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AI Governance Audit

Know which AI rules apply to you, and prove your AI is governed, secure, and fair. Independent audits by CISA-certified auditors against the EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF, and ISO/IEC 42001.

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Artificial Intelligence Governance Audit

AI is moving faster than the rules written for it, and the rules are arriving anyway. Our audit shows which laws and frameworks apply to each AI system you build, buy, or use, where your governance falls short, and what to fix first.

Altius IT audits help ensure that Artificial Intelligence systems are trustworthy, transparent, accountable, and operate in an accurate, reliable, safe, and non-discriminatory manner. Our project scope includes a review and evaluation of:

A digital rendering of a brain seen through layered glass panels, representing artificial intelligence systems under review

Artificial Intelligence in Cybersecurity

Artificial intelligence now sits on both sides of the security question, and the two sides need different answers.

AI in your defensesReviewed in this audit
Defensively, AI is already inside your controls whether you selected it or not. Endpoint detection, email filtering, and log analytics increasingly make automated judgments about what is malicious, and those judgments are decisions your organization remains accountable for. We review how they are configured, what the tooling is permitted to act on without a human in the loop, how a wrong call would surface, and whether you keep the evidence to explain a blocked or permitted action to a regulator or a client after the fact.
AI used against youTested separately
Offensively, the same technology writes fluent spear phishing at scale and clones a voice well enough to authorize a payment. That is a people and process problem rather than a governance one, and it is tested in our social engineering and phishing assessment.
AI you build or buyGoverned by this audit
Between those two sits the AI your own organization builds or buys, which is what this audit governs: the models, the training data, the prompts and outputs, and the systems they are connected to. Where those systems reach production infrastructure or regulated data, the audit pairs naturally with an IT security audit and a privacy audit.

The EU AI Act Sorts AI by Risk. So Does Our Audit.

Obligations depend on what a system does, not on the technology behind it. We classify every system in your inventory, then check it against the duties of its tier.

Unacceptable risk
Prohibited
Social scoring, manipulative techniques that cause harm, untargeted scraping of facial images, and emotion recognition in workplaces and schools.
Our auditWe confirm none of your systems fall here.
High risk
Strict obligations
AI used in hiring and worker management, credit decisions, access to education and essential services, and as a safety component of regulated products.
Our auditWe assess risk management, data governance, documentation, logging, human oversight, and accuracy against the requirements.
Limited risk
Transparency
Chatbots must tell people they are talking to AI, and AI-generated or manipulated content must be labeled.
Our auditWe review your disclosures and labeling.
Minimal risk
No specific duties
Spam filters, recommendations, and most everyday AI features.
Our auditWe confirm each system is in your inventory and covered by your AI policy.

The Act can apply to US companies when their AI is offered in the EU or its output is used there. General-purpose AI models carry separate obligations. Simplified for illustration.

What You Receive

AI Governance Audit Report

Each finding is risk-rated, with the evidence behind it and detailed steps to close the governance gap, regulatory exposure, or security weakness it describes. Findings are mapped to the EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001, and the state and sector laws that apply to you, and three months of free support follow delivery.

Certified Auditor Letter

Show clients, regulators, and prospects that an independent certified auditor has reviewed your AI program. As Certified Information Systems Auditors, we can issue an Auditor Opinion Letter documenting our opinion of your AI program against the governance, regulatory, and security requirements in scope.

Audit Team

Altius IT provides a certified auditor with each engagement:

  • Certified Information Systems Auditor
  • Experienced Project Manager
  • Senior Security Engineer

Proposal

Our proposal provides you with detailed information so you know exactly how we will help you:

  • Project scope and list of major project tasks
  • Pricing options
  • CVs of our audit and security team members
  • Security and compliance certification
  • Why Altius IT

Auditor Opinion Letter & Secure Seal

Show clients and prospects that an independent certified auditor examined your controls, with a seal they can verify.

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Our Audit Process

Three phases that start with what AI you actually have, because most organizations are running more AI than they realize.

01

Inventory & Classify

We work with your stakeholders to build an inventory of the AI you develop, buy, and use, including the AI features inside tools you already pay for, then classify each system by risk and by the laws that apply where you operate. You receive a detailed proposal covering scope, pricing options, and the CVs of your audit team.

02

Assess Governance & Controls

We review policies, model documentation, training data provenance, human oversight, bias testing, and vendor agreements against the EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001, and the state and sector rules that apply to you. We also review the controls that protect models, prompts, and connected systems, guided by the OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications and MITRE ATLAS.

03

Report & Remediate

You receive prioritized, risk-rated findings mapped to each framework, with clear steps to close every gap. We walk your team through the results and provide three months of free post-audit support. Where clients or regulators need proof, we can issue an Auditor Opinion Letter.

Who Needs an AI Governance Audit

This audit is for organizations that need to show, with independent evidence, that the AI they build or use is governed, secure, and fair.

Companies Selling AI Products Enterprise customers increasingly ask how your AI is governed before they sign. An independent audit answers with evidence.
Employers Using AI in Hiring New York City Local Law 144 requires bias audits of automated employment decision tools, and Colorado and other states are adding duties for high-risk decisions.
Organizations Serving EU Users EU AI Act obligations can reach providers and deployers outside the EU when their AI is offered there or its output is used there.
Regulated Industries Healthcare, financial services, and education adopt AI under HIPAA, GLBA, model risk guidance such as SR 11-7, and FERPA, often alongside a compliance audit.
Boards & Executives Leaders who want an independent view of AI risk before an incident or a regulator defines it for them.

Frequently Asked Questions

It covers the AI you build, buy, and use: your inventory and risk classification, AI policy and acceptable use, model documentation, training data and privacy, human oversight, bias and fairness testing, vendor agreements, and the security controls around models, prompts, and connected systems. Findings are mapped to the EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001, and the state and sector rules that apply to you.

It can. The Act applies to providers that place AI systems on the EU market and to deployers in the EU, and it also reaches providers and deployers outside the EU when the output of their AI system is used in the EU. Part of our audit is determining whether, and how, it applies to each of your systems.

No. ISO/IEC 42001 certification is issued by an accredited certification body. We assess your AI management system against the standard, so you know where you stand and what to fix before a certification audit.

Usually, yes. Many obligations follow how AI is used, not who built it: deployers under the EU AI Act, employers that use AI in hiring decisions, and organizations whose staff put client data into AI tools all carry responsibility. We review your acceptable use policy, your vendor agreements, and the controls on what data reaches those tools.

If You Want a Security Audit, You Need a Certified Auditor

Unlike a security consultant, Altius IT is certified as a Certified Information Systems Auditor to perform a security audit of your environment and issue reports and recommendations to secure your systems. Altius IT has been featured in 40+ publications and nationwide media outlets.

Fortify Your Information Systems

Strengthen your applications and network infrastructure against evolving threats.

Comply with Regulatory Requirements

Meet HIPAA, GDPR, NIST, ISO, PCI-DSS, SOX, and other compliance standards.

Protect Your Valuable Assets

Safeguard sensitive data, intellectual property, and customer information.

3 Months Free Post-Audit Support

Every engagement includes follow-up support to ensure vulnerabilities are properly mitigated.

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