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Secure AI Solutions: AI Security, Governance & ISO 42001 Readiness

InterSec holds ISO/IEC 42001:2023 certification and runs its own Secure AI framework. We help you adopt and operate AI with the governance, assessments, and controls to protect your data, your models, and your reputation.

  • ISO/IEC 42001:2023 certified
  • Aligned to the OWASP Top 10 for LLMs
  • We run the framework we recommend
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The reality

Your AI Advantage Is Also Your Newest Risk

Adoption is racing ahead of the controls meant to keep it safe. The public data shows where the gaps are.

Shadow AI
15%

of employees were routinely accessing generative AI on their corporate devices, most through personal accounts outside IT oversight.

Source: Verizon 2025 DBIR
AI-driven attacks
80%

of observed phishing activity already showed signs of AI by early 2025, from lure text to full campaign automation.

Source: ENISA Threat Landscape 2025
The readiness gap
37%

of organizations vet the security of AI tools before they deploy them, even as 66% expect AI to reshape cybersecurity.

Source: WEF Cybersecurity Outlook 2025
Rising harm
233

reported AI incidents in 2024, a record high and a 56.4% jump in a single year.

Source: Stanford 2025 AI Index

Tools alone don’t close this gap. A governed program does. InterSec is ISO/IEC 42001:2023 certified and runs its own Secure AI framework, so the discipline we build for you is the one we hold ourselves to.

Proof, not promises

We Run the Framework We Recommend

InterSec holds ISO/IEC 42001:2023 certification for our own AI management system. The governance discipline we build for you is the one we operate ourselves, so the guidance you get is grounded in practice, not theory.

That is the difference between a vendor that read the standard and a partner that lives by it.

What we build on
  • ISO/IEC 42001:2023

    The AI management system standard. We hold the certification and implement it for clients.

  • ISO/IEC 27001

    The information-security backbone most AI governance extends from.

  • OWASP Top 10 for LLMs

    The baseline our AI security assessments test against.

What we deliver

AI Security & Governance Services

Our AI services run from ISO/IEC 42001 compliance through assessment, governance, and ongoing monitoring. Each one maps to recognized frameworks like ISO/IEC 42001 and the OWASP Top 10 for Large Language Model Applications.

That means your program holds up when a regulator, customer, or partner asks for evidence. We support federal, state, and commercial teams alike.

ISO/IEC 42001 Compliance and Readiness

We take you from gap assessment to an audit-ready AI management system, the same standard we hold ourselves.

AI Security Assessments

We test your AI systems against the OWASP Top 10 for LLMs and hand you a prioritized list of what to fix first.

AI Governance and Risk Management

We stand up the policies, roles, controls, and risk scoring a defensible AI program needs.

Secure AI Development and Deployment

We build security into your models, pipelines, and integrations before weaknesses reach production.

Privacy-Preserving AI

We keep sensitive and regulated data protected as it moves through training and inference.

Threat Detection and Monitoring for AI

We help you spot, contain, and keep watch for attacks aimed at AI, from prompt injection to model abuse.

Ethical AI and Bias Mitigation

We check models for bias and document the fairness evidence stakeholders ask for.

AI Security Training

We give your engineers and data teams the hands-on skills to use AI safely.

How it works

How a Secure AI Engagement Works

Most engagements follow the same path, scaled to where you are. You can start small and take it as far as you want.

  1. 1

    Readiness assessment

    Baseline

    We baseline where your AI use and governance stand today, including the Shadow AI most teams can’t see.

  2. 2

    Prioritize the gaps

    Plan

    We rank what we find by real risk and hand you a clear, sequenced plan you can act on, not a stack of findings.

  3. 3

    Build governance and controls

    Build

    Policies, roles, and technical controls, aligned to ISO/IEC 42001 and the OWASP Top 10 for LLMs.

  4. 4

    Monitor and improve

    Sustain

    We watch how your AI behaves over time and adjust controls as your models and the threats change.

Our own journey

We Did This Ourselves

We don't just advise on Secure AI, we adopted it internally and earned ISO/IEC 42001 certification for our own AI management system. Here is the path we took, and the one we now help clients follow.

01 Adopt

We Brought Our Own AI Under Governance First

The challenge

Like most organizations, InterSec was putting AI to work across its people, processes, and services, and we knew that unmanaged adoption (including Shadow AI) is exactly the risk we warn clients about.

Our approach

We treated AI as a business-critical capability, not a side experiment: we mapped where AI was used, then introduced organization-wide policies, defined roles, and human-in-the-loop oversight for high-impact use cases.

The outcome

A single, governed view of how AI is selected, built, and operated across the company, the same baseline we now help clients establish.

02 Certify

We Implemented ISO/IEC 42001 and Got Certified

The challenge

We wanted independent proof that our AI is governed under a formal, auditable system, not just a policy on paper.

Our approach

We built an AI management system to ISO/IEC 42001:2023, the world's first international standard for AI management, with documented controls, accountability, and continuous monitoring, then passed an external audit.

The outcome

InterSec holds ISO/IEC 42001:2023 certification for its own AI management system. We didn't just advise on this standard, we implemented it and earned the certification.

03 Extend

We Extend That Same Discipline to You

The challenge

Buyers, boards, and regulators increasingly demand evidence that AI is managed responsibly, and most teams need a faster path than starting from scratch.

Our approach

We package what we built internally into client services: AI governance readiness, ISO/IEC 42001 implementation, AI security assessments against the OWASP Top 10 for LLMs, and audit-preparation support.

The outcome

You inherit a path that is already proven in practice, from first assessment through certification readiness, grounded in work we have done ourselves.

The InterSec difference

Why InterSec?

Securing AI takes more than a tool. It takes a partner. Our program rests on five pillars.

GRC at the Core

We treat AI risk as a governance problem, not just a technical one. We don’t just find vulnerabilities. We build defensible, audit-ready programs.

Audit-Ready Evidence

Everything we produce is proof you can hand to an auditor, a board, or a customer. Clear, usable, and ready the moment someone asks you to show it.

A True Partnership

We work as an extension of your team. Your people build real skills as we go, so you are stronger after the engagement, not dependent on us.

Across the Whole Lifecycle

Point tools fix one piece. We cover the arc, from first assessment and policy through secure development and the monitoring that keeps it honest.

Expert-Led, Not Just AI-Driven

Technology matters, but our edge is people. You get GRC and cybersecurity experts who bring the judgment, threat intelligence, and hands-on guidance automated tools alone cannot.

Secure AI FAQ

Secure AI questions, answered

What is ISO/IEC 42001 and why does it matter for AI?

ISO/IEC 42001 is the international standard for an AI management system. It gives an organization a repeatable way to govern how AI is selected, built, and operated, covering risk assessment, roles and responsibilities, and controls across the AI lifecycle. It is the AI counterpart to what ISO/IEC 27001 does for information security.

It matters because most AI risk is governance risk. Buyers, regulators, and partners increasingly want evidence that your AI is managed, not just deployed. Consult your compliance or legal team for final interpretation of how the standard applies to you.

We already hold ISO/IEC 27001. How much of ISO 42001 is already in place?

A large share of the foundation. The two standards share the same management-system backbone: context, leadership, the risk process, internal audit, and continual improvement. If your ISMS is healthy, much of that structure carries over, and the new work concentrates on AI-specific risks like data provenance, model behavior, and human oversight. We break this down in our analysis of the ISO 27001 to ISO 42001 overlap.

What is Shadow AI, and how do you find it?

Shadow AI is the unsanctioned use of AI tools by employees, outside any policy or review. It is common, and it is where a lot of sensitive data quietly leaves the building. We start with technical discovery to map where AI is actually used across your environment, then bring that usage under a governance policy your team can sustain. Our walkthrough on mapping Shadow AI shows the approach.

Do you align to the OWASP Top 10 for LLMs?

Yes. Our AI security assessments use the OWASP Top 10 for Large Language Model Applications as a baseline, covering risks such as prompt injection, insecure output handling, training-data poisoning, and model denial of service. According to OWASP, these are among the most common and serious weaknesses in LLM-based systems.

Is InterSec itself certified for AI management?

Yes. InterSec holds ISO/IEC 42001:2023 certification for its own AI management system. We run the same governance discipline internally that we help clients build, so the guidance you receive is grounded in practice, not theory.

Where does a Secure AI engagement usually start?

Most start with a readiness assessment. We baseline where your AI use and governance stand today, flag the gaps that carry the most risk, and hand you a prioritized path. From there we can support policy development, secure deployment, and ongoing monitoring as far as you want to take it.

Secure Your Advantage

Want to turn AI risk into an advantage you can defend? Download the data sheet for a closer look at what we do, or book a short call with our AI security team.

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