AI Insights – Security Governance, Agentic & Ethics
Exploring the future of trust, security, and ethics in AI with our latest AI Insights series.
The Challenge of Governing AI
Artificial Intelligence is advancing faster than most organisations can manage, exposing businesses to a host of security, ethical, and compliance challenges. From regulatory fragmentation and governance immaturity to reputational risks and emerging threats such as agentic AI, leaders are struggling to establish clear accountability and resilient safeguards. Without a coherent framework, organisations risk falling behind on compliance, losing stakeholder trust, and adopting technologies they cannot fully control.
Addressing the Problem with ISF AI Insights
The ISF’s AI Insights: Security Governance collection provides practical frameworks and tools designed to help CISOs, boards, and governance teams navigate the complexity of AI. By aligning global standards with actionable strategies, these papers bridge the gap between regulation, risk, and responsible adoption.
AI Security Governance
Presents ISF’s governance maturity model and integration strategies, with alignment to ISO, NIST, and the EU AI Act to simplify compliance and strengthen oversight.
AI Ethics & Transparency
Provides a practical ethical AI framework to reduce reputational risk, strengthen transparency, and build lasting stakeholder trust.
Agentic AI
Explores the risks of self-directed AI systems, presenting a risk typology and mitigation strategies to ensure innovation does not come at the expense of security.
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Your Partner in Responsible AI
ISF provides practical frameworks, governance models, and assessment tools to help your organisation manage AI responsibly. Our services guide boards and CISOs through every stage of AI adoption:
- Align with global standards
- Embed ethical practices
- Mitigate emerging risks
Speak with your regional director to explore tailored strategies and actionable solutions for your organisation.
Further Insight on AI
Preserving Humanity in the Age of AI
Discover Faisal’s take on how we can protect human values in the AI era, build stronger partnerships between people and machines, and guard against the risks of losing our humanity. Learn why he believes clear government action is key to keeping citizens safe.
AI for Good: EU’s vision
Dragos Tudorache and Steve Durbin explore the EU’s AI Act, how organisations and society can prepare, and its impact on the future of AI. Learn how the Act balances protecting rights with fostering innovation and what it means for your organisation.
The majority of the information that you receive on a day to day basis today is dictated to you by a machine...- Mo Gawdat, Author and Entrepreneur
The job of the CISO is to really understand the overall landscape across the organisation. How these tools might be used, the benefits that are going to be derived and lastly and really importantly how that fits into the overall organisational strategy.- Steve Durbin, Chief Executive, ISF