A virtual Chief Information Security Officer is an outsourced executive who sets security strategy, policies, and governance without the cost of hiring a full-time CISO.

How long does SOC 2 readiness take?

Typical SOC 2 readiness engagements take 6–12 months depending on maturity and remediation needs.

Do you provide managed detection and response?

FWS partners with MDR/MSSP providers and offers managed security services and vendor-managed detection options as part of our ongoing programs.

Does Framework Security perform post-incident forensics?

Yes — we provide incident response and digital forensics to investigate root cause, scope, and remediation after breaches or ransomware.

What is SOC 2 and why would we need it?

SOC 2 is an independent audit that shows your company protects customer data using strong security and operational controls. Many enterprise customers make it a contract requirement before they’ll sign.

What is NIST CSF 2.0?

It’s a framework from NIST that organizes cybersecurity into six functions: Govern, Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, and Recover. It’s often used as a roadmap to measure maturity and prioritize improvements.

How do SOC 2 and NIST CSF fit together?

NIST CSF can guide how you build your security program; SOC 2 is the external attestation you can hand to customers. Companies often use both: CSF internally, SOC 2 for external proof.

If you don’t have senior security leadership but need to meet compliance requirements, manage risk, or respond to customer security reviews, a vCISO is a practical option.

What’s the difference between a vulnerability assessment, penetration test, and red team?

A vulnerability assessment is a broad scan for weaknesses. A penetration test is a scoped simulation where testers exploit issues to show real-world impact. A red team is a full adversary simulation, often across multiple attack paths, designed to test detection and response.

How often should we do security testing?

At least once a year and whenever systems change significantly. More frequent testing is recommended for internet-facing applications or regulated industries.

What happens if we fail a pentest?

There is no 'pass/fail.' You get a report showing vulnerabilities, their severity, and how to fix them. After remediation, a retest confirms the issues are closed.

Do you help with regulatory frameworks other than SOC 2?

Yes, common ones include CIS 18, NIST, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, and others depending on your industry requirements.

Where do we start if we’re new to security programs?

Schedule a call with us to determine your organization’s best path forward.

What’s included in your vCISO packages?

Tiered options include governance, risk management, compliance roadmap, AI risk strategy, and quarterly QBRs. Each tier can bundle SOC 2 readiness and pentesting.

How fast can we achieve SOC 2 with Framework Security?

Timelines vary by maturity; many clients reach readiness in weeks and complete audits within a quarter when remediation items are addressed promptly.

Do you offer AI risk assessments?

Yes. We evaluate AI/ML use cases, data handling, third‑party/LLM risks, and control governance, and deliver a prioritized mitigation plan.

Minerva Insights

Automated Pentest Report Generation

Revolutionize Your Security Assessments

Minerva is the leading automated pentest report generation tool designed to streamline your security assessment process and deliver comprehensive, professional reports with ease.

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Key Features

Automated Pentest Reporting

Generate detailed, customizable pentest reports in minutes.
Ensure consistency and accuracy in every report.

Integration with Leading Pentesting Tools

Seamlessly integrates with top pentesting tools.
Consolidate findings from multiple sources into a single report.

Customizable Templates

Use pre-built templates or create your own to match your branding.
Tailor reports to meet specific compliance requirements and client needs.

Collaboration and Sharing

Share reports easily with team members and stakeholders.
Enable collaborative review and feedback for continuous improvement.

AI-Driven Remediation Instructions

Leverage AI to generate detailed remediation instructions for identified vulnerabilities.
Provide actionable steps to fix issues, tailored to your specific environment.
Ensure faster resolution times and enhanced security posture.

Why Minerva?

Minerva simplifies the complexity of pentest report generation, enabling you to focus on what matters most – securing your applications and infrastructure.

Efficiency & Speed

Reduce the time spent on generating reports by automating repetitive tasks.
Focus more on analysis and remediation rather than documentation.

Accuracy & Consistency

Eliminate human errors and ensure consistency across all your reports.
Rely on Minerva's standardized templates to maintain high-quality output.

Compliance & Customization

Meet various compliance standards with customizable report templates.
Adapt reports to specific industry requirements and client expectations.

Secure & Scalable

Built with security in mind to protect sensitive data.
Scalable to handle the needs of growing businesses.

AI Powered Insights

Use AI to gain deeper insights into your security posture.
Automatically generate remediation instructions to address vulnerabilities efficiently.

How it Works

Follow these simple steps to streamline your pentesting process with Minerva.

1. Integrate Your Tools

Connect Minerva with your existing pentesting tools to aggregate data seamlessly.

2. Customize Your Templates

Use our intuitive editor to customize report templates to your exact specifications.

3. Generate Reports

Automatically generate detailed pentest reports with a click of a button, complete with AI-driven remediation instructions.

4. Review & Share

Collaborate with your team to review and finalize the reports before sharing with stakeholders.

Pricing

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Risk and Compliance

AI Strategy and Governance

The Problem — AI Without Guardrails

Most organizations are rushing to deploy AI without a strategy that aligns with their business goals, risk tolerance, or operational realities. The result is fragmented adoption, shadow AI, inconsistent quality, rising costs, and avoidable security and compliance exposure.

AI deployed without a strategic framework can introduce bias, leak sensitive data, and drift into unsafe or unreliable behavior. These issues are not just technical failures, they are business risks that can undermine customer trust and long-term competitiveness.

Regulatory momentum continues to build. The EU AI Act’s 2025 enforcement deadlines bring fines up to 7 percent of global turnover. In the United States, the federal order on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy AI establishes national expectations for model oversight, transparency, and testing. NYDFS Part 500 amendments introduce stricter governance requirements for firms handling sensitive financial data.

Yet most enterprises still rely on one off checklists managed by siloed teams. This approach does not address model specific threats, lifecycle management challenges, or strategic decisions around deployment, procurement, and prioritization. Modern AI systems require a coordinated, cross functional strategy supported by strong governance.

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Benefits

How this will improve your cybersecurity posture

Certified Leadership in AI and Information Security - Our team includes ISO 27001 Lead Auditors and practitioners trained in ISO 42001, giving clients strategic guidance grounded in globally recognized standards for both AI and traditional security.

Strategic Expertise Backed by Real World Cyber Experience - With more than 65 combined years of experience across security architecture, compliance, penetration testing, and AI adoption, our team bridges AI innovation with practical, risk aware decision making.

End to End AI Strategy Advisory - We do not simply assess gaps. We help organizations define a full AI strategy: vision, operating model, governance structure, use case prioritization, risk mitigation, data strategy, and readiness for external certification. We stay engaged throughout development and implementation to ensure alignment, momentum, and measurable progress.

Framework Agnostic Models for Scalable Governance - Our strategy and governance playbooks cross map ISO 42001, ISO 27001, SOC 2, and the NIST AI RMF. This enables clients to build one coherent strategy and one unified evidence set to satisfy multiple compliance regimes, reducing audit friction and improving internal clarity.

The Solution — ISO/IEC 42001 + Complementary Frameworks

We help clients build a complete Artificial Intelligence Management System (AIMS) and an enterprise wide AI strategy within 4 to 6 weeks. This includes aligning AI investments to business priorities, defining decision making structures, establishing human oversight models, and developing scalable policies and lifecycle workflows.

Our approach aggregates evidence from CI and CD pipelines, model logs, and lineage metadata into governance dashboards aligned to ISO 42001, NIST AI RMF, SOC 2, and sector specific regulations. This provides leadership with continuous visibility into performance, compliance, and risk.

Controls and workflows are cross walked across multiple frameworks so organizations maintain one consistent strategy and policy set. This eliminates duplicated work, cuts audit preparation time by approximately 40 percent, and creates a governance model that supports innovation instead of slowing it down.

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Automated Pentest Report Generation

Revolutionize Your Security Assessments

Key Features

Automated Pentest Reporting

Integration with Leading Pentesting Tools

Customizable Templates

Collaboration and Sharing

AI-Driven Remediation Instructions

Why Minerva?

Efficiency & Speed

Accuracy & Consistency

Compliance & Customization

Secure & Scalable

AI Powered Insights

How it Works

1. Integrate Your Tools

2. Customize Your Templates

3. Generate Reports

4. Review & Share

Pricing

Community

Professional

Enterprise

AI Strategy and Governance

The Problem — AI Without Guardrails

Benefits

Certified Leadership in AI and Information Security - Our team includes ISO 27001 Lead Auditors and practitioners trained in ISO 42001, giving clients strategic guidance grounded in globally recognized standards for both AI and traditional security.

Strategic Expertise Backed by Real World Cyber Experience - With more than 65 combined years of experience across security architecture, compliance, penetration testing, and AI adoption, our team bridges AI innovation with practical, risk aware decision making.

Benefits

Certified Leadership in AI and Information Security - Our team includes ISO 27001 Lead Auditors and practitioners trained in ISO 42001, giving clients strategic guidance grounded in globally recognized standards for both AI and traditional security.

Strategic Expertise Backed by Real World Cyber Experience - With more than 65 combined years of experience across security architecture, compliance, penetration testing, and AI adoption, our team bridges AI innovation with practical, risk aware decision making.

The Solution — ISO/IEC 42001 + Complementary Frameworks

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