AI Security Maturity Model

Service offerings, scoped for clarity.

A five-tier framework for scoping AI security & governance engagements. Every engagement is delivered services-only — no new tool procurement required — and priced as a fixed fee for a defined scope and duration.

Grounded in NIST AI RMF, OWASP LLM Top 10, MITRE ATLAS, and your sector's regulatory obligations.

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The model at a glance

Five tiers, one clear model.

Tier 1
AI Unaware
No policy, no inventory, no AI governance awareness.
5 weeks
Fixed fee · request pricing
Tier 2
AI Ad Hoc
AI tools deployed with default config and no security review.
5–6 weeks
Fixed fee · request pricing
Tier 3
AI Aware
Controls exist but are siloed and not framework-aligned.
6 weeks
Fixed fee · request pricing
Tier 4
AI Governed
Structured program in place, AI systems running in production.
7 weeks
Fixed fee · request pricing
Tier 5
AI Optimized
Mature program, ready for offensive testing and red team.
8 weeks
Fixed fee · request pricing

Fixed-fee, services-only engagements scoped to your environment. A defined scope protects you from scope creep and keeps the focus on outcomes. Pricing is shared after a short scoping conversation.

Tier 1
AI Unaware
The Problem

You don't have a clear picture of what AI is in use, what data it touches, or what policy governs it. Risk is accumulating invisibly.

What RYZA Does

Builds your first AI inventory, runs stakeholder interviews, drafts foundational AI use and procurement policy, and delivers a current-state baseline.

Business Outcome

Leadership can finally answer "what AI are we running, and is it safe?"

Technical Outcome

A documented AI inventory, a baseline risk register, and an acceptable-use and procurement policy.

Tier 2
AI Ad Hoc
The Problem

AI tools are live on default settings with no security review. Data-exposure and misconfiguration risks are real but unmeasured.

What RYZA Does

Reviews deployed AI tools for configuration, access, and data-exposure risk; hardens them against a defined baseline; closes the highest-impact gaps first.

Business Outcome

The AI you already rely on stops being a silent liability.

Technical Outcome

A security review of deployed AI tools, hardened configurations, and a prioritized remediation list.

Tier 3
AI Aware
The Problem

You have controls, but they're siloed and not mapped to any recognized framework — so you can't prove your program to a board, an examiner, or a regulated client.

What RYZA Does

Maps your existing controls to NIST AI RMF, OWASP LLM Top 10, and your sector's regulatory obligations, then closes the gaps to a governed program.

Business Outcome

A defensible, framework-aligned program you can stand behind in audits and client due diligence.

Technical Outcome

Control-to-framework mapping, a gap analysis, executive and board reporting, and a remediation roadmap.

Tier 4
AI Governed
The Problem

You have a structured program with AI in production, but you haven't tested whether your controls survive a real adversary.

What RYZA Does

Threat-models your AI systems and runs adversarial testing — prompt injection, model abuse, data exfiltration — then validates and tunes your controls. Includes an incident-response tabletop.

Business Outcome

Confidence that your governance holds under pressure, not just on paper.

Technical Outcome

Threat models, adversarial test results, a tuned control set, and an IR tabletop exercise.

Tier 5
AI Optimized
The Problem

Your program is mature, but new systems, new threats, and shifting regulation erode any program left unwatched.

What RYZA Does

Provides continuous adversarial testing, regulatory monitoring, and lifecycle governance on an ongoing retainer.

Business Outcome

Your program stays current and ahead as the threat and regulatory landscape moves.

Technical Outcome

Continuous red-teaming, ongoing framework and regulatory alignment, and lifecycle management with metrics.

Introductory offering · not a tier

AI Risk Wake-Up Session.

A half-day workshop for leadership teams getting ahead of AI risk before it becomes a problem. AI adoption is moving faster than most governance can keep up — this session gives your leaders a shared understanding of where the risks sit and a clear framework for what to do next.

Format

Half-day facilitated workshop, in-person or virtual

Participants

Up to 12 — leadership, IT, HR/legal, staff

Duration

3.5 hours, with two 15-minute breaks

Target

Leadership teams beginning their AI security & governance journey

In-person session
$2,500

Half-day, up to 12 participants, includes a one-page AI Risk Snapshot.

Virtual session
$2,000

Same format delivered remotely; no travel or logistics overhead.

Recording add-on: +$500 for a clean, RYZA-branded recording your team can use as an internal training resource.

Not sure which tier fits?

Take the Maturity Check, or start with a Wake-Up Session — we'll map where you are today and the path forward.