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Two engagements built to survive an audit.

Fixed scope, independent findings, and documentation your leadership and your assessors can both stand behind.

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Shadow AI & Governance Audits

Employees are already using AI tools your security team never approved. We surface every instance, sanctioned and unsanctioned, map the data exposure, and hand you a governance policy your organization can actually enforce.

Discovery

Inventory of AI tools and models in active use across the organization, including unsanctioned ones.

Risk mapping

Data exposure and access review against your existing security and privacy controls.

Governance policy

A usage policy and approval workflow scoped to how your teams actually work.

Executive briefing

Findings and recommendations presented in terms your leadership and board can act on.

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CMMC Compliance Readiness Consulting

We take you from wherever you are today to a defensible CMMC posture: gap assessment, remediation roadmap, and the documentation your assessor will actually ask for.

Gap assessment

Current-state review against CMMC and NIST 800-171 control families.

Remediation roadmap

Prioritized plan scoped to your timeline, budget, and contract requirements.

Documentation package

SSP, POA&M, and policy artifacts built to hold up under assessor scrutiny.

Assessment support

Mock assessments and direct support through your certification window.

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Frequently asked

What's the difference between the two services?

Shadow AI & Governance Audits discover and govern AI tool usage already happening inside your organization. CMMC Compliance Readiness Consulting prepares you specifically for CMMC certification against NIST 800-171 control families. Some clients need one, some need both.

How long does an engagement take?

Most engagements run a few weeks to a few months depending on scope, org size, and how much remediation is included. Scope and rough timeline are agreed before work starts and don't move once it does.

What do we actually receive at the end?

A written report with findings mapped to named controls, a prioritized remediation plan, and an executive summary. For CMMC engagements that also includes SSP and POA&M documentation. You own all of it outright.

Is Cipher Defense independent from the tools or vendors we'd remediate with?

Yes. We audit and advise; we don't resell security tooling or managed services, so findings aren't shaped by an incentive to sell you a fix.

Do you work with organizations that don't have a dedicated compliance or security team?

Yes — this is common for mid-market clients. We scope the engagement to what your team can realistically maintain afterward.

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