Secure the
enterprise.
SOC 2 · ISO 27001 · HIPAA · penetration testing · fractional CISO leadership. Thirty years of assurance, delivered by senior practitioners.
Govern
the AI.
NIST AI RMF · ISO 42001 · agentic automation with guardrails · AI security assessment — from a firm that runs AI in production.
One firm. One seam. Security, compliance, and AI governed as a single discipline — because that's how risk actually behaves.
AI is moving faster than your controls. We close that gap.
Most firms can talk about AI. We build, secure, and govern it — operating production AI systems in our own practice and bringing that hands-on experience to every advisory engagement. From board-level strategy to agentic automation, we help you capture the upside of AI without inheriting unmanaged risk.
Where does your organization actually stand?
Eight questions, two minutes. Scored against the four functions of the NIST AI Risk Management Framework — Govern, Map, Measure, Manage — the same lens we use in formal engagements.
Both sides of the seam, under one roof.
Practices · at a glanceSecure & prove
- SOC 1 / SOC 2 & ISO 27001 readiness and audit supportAssurance
- Fractional CIO, CISO & CTO leadershipLeadership
- IT & security operations — identity, endpoint, M365, IROperations
- Penetration testing with remediation your team can act onOffense
Adopt & govern
- AI readiness, strategy, and token-level cost modelingStrategy
- Governance programs aligned to NIST AI RMF & ISO 42001Governance
- Agentic AI & automation with guardrails from day oneAgents
- LLM application security & third-party AI riskSecurity
End-to-end cybersecurity, compliance, and technology leadership.
Four steps to a defensible security and AI program.
Assess It
You can't protect what you can't see. We perform tailored risk and maturity assessments to find the gaps that matter.
Mitigate It
Mitigation is about controls. We've helped hundreds of clients design, deploy, and test controls that reduce real exposure.
Prove It
Deep compliance experience across SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST, HIPAA, and more — validated posture your customers can trust.
Govern ItNew
AI doesn't pause for policy. We build governance that keeps pace — so innovation and oversight move together.
Deep expertise where technology risk runs highest.
“Our clients get the A-team every time. Bigger isn't better — better is better. And today, better means a partner who understands security, compliance, and AI as one discipline, not three.”
Many of our clients come to us after frustration with the world's largest firms, having learned that talent is what matters — not headcount. Blair Carlisle is a relationship-oriented firm: our engagements tend to last years, our advisors are senior practitioners, and our advice comes from operating the same technology we help you govern.
Ready to manage risk like it's 2026?
Whether you need a SOC 2 partner, a fractional CISO, or a clear-eyed AI strategy — start with a free consultation with a senior advisor.
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