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NIST AI Risk Management Assessment Services

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Structured AI governance aligned with the NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF)

Artificial intelligence is now in almost all business operations, client deliverables, analytics platforms, and decision-making workflows. Companies are deploying AI tools faster than governance structures can mature. That imbalance introduces operational, regulatory, legal, and reputational risk.
Tanner Security performs NIST AI Risk Assessments aligned with the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF). We help businesses identify AI exposure, evaluate control maturity, and implement defensible governance practices that align innovation with accountability.
AI adoption is accelerating. Governance must keep pace.

Why the NIST AI Risk Management Framework Matters

The NIST AI Risk Management Framework is a practical foundation for identifying, assessing, and managing AI risk across the lifecycle of an AI system. It emphasizes:

  • Governance and accountability
  • Risk identification and measurement
  • Documentation and transparency
  • Continuous monitoring and improvement

Unlike half-hazard or reactive approaches, the AI RMF provides a structured methodology that integrates risk management into business operations. For companies operating in regulated industries, government contracting environments, or professional services sectors, alignment with NIST frameworks strengthens defensibility and client confidence.

Our NIST AI Risk Assessment Approach

Tanner Security conducts comprehensive AI risk assessments that evaluate governance, technical controls, operational safeguards, and oversight controls across the whole company.

AI governance is no longer optional. Clients, regulators, and business partners increasingly expect documented oversight, risk management, and transparency around AI use.

We identify where and how all AI tools are being used across your business. This includes:

  • Generative AI tools used for content or analysis
  • AI-enabled SaaS platforms
  • Internally developed models
  • Vendor-integrated AI functionality

Many companies underestimate their AI footprint. Visibility is the first control.

We assess whether formal administration structures exist and whether they function effectively. This evaluation would include the following:

  • Executive accountability and reporting controls
  • Acceptable use policies and documentation standards
  • Risk tolerance definitions
  • Approval processes for new AI tools
  • Alignment with existing cybersecurity and compliance frameworks

If governance is informal, it is not defensible.

Using the NIST AI RMF core functions, Govern, Map, Measure, and Manage, we will review the following:

  • Data confidentiality and privacy exposure
  • Bias and fairness considerations
  • Output validation processes
  • Vendor transparency and contractual risk
  • Model explainability and documentation
  • Incident response procedures for AI-related events

AI systems introduce new risk categories that traditional cybersecurity programs do not fully address.

We deliver a thorough assessment report that includes:

  • Identified governance gaps
  • Control weaknesses and residual risks
  • Risk prioritization based on business impact
  • Practical remediation recommendations
  • Implementation sequencing guidance

Our objective is clarity, not complexity. You leave with a defined path forward.

It is my pleasure to highly recommend Tanner Security Consultants.  As a company dealing with large-scale construction projects, ensuring the safety and integrity of our digital infrastructure is crucial to our operations. Tanner Security Consultants not only met but exceeded all of our expectations.

Jeff M. – Chief Information Officer

Our AI Risk Assessment Approach

Tanner’s AI Risk Assessment services provide a structured evaluation of your company’s AI ecosystem, governance maturity, and risk exposure.
We begin with an AI inventory and exposure review. Our assessment includes identifying where AI is currently in use, whether through internally developed systems, third-party platforms, embedded AI features, or generative AI tools used by staff.

We then assess risk across key domains, including data privacy and confidentiality, model reliability and accuracy, bias and fairness concerns, intellectual property implications, regulatory alignment, third-party vendor risk, and cybersecurity exposure.

Our assessment evaluates AI systems across their lifecycle, from design and acquisition through deployment, ongoing use, and monitoring. We examine whether appropriate controls exist for human oversight, output validation, documentation, escalation procedures, and continuous evaluation.
The result is a clear, defensible understanding of your AI risk posture, prioritized by impact and likelihood.

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AI Risk Assessments Are Designed for Every Company

Our NIST AI Risk Assessment services are particularly valuable for:

  • Professional services firms using generative AI in client work
  • Defense contractors and federal suppliers preparing for evolving oversight expectations
  • Healthcare, financial services, and regulated entities deploying AI-enabled platforms
  • Businesses preparing board-level reporting on AI governance
  • Companies developing internal AI governance and acceptable use policies

If your company uses AI in any capacity, structured risk assessments are no longer optional.

Why Perform an AI Risk Assessment

Tanner Security brings over two decades of cybersecurity risk assessment experience to emerging AI governance challenges. We approach AI risk with the same discipline we apply to CMMC services, NIST-based cybersecurity assessments, and regulatory compliance programs.

  • We do not sell AI tools.
  • We do not build AI products.
  • We provide independent risk assessment and governance advisory services.

Our role is to help your leadership teams make informed decisions and implement defensible controls.

Begin with a NIST Assessment

Artificial intelligence will remain part of modern business operations. The organizations that succeed will not be those that adopt AI fastest, but those that adopt it responsibly and govern it effectively.

If your organization is deploying AI tools without documented oversight, now is the time to establish structure.

Contact Tanner Security to schedule a consultation on a NIST AI Risk Management Framework Assessment and build a defensible AI governance foundation.

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