance operating model with defined roles and decision rights
Privacy Program Design
End-to-end privacy architecture for regulated environments.
We design privacy programs from the ground up — or rebuild ones that have grown beyond their original scope. Engagements cover data mapping and inventory, consent management architecture, data subject rights workflows, cross-border transfer mechanisms, and the vendor management processes that regulators scrutinize most.
- Data inventory and processing activity records (RoPA)
- Consent management architecture and implementation guidance
- Data subject rights workflow design and tooling integration
- Cross-border transfer impact assessments and SCCs
Compliance Readiness
A clear, prioritized path to certification.
We conduct structured readiness assessments against the frameworks your organization is targeting — then build the gap remediation plan that gets you there. Our approach is designed for organizations that need to demonstrate compliance to regulators, customers, or boards, not just check a box internally.
- Structured gap assessment against target framework
- Prioritized remediation plan with effort and risk scoring
- Evidence collection and documentation strategy
- Audit preparation and examiner-ready artifact packages
Virtual CISO (vCISO)
Senior security leadership — without the full-time overhead.
Many regulated organizations need experienced security leadership but aren't ready for a full-time CISO hire. Our vCISO service provides a dedicated senior security advisor who functions as an embedded member of your leadership team — attending board and executive meetings, owning the security program roadmap, and serving as the accountable point of contact for regulators, auditors, and insurers. Engagements are scoped to your current maturity and scale as your program grows.
- Security program ownership and executive-level reporting
- Board and audit committee presentation and representation
- Security roadmap development aligned to business risk and regulatory obligations
- Vendor and third-party risk oversight and escalation management
- Incident response planning, tabletop facilitation, and regulatory notification guidance
- Liaison to cyber insurers, external auditors, and regulatory examiners
One Partner. Full Accountability.
We don't hand off to a junior team after the kickoff. The same principals who scope the engagement design the program and stay engaged through implementation. That's not a differentiator — it's the only way this kind of work gets done right.
Assessment
Understand the real exposure
We map your current data landscape, regulatory obligations, and governance posture — not against a generic checklist, but against the specific risks your organization carries.
- Existing audit findings & pen-test reports
- Regulatory scope (GDPR, HIPAA, SOC 2, etc.)
- Stakeholder interviews across IT, legal & ops
- Current policy and control inventory
- Current-state data flow mapping
- Regulatory exposure analysis
- Control gap identification
- Risk scoring & prioritization
- Stakeholder alignment workshops
- Prioritized gap register with risk scores
- Regulatory obligation matrix
- Engagement scope & success criteria
One partner, full accountability. The same principals who scope the engagement in Assessment design the program in Architecture and stay engaged through Implementation and Validation — no handoff to a junior team, no report that sits on a shelf.
Not Sure Where to Start?
Most engagements begin with a 45-minute discovery call — no pitch deck, just a direct conversation about your current state and what it would take to build a program that holds.