vanta compliance features
Vanta’s compliance features center on automating evidence collection and continuous control monitoring across many security and privacy frameworks, plus wrapping that in workflow, AI, and Trust Center capabilities.12
Core compliance automation
Vanta runs 1,200+ automated tests on an hourly basis to continuously check controls across your infrastructure, identity, endpoint, and other systems, shifting you from point‑in‑time prep to ongoing compliance. These tests pull evidence via 300–375+ integrations (cloud, HRIS, SSO, ticketing, code repos, vulnerability scanners) and centralize it for audit readiness.3451
Vanta can automate up to roughly 80–90% of work for common frameworks by mapping controls once and reusing them across 30–35+ frameworks, reducing duplicated effort when you add SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR, PCI, and others.6781
Frameworks, policies, and documents
Vanta provides pre‑built controls and policy/doc templates aligned to 20+ frameworks, including SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and GDPR. You get framework‑specific policy libraries, auto‑generated compliance docs, and system description templates that accelerate scoping and documentation.9107116
Controls are cross‑mapped so a single implemented control can satisfy requirements in multiple standards (e.g., SOC 2 and HIPAA), which helps you layer frameworks without rebuilding your program.1016
Audit prep and GRC workflows
Vanta centralizes audit prep with automated evidence collection, issue tracking, and an in‑app experience for working directly with auditors. GRC features include task assignment and notifications, risk management, personnel/access management, automated access reviews, and automated third‑party security questionnaires.21936
You can use integrations with Jira and other task systems for two‑way ticket sync, incident tracking, and remediation workflows tied to non‑compliant controls.12131
Trust Center and questionnaire automation
The Trust Center lets you expose real‑time control status, reports, and documentation externally to customers and prospects as a living trust portal. Questionnaire automation features allow you to respond to customer security questionnaires more efficiently, leveraging your existing artifacts and data.1415123
Combined with Salesforce and other CRM integrations, you can connect security posture and approvals directly to customer lifecycle stages.15
AI and agentic capabilities
Vanta AI layers on guided workflows for policy drafting, control remediation, and insights about your compliance posture. Recent releases include an AI “agent” positioned to run or heavily assist with routine compliance workflows, reportedly saving compliance teams significant weekly time.1623
If you share your current stack (GCP/K8s, auth, HRIS, ticketing) and target frameworks (e.g., SOC 2 + HIPAA for an agentic SaaS), a follow‑up can map exactly which Vanta features and integrations you’d rely on and where you might still need custom processes.
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Vanta focuses on automated evidence collection, continuous control monitoring, and multi‑framework mapping, similar to peers like Secureframe, Drata, and Hyperproof, but with its own mix of Trust Center, AI, and deep integration coverage.2122232425
Vanta vs other tools
| Dimension | Vanta | Secureframe | Drata | Hyperproof |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core focus | Compliance automation + Trust Center + AI assistant | Compliance automation for 35+ frameworks with AI features | Compliance automation, strong on SOC 2 and continuous monitoring | GRC + compliance + integrated risk management with strong dashboards |
| Evidence collection | Automated via 300+ integrations, mapped to controls and requests2426 | Automated evidence collection across controls and integrations2721 | Automated evidence collection from cloud, VCS, IdP, HRIS etc.2228 | “Hypersyncs” automated evidence pulls across systems2329 |
| Continuous monitoring | 1,200+ automated tests, hourly checks on controls and assets2425 | Continuous monitoring of tech stack and controls2721 | Near real‑time monitoring of security controls2228 | Continuous control status and real‑time dashboards233029 |
| Framework coverage | 30+ frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR, PCI, etc.)3132 | 35+ global frameworks (SOC 2, ISO, NIS2, GDPR, etc.)2133 | Major security frameworks, especially SOC 2 and ISO2234 | 100+ frameworks including SOC 2, NIST, DORA, FedRAMP, HIPAA, PCI35 |
| AI capabilities | AI agent for compliance workflows and insights2536 | AI to enforce standards and automate tasks3721 | Generative AI for documentation and predictive risk38 | AI to auto‑map controls, validate evidence, answer questionnaires3035 |
| Trust / questionnaires | Built‑in Trust Center, questionnaire automation2539 | Vendor risk and questionnaire support via integrations2140 | Questionnaire support and auditor collaboration2228 | Trust center and questionnaire automation features3035 |
For a multi‑agent SaaS, the main choice usually hinges on depth of risk management (Hyperproof), breadth of frameworks (Hyperproof/Secureframe), or go‑to‑market friendly Trust Center + automation (Vanta/Drata).283021
Supported security frameworks in Vanta
Vanta supports a broad catalog including SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, GDPR, and many others, with more than 30 frameworks and regulations available. It also offers “advanced” frameworks such as NIST CSF, CIS, and sector‑specific add‑ons that can be layered on top of a baseline like SOC 2.3132
Controls are cross‑mapped so implementing a control once can satisfy overlapping requirements across SOC 2, ISO, HIPAA, and GDPR, cutting incremental work as you add frameworks.244142
Continuous monitoring in Vanta
Vanta runs continuous automated checks (on the order of 1,200+ tests) across infrastructure, identity, endpoints, ticketing, and code repos, typically on an hourly schedule. These checks verify configurations (e.g., MFA enabled, S3 encryption, CIS hardening), asset status, user access, and vulnerability signals, flagging failed tests as issues to remediate.25264324
You can tune which checks apply by framework and scope, and route failures into task systems such as Jira for remediation workflows.444524
Vanta integrations: cloud and identity
Vanta integrates with major cloud providers including AWS, GCP, Azure, and services like Heroku, plus container and CI platforms used in modern SaaS. It also connects to identity providers such as Okta, Google Workspace, Azure AD, Rippling and others to pull user, group, and SSO configuration data.264544
Additional integrations cover HRIS (e.g., BambooHR), ticketing (Jira, Linear), vulnerability scanners, code repos (GitHub, GitLab), and MDM/endpoint tools, which together form the evidence backbone.452644
How Vanta automates audit evidence
Vanta maps each control to specific evidence sources and automatically collects screenshots, config states, logs, and reports from integrated systems on a recurring basis. For example, it will continually pull AWS config, GitHub repo settings, IdP user lists, and vulnerability scan results and attach them to the relevant controls and auditor‑facing requests.28242526
During audit cycles, auditors can be granted access or receive structured exports so they see already‑collected evidence tied to each control test, which compresses audit fieldwork and reduces ad‑hoc evidence chases.304324
If you share your target frameworks and stack (e.g., GCP + K8s + Okta + Rippling + Jira), a next step can be a concrete integration/control matrix for Vanta vs 1–2 alternatives and a prompt template you can reuse in vendor selection docs.
Show side-by-side feature comparison of Vanta and Drata
Which frameworks do Drata and Secureframe support besides SOC 2 Examples of continuous monitoring checks Vanta performs List common integrations for evidence collection across tools How do Vanta and Hyperproof automate user access reviews
Vanta, Drata, Secureframe, and Hyperproof all offer automated evidence collection and continuous monitoring, but they diverge in framework breadth, GRC depth, and how they implement access reviews and integrations.53545556
Vanta vs Drata features
| Area | Vanta | Drata |
|---|---|---|
| Core positioning | Compliance automation + Trust Center + multi‑framework library5758 | Compliance automation platform with strong SOC 2 and ISO focus5559 |
| Evidence collection | 100–300+ integrations; pulls configs, access data, scan results into mapped controls606153 | 120+ connectors; collects AWS configs, Okta logins, device and HR data as evidence556253 |
| Continuous monitoring | ~1,200+ automated tests; hourly checks across infra, IdP, endpoint, code, tickets575861 | Near real‑time monitoring of connected systems and mapped controls5559 |
| Trust / sharing | Built‑in Trust Center and questionnaire automation5863 | Trust Center‑style sharing and auditor collaboration features5559 |
| Access reviews | Dedicated Access Reviews module, automated campaigns, reviewer workflows646566 | User access review workflows linked to identity integrations (Okta, Azure AD, etc.)5562 |
| GRC / risk | Lightweight risk and issue management tied to controls5867 | Risk register and control mapping with more classic GRC elements5559 |
Frameworks beyond SOC 2
Drata supports SOC 2 plus ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, GDPR, and additional security/privacy frameworks such as ISO 27701 and NIST‑aligned programs. Secureframe covers 35+ global frameworks, including ISO 27001, ISO 27018, HIPAA, HITRUST, PCI DSS, GDPR, CCPA, NIST, and regional mandates like NIS2.68555962697071
Both vendors position SOC 2 as an entry framework and then let you layer additional standards on the same control set, similar to Vanta’s cross‑mapping.556972
Examples of Vanta continuous checks
Vanta’s automated tests commonly include checks such as:
- Cloud: S3 buckets encrypted, security groups restricted, IAM policies scoped, GuardDuty/Inspector enabled.605761
- Identity: MFA enforced for Okta/Google Workspace, no shared super‑admin accounts, timely de‑provisioning of offboarded users.655760
- Endpoint: Devices enrolled in MDM, disk encryption enabled, OS up to date and not jailbroken/rooted.735761
- SDLC/tickets: GitHub branch protections and reviews, Jira tickets for incidents and changes linked to controls.576753
Failed checks surface as issues and can be routed into Jira or similar tools for remediation.746057
Common integrations used for evidence
Across Vanta, Drata, Secureframe, and Hyperproof, the common backbone integrations for evidence collection are:
- Cloud: AWS, Azure, GCP (plus variants like AWS GovCloud and Heroku).54536068
- Identity & productivity: Okta, Entra ID/Azure AD, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365.53605468
- HRIS & devices: Workday, BambooHR, Rippling, Gusto, Jamf, Kandji, Intune.75546853
- Dev & tickets: GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Jira, Linear, ServiceNow, Slack.60547553
These connectors let each platform continuously pull user lists, configs, logs, and scan results to keep controls “evidence‑backed” without manual exports.547553
Access review automation: Vanta vs Hyperproof
Vanta’s Access Reviews product consolidates account access data from integrated systems (Okta, AWS, apps) into a central hub, assigns system reviewers, runs scheduled review campaigns, and tracks approvals/denials and remediation tasks. It can automatically pull user lists from connected apps, send notifications and reminders, flag orphaned or offboarded accounts, and maintain an audit trail of who approved which access and when.6476667365
Hyperproof’s User Access Reviews module imports a people directory from HRIS/IdP via “Hypersyncs,” pulls per‑app user lists, then assigns Reviewer and Sysadmin roles to run review campaigns with email/task notifications. Reviewers attest to each user’s access, Sysadmins implement changes in source systems and then attest in Hyperproof, with real‑time status, reporting, and evidence linked to access‑control requirements.77787980
If you want, the next step can be a control‑level matrix (access control, change management, logging, etc.) showing how each vendor automates evidence and work for a SOC 2 + ISO 27001 baseline and where you’d still need custom glue for a multi‑agent SaaS stack.
BREAK down in 5 level deep detail the feature, functions, standards, compliance, regulations an AI platform would need to to have to be 1. competitive 2. 10x disruptive in this space with an AGENTIC PLATFORM delivering an enterprise compliance solution and dramaticly drop the price to deliver a complete solution for SBB to large enterprise across finance fintech and healthcare medical devices, pharma industry verticals
A competitive agentic compliance platform needs deep, automated coverage of today’s frameworks and workflows; a 10x‑disruptive one needs autonomous, cross‑regulatory “compliance ops” that reason over regulations, systems, and business context in real time at dramatically lower marginal cost.878889
Below is a 5‑level decomposition you can use as an architecture checklist.
1. Market & product surface
1.1 Core product categories
1.1.1 Compliance automation (today’s baseline)
- SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR, PCI DSS, NIST CSF, etc., with multi‑framework mappings.87
- Evidence collection, continuous controls monitoring, auditor collaboration, Trust Center.9091
1.1.2 GRC / risk platform
- Enterprise risk registry, issues, control library, policy management.9288
- Third‑party/vendor risk, questionnaires, DPAs, DPIAs, AI risk modules (NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001).939487
1.1.3 Vertical packs (finance/healthcare/medical devices/pharma)
- Fintech: GLBA, SOX‑adjacent ITGCs, PCI DSS 4.0, PSD2, DORA, AML/KYC support.8987
- Healthcare & PHI: HIPAA/HITECH, CMS rules, state privacy laws.95
- Medical devices & pharma: FDA SaMD guidance, EU MDR/IVDR, EU AI Act high‑risk AI, BS 30440, GMLP.969798
1.1.4 AI‑specific governance
- EU AI Act, US/EU/JP emerging AI laws, ISO/IEC 42001, NIST AI RMF, sector AI guidance.999496
- AI model inventory, data lineage, evaluation and monitoring, bias and safety controls.9389
1.1.5 Go‑to‑market & pricing
- Tiered SKUs (S&B, mid‑market, enterprise) with per‑framework or per‑agent pricing.10087
- Disruption angle: near‑flat pricing per org with usage‑based compute; default bundles of 5–10 frameworks for SBB.
2. Framework, standard & regulation coverage
2.1 Security & privacy baselines
2.1.1 Core security frameworks
- SOC 2 (CC1–CC9), ISO 27001/2, CIS, NIST CSF, NIST 800‑53/171, PCI DSS 4.0.9487
- Mappings to regional mandates: DORA, NIS2, CCPA/CPRA, LGPD, PDPA variants.8987
2.1.2 Privacy & data protection
- GDPR and derivatives (RoPA, DPIA, DPA templates, data subject rights).9987
- Cross‑border transfer regimes (SCCs, DPF), consent and purpose‑limitation policies.10199
2.1.3 Industry‑specific regulations
- Finance/fintech: PCI DSS 4.0, GLBA Safeguards, FFIEC IT, PSD2, DORA, AML/KYC guidance.8789
- Healthcare: HIPAA/HITECH, CMS, ONC rules; PHI data handling and logging patterns.95
- Medical devices & pharma: FDA SaMD, post‑market surveillance, EU MDR, GMLP.979896
2.1.4 AI governance and safety
- EU AI Act classification and obligations, especially for high‑risk AI (e.g., medical).9699
- ISO/IEC 42001 management system for AI; NIST AI RMF for risk.9487
- Model lifecycle governance: data sourcing, training, validation, deployment, change management.9693
2.1.5 Cross‑framework mapping layer (your differentiator)
- Central meta‑control ontology that maps each control to multiple external requirements (e.g., “MFA on critical systems” → SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI, DORA).8889
- Agents that automatically reconcile new or updated regulations (PCI 4.0, NIS2, new AI acts) into this graph.8889
3. Functional capability stack
3.1 Evidence, monitoring, and workflow
3.1.1 Integrations and telemetry
- Baseline: AWS, Azure, GCP; Okta/Entra/Google Workspace; HRIS; MDM; CI/CD; ticketing; SIEM.10287
- 10x: standardized “compliance connector SDK” plus agents that infer controls from logs/configs even for unknown tools.8889
3.1.2 Continuous control monitoring
- Today: automated checks for encryption, MFA, patch status, access de‑provisioning, logging.10387
- 10x: learning control health scores and dynamic sampling; anomaly detection over control telemetry and user behavior.8988
3.1.3 Evidence lifecycle automation
- Auto‑collection, tagging to controls, retention policies, and auditor‑ready snapshots.9388
- Agents that detect gaps, create tickets, propose fixes, and verify remediation in source systems.10489
3.1.4 Policy, procedure, and contract management
3.1.5 Risk, vendor, and Trust Center
4. Agentic platform design (how you 10x)
4.1 Agent roles and coordination
4.1.1 Regulatory intelligence agent
- Monitors regulatory feeds (laws, standards updates, guidance, enforcement actions) and normalizes them.929989
- Continuously updates mappings to the internal control ontology and proposes new or changed controls.8988
4.1.2 Control & posture agent
- Continuously evaluates control health from telemetry; assigns risk‑weighted priorities to gaps.10388
- Drafts remediation plans, auto‑creates tickets, and, where allowed, executes low‑risk changes (e.g., enforce MFA).10489
4.1.3 Evidence & audit agent
- Ensures every control has sufficient, timely evidence; backfills gaps before audits.10388
- Assembles audit packages, responds to PBC lists, and manages auditor Q&A with traceability.91104
4.1.4 Vendor & third‑party risk agent
- Ingests vendor artifacts (SOC reports, pen tests, DPAs) and security pages; extracts obligations and residual risk.101104
- Suggests compensating controls and monitors renewal dates and major vendor changes.
4.1.5 AI governance agent
- Maintains AI system inventory, associated data sources, evaluations, and deployment approvals.999496
- Checks AI systems against EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF, ISO 42001, FDA/BS 30440 expectations for healthcare and medical devices.989796
4.2 Agent orchestration patterns
4.2.1 Central graph + event bus
- Compliance graph (controls, assets, users, vendors, regs) plus event bus for changes (new law, new asset, failed control).8889
- Agents subscribe to particular event types and coordinate via shared state and explicit workflows.
4.2.2 Guardrails and human‑in‑the‑loop
- Policy engine for actions: classify as auto‑apply, suggest‑and‑approve, or advisory‑only based on risk and domain.9288
- Detailed logs and explainer views for regulators and auditors to review agent decisions.
4.2.3 Multi‑tenant & vertical abstractions
- Per‑tenant data boundaries with strict isolation and data‑minimizing prompts for LLMs.10599
- “Vertical adapters” that constrain agents to approved actions in finance, healthcare, or medical contexts.
4.2.4 LLM and non‑LLM hybrid
- LLMs for text interpretation, mapping, drafting; classical ML/heuristics for scoring and anomaly detection.9388
- RPA/automation for deterministic workflows (e.g., export reports, push config changes).88
4.2.5 Validation & evaluation
- Golden‑set test suites per framework and vertical; regression tests for every agent policy change.9796
- Bias, hallucination, and robustness evaluation for AI agents, particularly in regulated healthcare or financial decisions.9693
5. Economic and disruptive levers
5.1 Cost, UX, and ecosystem
5.1.1 Radically lower delivery cost
- Agents replace large portions of MSP/GRC consultants’ manual work across requirements mapping, documentation, evidence wrangling, and audit prep.8788
- Usage‑aligned pricing (events, compute, frameworks) with always‑on compliance as a baseline instead of per‑framework tax.
5.1.2 Time‑to‑compliance & expansion
- Onboarding wizards that connect infra, infer baseline controls, and auto‑generate policies in days.10387
- One‑click “add framework” using cross‑mapped controls and incremental gap analysis instead of new projects.8987
5.1.3 Vertical accelerators
- Pre‑built packs for fintech, healthcare, medical devices, and pharma with regulator‑friendly templates and standard “evidence stories.”989596
- Pre‑configured AI governance for high‑risk AI use cases (diagnostics, credit, fraud), mapping to EU AI Act, FDA, and NIST AI RMF.949996
5.1.4 Open standards & interoperability
- APIs and schema for plugging in external control tests, detection tools, and ticketing systems.1019389
- Import/export into common formats for auditors, regulators, and internal BI (e.g., data warehouse, lakehouse).
5.1.5 Trust, certification, and assurance
- Platform itself certified to SOC 2, ISO 27001, possibly ISO 42001 and HITRUST where relevant.9987
- Transparent documentation of AI agents’ design, data usage, and guardrails to meet emerging AI compliance expectations.10599103
If useful, a next step could be:
- A control‑graph schema sketch (entities + edges) for an agentic compliance OS, and
- A prioritized feature roadmap (MVP → v1 competitive → v2 10x) tailored to a multi‑agent platform aimed at fintech + healthcare first.
If useful, a next step could be:
A control‑graph schema sketch (entities + edges) for an agentic compliance OS, and A prioritized feature roadmap (MVP → v1 competitive → v2 10x) tailored to a multi‑agent platform aimed at fintech + healthcare first. Related What core agent capabilities drive continuous compliance automation Detailed risk model components for an agentic compliance platform Standards and certifications required for healthcare AI agents How to architect secure data flows for vendor AI agents Pricing models that enable 10x cost reduction for enterprises' GRC
A control-graph–centric, agentic compliance OS for fintech and healthcare needs a strongly typed graph as the system of record plus agents that reason over it, with a roadmap that moves from “agent-assisted” to “agent-operated” continuous compliance while meeting security/AI governance standards like ISO/IEC 27001 and 42001.107108109110
Control-graph schema sketch
Think of the core as a multi-tenant compliance knowledge graph with these main entity types and edge patterns.111112113
Level 1 – Top-level entities
- Organization, BusinessUnit, Product / System
- Regulation / Standard / Framework (e.g., SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, EU AI Act, ISO 42001)114115116
- Control, Policy, Procedure
- Asset (CloudResource, Application, Dataset, Model, Device)
- Identity (User, Role, Group, ServiceAccount)
- Risk, Issue / Finding, Test / Check, EvidenceItem, Audit, Vendor / ThirdParty110112
Level 2 – Key relationships (edges)
- Regulation/Standard → Control: “requires” (with clause metadata, articles, CC IDs, etc.).117108118
- Control → Policy / Procedure: “implemented-by” (text + process artifacts).119112
- Control → Test / Check: “verified-by” (continuous controls monitoring).120111
- Test / Check → Asset / Identity: “runs-on” or “evaluates”.
- EvidenceItem → Test / Control / Audit: “supports” (with timestamp, source integration, retention info).109121
- Risk → Control / Asset / Vendor / Model: “mitigated-by” / “impacts”.112110
Level 3 – Healthcare/fintech/AI specializations
- AIModel, Dataset, AIUseCase, EvaluationRun for AI systems; edges to Regulation (EU AI Act category, FDA device class) and Risk.118122123
- ClinicalSystem, MedicalDevice, EHRIntegration with links to HIPAA, FDA SaMD, ISO 13485 controls.124122123
- FinancialService, PaymentFlow, KYCProcess with links to PCI DSS, GLBA, DORA, AML/KYC guidance.113109114
Level 4 – Agent-facing abstractions
- “Task” nodes (RemediationTask, ReviewTask, AssessmentTask) linked to Control, Risk, and Identity to represent work items for or by agents.119110
- “Playbook” nodes representing reusable workflows (e.g., “Quarterly access review”, “New AI model launch”) that agents can instantiate.111119
- “Capability” nodes for each agent (e.g., EvidenceAgent, RegulatoryAgent) with allowed entity/edge types and action scopes for guardrails.125108
Level 5 – Security and lineage
- DataLineage edges from EvidenceItem to SourceSystem and, for AI, from Model to Dataset and DataSource for traceability.116122118
- AuditLog events for every agent action with pointers into the graph (who/what/when/why) to satisfy AI governance expectations under ISO 42001 and EU AI Act.108126117
This graph becomes the single substrate agents read/write, enabling explainability: “Control X is red because Check Y on Asset Z failed; required by EU AI Act article A and ISO 42001 clause B.”117108
Core agent capabilities for continuous compliance
Map agent roles to graph operations and DevSecOps rails.109110119
Level 1 – Regulatory intelligence agent
- Monitors regulatory/standards sources (EU AI Act, HIPAA updates, ISO 42001, sector guidance) and parses them into Regulation and Control nodes.107118117
- Suggests new controls or mapping changes with diffs and impact analysis over the existing graph.
Level 2 – Control health & posture agent
- Continuously consumes telemetry (cloud configs, IdP, MDM, CI/CD, logs) to update Test nodes and control statuses.120109111
- Computes posture scores per framework, product, and high-risk AI system; surfaces prioritized Issues and RemediationTasks.
Level 3 – Evidence & audit agent
- Ensures every in-scope control has current EvidenceItems from trusted sources; detects stale or missing evidence.121109
- Assembles audit packages and PBC responses by traversing Regulation → Control → Evidence and generating human-readable “evidence stories.”
Level 4 – Risk & vendor agent
- Continuously updates Risk nodes based on posture, incidents, vendor changes, and AI system behavior.110112119
- Reads vendor SOC/ISO reports, DPAs, and security docs to auto-populate Vendor risk and obligations (e.g., data location, sub-processors).127121
Level 5 – AI governance & assurance agent
- Maintains AIModel inventory with EU AI Act category, ISO 42001 requirements mapping, and FDA/EU MDR implications for healthcare AI.122123107117
- Tracks model evaluations, bias tests, and performance monitoring; raises Issues when risk thresholds or regulatory constraints are breached.118116
Together these enable “always-on” posture plus audit-readiness and AI risk management, aligning with continuous compliance best practices.119109111110
Risk model components for an agentic platform
Your risk model needs to be machine-operable but regulator-friendly.112107110
Level 1 – Risk taxonomy
- Operational, security, privacy, regulatory, financial, AI/algorithmic, clinical (for healthcare), third-party/vendor risk.128107118
- Each Risk node has type, subtype, linked Control(s), Asset(s), and Regulation references.
Level 2 – Scoring dimensions
- Likelihood, impact (multi-dimensional: financial, clinical, safety, reputational), detectability; plus velocity/time-to-impact.107112
- For AI risk: add model criticality, data sensitivity, bias/harms potential, explainability, robustness.116122118
Level 3 – Inputs and signals
- Control failures, incidents, near-misses, vulnerability data, vendor changes, monitoring anomalies, model drift alerts.111110119
- Regulatory changes and enforcement actions that increase inherent risk for certain activities or AI use cases.118107
Level 4 – Treatment and residual risk
- Link TreatmentPlan / RemediationTask nodes to Risk, plus deadline, owner, and expected residual score.112119
- Agents simulate “what-if” effects of planned treatments on overall risk posture for frameworks and AI governance.109119
Level 5 – Reporting & attestations
- Risk register, heatmaps, KRIs, and attestations per framework (e.g., ISO 42001 AI risk treatment requirements, HIPAA risk analysis).108117107
- Explainable chain from high-level risk reports down to specific EvidenceItems and control tests.
Standards & certifications for healthcare AI agents
For fintech + healthcare/med devices/pharma you’ll want to design for compliance with traditional security plus AI- and sector-specific regimes.122128107
Level 1 – Security & privacy foundations
- ISO/IEC 27001 (ISMS), SOC 2, possibly HITRUST for healthcare, with HIPAA/HITECH controls where PHI is handled.114128
- GDPR/CCPA/CPRA for data protection, including DPIA support.115127
Level 2 – AI management & governance
- ISO/IEC 42001 AI management system to structure AI governance, risk, transparency, and monitoring.117108107
- NIST AI Risk Management Framework for AI risk categorization and treatment.116118
Level 3 – Healthcare and medical device specifics
- FDA: AI SaMD guidance, good machine learning practice (GMLP), post-market surveillance for AI-enabled devices.123129118
- EU MDR/IVDR and EU AI Act requirements for high-risk medical AI systems (clinical evaluation, logging, human oversight).124122118
Level 4 – Data & quality management
- ISO 13485 for medical device quality management and linkage to AI components where part of devices.117118
- Data governance controls for PHI and clinical data (provenance, lineage, retention, de-identification).128118
Level 5 – Platform-level AI assurances
- Documentation of agents’ roles, limits, and oversight mechanisms aligned with ISO 42001 and EU AI Act transparency/record-keeping.126108117
- Periodic independent audits or certifications for the AI management system once mature.107117
Secure data flows for vendor AI agents
Your architecture needs strong segmentation and explicit data contracts.125109117
Level 1 – Data zones
- Separate zones: Customer Data Plane, Metadata/Graph Plane, Agent Runtime Plane; add a Restricted PHI/PCI zone for sensitive workloads.128118111
- Strict tenancy isolation across all zones with per-tenant encryption and key management.
Level 2 – Data minimization & contracts
- Clear schemas for what agent calls can include: minimal fields, no raw PHI/PCI unless in approved flows, tokenization where possible.128107
- Policy engine enforcing which entities/attributes can cross planes and which agents can access them.
Level 3 – Agent execution & guardrails
- Agents invoked via an orchestrator that enforces policy checks, redacts/transforms inputs, and logs full context and outputs.125111
- For third-party LLMs, use retrieval-style prompting (only derived metadata, no raw sensitive data) and regional routing where required by law.115107
Level 4 – Monitoring and incident response
- Data access logs and anomaly detection for unusual agent behavior or data flows.119111
- Pre-defined playbooks when agents misbehave or an integration is compromised (auto revoke keys, rotate credentials, freeze certain capabilities).
Level 5 – Customer and regulator transparency
- Diagrams and documents describing data flows and agent behavior, aligned with ISO 42001 communication and EU AI Act transparency expectations.126108117
- Tenant-level controls to disable certain agents or restrict them to read-only/reporting modes.
Pricing models for 10x cost reduction
To undercut legacy GRC vendors, you want to avoid per-seat/per-framework creep and align price with automated value.130131132
Level 1 – Current landscape constraints
- Many GRC tools charge per user, per framework, and per module, often tied to employee count, leading to $10k–$30k+ per year for small environments.131130
- Hidden fees around additional frameworks, audits, and connectors are common.132131
Level 2 – Value-aligned metrics
- Number of managed assets/systems, number of active frameworks, and volume of evidence/controls monitored.121109
- For AI governance, number of models/use cases classified as high-risk under EU AI Act or similar.118107
Level 3 – Pricing structures
- Flat “all-frameworks-included” per-organization tier for SBB/SMB, capped by asset or Employee Count band.133131
- Usage-based add-ons for high-volume evidence processing or very large models/integrations.134135133
Level 4 – Bundling by vertical
- Fintech bundle: security + privacy + PCI + DORA + AI governance base, single price per year per organization.113114
- Healthcare bundle: HIPAA + ISO 27001 + AI governance + optional FDA/MDR pack; pricing based on number of clinical systems and AI models.124118128
Level 5 – Disruption levers
- No-per-user pricing for internal users; unlimited internal stakeholders to drive adoption.133131132
- “Done-for-you” partner services layered on top (MSPs, auditors) who rely on your agentic platform, driving ecosystem lock-in while you keep platform pricing lean.121114
If you want to go deeper, next prompts could be:
- “Propose a concrete property/edge schema (with example JSON) for the control graph for SOC 2 + HIPAA + EU AI Act.”
- “Design an MVP → v1 competitive → v2 10x roadmap with specific agent stories and milestones for a fintech + healthcare launch.”
Related
Sketch a control‑graph schema for an agentic compliance OS focusing on entities and edges Map required agent types and their core capabilities for continuous compliance automation Design a prioritized feature roadmap MVP to v2 for a multi‑agent platform in fintech and healthcare Define data governance and secure data flow patterns for vendor AI agents in healthcare List required standards and certifications for healthcare AI agents and timelines to achieve them
A multi‑agent, control‑graph–centric compliance OS for fintech and healthcare needs: (1) a graph schema that cleanly models controls, assets, AI systems, and regulations; (2) a small set of powerful agent types; (3) a staged roadmap; (4) strict data governance patterns; and (5) a standards plan (SOC 2/ISO 27001 → HIPAA/HITRUST → ISO 42001/AI regs).137138139140141
Control‑graph schema (entities & edges)
At a high level, model compliance as a graph of regulations, controls, assets, people, and evidence.142143144
- Core entities
- Regulation / Framework: SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, GDPR, EU AI Act, ISO 42001, NIST AI RMF.145146147
- Control: atomic, implementation‑agnostic requirement (e.g., “MFA on admin accounts”).
- Policy, Procedure, Playbook: documented rules and operational workflows.
- Asset: CloudResource (AWS/GCP/Azure), Application, Dataset, AIModel, MedicalDevice, ClinicalSystem.148149150
- Identity: User, Role, Group, ServiceAccount; plus Org, BusinessUnit, Product/System.
- Test / Check, EvidenceItem, Risk, Issue/Finding, Task (RemediationTask, ReviewTask, AssessmentTask), Audit, Vendor / ThirdParty.140141142
- Key edges
- Regulation → Control: “requires” (with citations to articles/clauses/CC IDs).138150
- Control ↔ Control: “duplicates/overlaps” to enable cross‑framework mapping.
- Control → Policy / Procedure / Playbook: “implemented‑by”.151
- Control → Test / Check: “verified‑by” (continuous controls monitoring).144152
- Test / Check → Asset / Identity: “runs‑on” / “evaluates”.
- EvidenceItem → Test / Control / Audit: “supports” (includes source system, timestamp, retention).153140
- Risk → Control / Asset / Vendor / AIModel: “mitigated‑by” / “impacts”.141142
- Task → Issue / Risk / Control: “resolves” / “implements”.
- Vendor → Asset / DataFlow: “provides” / “processes‑data‑from”.
- Healthcare/AI specializations
- AIModel ↔ Dataset / DataSource: “trained‑on” / “uses”, for AI traceability.147150148
- AIModel → Regulation (EU AI Act, FDA SaMD): “classified‑as” (e.g., high‑risk) and “subject‑to”.149150148
- ClinicalSystem / MedicalDevice → Regulation (HIPAA, MDR, FDA): “subject‑to”.154155148
- DataFlow edges: Source → Destination with attributes (data types, PHI/PII flags, jurisdiction, processor/sub‑processor info).146150154
- Agent guardrail layer
- AgentType (RegulatoryAgent, PostureAgent, EvidenceAgent, RiskAgent, AIGovernanceAgent) nodes.
- AgentType → EntityType/EdgeType: “allowed‑to‑read/write”, forming policy for what each agent can touch.139156
- AuditLog events referencing agents + graph nodes for explainability and AI governance under ISO 42001/EU AI Act.157138139
Agent types & core capabilities
Align agents with continuous compliance components and AI governance.140141151
- Regulatory intelligence agent
- Posture & control health agent
- Evidence & audit agent
- Risk & vendor agent
- AI governance & healthcare agent
- Workflow & orchestration agent
Feature roadmap: MVP → v1 → v2 (fintech & healthcare)
Design for quick vertical wins with a clear evolution to agent‑operated compliance.145154140141
- MVP (0–9 months) – “Agent‑assisted”
- Graph & integrations: multi‑tenant control graph; integrations for AWS/GCP, Okta/Entra/Google Workspace, major HRIS and MDM; basic EvidenceItems and Tests.152145
- Frameworks: SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA core; basic EU AI Act + ISO 42001 mapping for AI inventory.146154138
- Agents: Posture & Evidence agents in read‑only/assist mode; workflows push into Jira/ServiceNow for remediation.151140
- Fintech/healthcare: PCI DSS scoping (without full automation), HIPAA technical safeguards, AIModel inventory for clinical/fintech use cases.143148154
- Security: start SOC 2 readiness, baseline data segregation, logging, and encryption controls.161153
- v1 competitive (9–18 months) – “Always‑on posture”
- Frameworks: add PCI DSS 4.0, NIST CSF/800‑53, DORA, NIS2, healthcare MDR/IVDR mappings, deeper EU AI Act obligations.150143145
- Agents: Regulatory intelligence, Risk & vendor, AI governance agents; posture agent begins auto‑creating low‑risk remediations (e.g., ticket creation, non‑disruptive config checks).137140151
- Features: access reviews, Trust Center, DPIA/DORA/AI impact assessment workflows; vendor AI assessment flows for healthcare SaaS.154144146
- Certs: achieve SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001; HIPAA‑aligned hosting; start ISO 42001 design and NIST AI RMF alignment.137138154
- v2 10x (18–36 months) – “Agent‑operated compliance ops”
- Agent autonomy: posture/evidence/AI agents execute remediations within policy (e.g., enforce MFA, update config, rotate keys) for low‑risk domains; human approval for higher‑risk/clinical contexts.156140
- AI governance: full ISO 42001 certification; robust EU AI Act support for high‑risk healthcare AI (documentation, logs, human oversight, post‑market monitoring).138150137
- Vertical packs: turnkey fintech and healthcare bundles including PCI + DORA and HIPAA + MDR + AI governance with pre‑built Playbooks and evidence templates.155145154
- Pricing: asset/framework‑bundled or org‑flat pricing with unlimited internal users and aggressive all‑framework bundles for SBB/SMB.162163161
- Assurance: consider HITRUST (if customer‑driven), independent AI governance assessments, and regulator‑friendly design docs for agents.154137138
Data governance & secure flows for vendor AI agents (healthcare)
You need strict zoning, minimization, and oversight to satisfy HIPAA, GDPR, and AI governance expectations.146137138154
- Zoning & isolation
- Separate planes: Customer Data Plane (source systems, PHI), Metadata/Graph Plane (controls, risks, references), Agent Runtime Plane; add dedicated restricted zones for PHI/clinical data.144150154
- Per‑tenant encryption, access control, and routing; regional segregation for EU healthcare workloads.150146
- Minimization & contracts
- Guardrails & observability
- AI governance alignment
Required standards & healthcare AI certifications (with rough timelines)
Exact timing depends on resources, but a staged plan aligned with expectations for healthcare/fintech AI looks like this.145154137
- Phase 1 (0–18 months) – foundations
- Phase 2 (18–30 months) – AI & healthcare uplift
- ISO/IEC 42001 AI management system certification to formalize AI governance and agent oversight.157139138
- NIST AI RMF implementation aligning risk model and processes for AI agents.147150
- For heavy healthcare focus: consider HITRUST or equivalent for stronger assurances to hospitals/health systems.153154
- Phase 3 (30–48 months) – advanced clinical/medical AI
- For AI used in or supporting regulated medical devices: demonstrate conformity to FDA SaMD expectations, GMLP, and, for EU, MDR/IVDR plus EU AI Act high‑risk obligations (logs, human oversight, post‑market monitoring).148149155150
- Independent AI governance and safety assessments, used as differentiators with healthcare regulators and large payers/providers.138137
If you want concrete artifacts next, a good follow‑up is: “Provide an example JSON schema fragment for Control, Asset, AIModel, Regulation, Risk, and EvidenceItem aligned with this graph design, plus one end‑to‑end example path (EU AI Act → AIModel → Evidence).”
Provide an example JSON schema fragment for Control, Asset, AIModel, Regulation, Risk, and EvidenceItem aligned with this graph design, plus one end‑to‑end example path (EU AI Act → AIModel → Evidence).”
Below is a concrete JSON-shaped data model fragment plus an end‑to‑end example path for a high‑risk EU AI Act healthcare use case. Names and fields are illustrative but aligned with common EU AI Act requirements.164165166167168
JSON schema fragments (core entities)
These are not full JSON Schema drafts, but strongly typed fragments you can turn into JSON Schema/Protobuf/ORM models.
Regulation
{
"Regulation": {
"id": "reg-eu-ai-act",
"name": "EU Artificial Intelligence Act",
"jurisdiction": "EU",
"type": "AI",
"version": "2024",
"url": "https://artificialintelligenceact.eu/",
"articles": [
{
"id": "reg-eu-ai-act-art-9",
"article_number": "9",
"title": "Risk management system",
"summary": "High-risk AI systems must have a continuous risk management system across the lifecycle.",
"obligations": ["RISK_MANAGEMENT_SYSTEM"]
},
{
"id": "reg-eu-ai-act-art-12",
"article_number": "12",
"title": "Record-keeping",
"summary": "High-risk AI systems must enable automatic logging.",
"obligations": ["LOGGING", "RECORD_KEEPING"]
}
],
"metadata": {
"risk_classification_rules": ["ANNEX_I", "ANNEX_III"],
"high_risk_definition_url": "https://artificialintelligenceact.eu/article/6/"
}
}
}
Control
{
"Control": {
"id": "ctrl-eu-ai-act-logging",
"name": "High-risk AI logging and record-keeping",
"description": "Ensure automatic logging of relevant events for high-risk AI systems and retain logs for at least the required period.",
"category": "AI_OPERATIONS",
"status": "IN_SCOPE",
"regulation_refs": [
{
"regulation_id": "reg-eu-ai-act",
"article_id": "reg-eu-ai-act-art-12",
"clauses": ["12(1)", "12(2)"]
}
],
"overlaps_with": [
"ctrl-gdpr-logging",
"ctrl-iso42001-logging"
],
"implementation_refs": [
{
"type": "POLICY",
"id": "pol-ai-logging-policy"
},
{
"type": "PLAYBOOK",
"id": "pbk-ai-log-review-quarterly"
}
]
}
}
Asset
A generic asset with AI specializations handled via AIModel:
{
"Asset": {
"id": "asset-api-eu-clinical-imaging",
"name": "EU Clinical Imaging Inference API",
"type": "Application",
"environment": "production",
"business_owner": "bu-eu-radiology",
"technical_owner": "team-ml-platform",
"data_classification": ["PHI", "PII", "HEALTH_DATA"],
"regions": ["eu-central-1", "eu-west-1"],
"linked_models": ["aimodel-rad-ct-diag-v3"],
"integrations": [
{
"type": "CLOUD",
"provider": "AWS",
"resource_id": "arn:aws:ecs:eu-central-1:123:service/rad-inference"
}
]
}
}
AIModel
{
"AIModel": {
"id": "aimodel-rad-ct-diag-v3",
"name": "CT Scan Diagnostic Model v3",
"provider": "internal",
"intended_use": "Assist radiologists in detecting pulmonary embolism from CT scans.",
"domain": "HEALTHCARE_DIAGNOSTIC",
"risk_category": "HIGH_RISK",
"high_risk_basis": {
"eu_ai_act_annex": "ANNEX_III",
"annex_section": "Medical devices and safety components",
"reference_url": "https://artificialintelligenceact.eu/annex/3/"
},
"regulation_refs": [
{
"regulation_id": "reg-eu-ai-act",
"applicable_articles": ["9", "10", "11", "12", "13", "14", "15"]
}
],
"data_sources": [
{
"dataset_id": "dataset-ct-eu-2023",
"role": "TRAINING"
},
{
"dataset_id": "dataset-ct-eu-2024-val",
"role": "VALIDATION"
}
],
"deployment_assets": ["asset-api-eu-clinical-imaging"],
"human_oversight": {
"required": true,
"supervising_role": "Board-certified radiologist",
"override_capability": true
},
"lifecycle": {
"version": "3.1.0",
"status": "IN_PRODUCTION",
"last_validated_at": "2025-10-01T12:00:00Z"
}
}
}
Risk
{
"Risk": {
"id": "risk-ai-eu-pe-misdiagnosis",
"title": "Misdiagnosis of pulmonary embolism by CT AI model",
"type": "AI_SAFETY",
"domain": "CLINICAL",
"description": "Incorrect classification of CT scans leading to missed or false diagnosis of pulmonary embolism in EU patients.",
"linked_assets": ["asset-api-eu-clinical-imaging"],
"linked_models": ["aimodel-rad-ct-diag-v3"],
"linked_controls": ["ctrl-eu-ai-act-logging", "ctrl-eu-ai-act-risk-mgmt"],
"linked_regulations": ["reg-eu-ai-act"],
"likelihood": 3,
"impact": {
"clinical": 5,
"regulatory": 4,
"reputational": 4
},
"inherent_score": 15,
"residual_score": 9,
"status": "OPEN",
"treatment_plan": {
"tasks": ["task-add-additional-human-review", "task-improve-monitoring-metrics"],
"target_residual_score": 6
}
}
}
EvidenceItem
{
"EvidenceItem": {
"id": "evid-aimodel-rad-ct-diag-v3-logs-2025q4",
"type": "LOG_EXPORT",
"description": "Q4 2025 log export for high-risk AI diagnostic model, including inference events and human override actions.",
"source_system": "AWS_CloudWatch",
"asset_id": "asset-api-eu-clinical-imaging",
"model_id": "aimodel-rad-ct-diag-v3",
"control_ids": ["ctrl-eu-ai-act-logging"],
"regulation_refs": [
{
"regulation_id": "reg-eu-ai-act",
"article_number": "12"
}
],
"time_range": {
"start": "2025-10-01T00:00:00Z",
"end": "2025-12-31T23:59:59Z"
},
"location": {
"bucket": "compliance-eu-logs",
"object_key": "ai/high-risk/ct-diag-v3/2025Q4/logs.jsonl",
"region": "eu-central-1"
},
"collected_at": "2026-01-05T10:00:00Z",
"collected_by": "agent-evidence-collector",
"checksum": "sha256-...",
"retention_until": "2026-07-05T10:00:00Z",
"metadata": {
"log_schema_version": "1.2",
"contains_phi": true,
"access_controls": ["ROLE_COMPLIANCE_OFFICER_EU", "ROLE_AUDITOR_EU"]
}
}
}
End‑to‑end example path: EU AI Act → AIModel → Evidence
This illustrates one concrete graph walk your agents would execute for an EU high‑risk healthcare system.167165169166
- Regulation → Control
- Start at
Regulation.id = "reg-eu-ai-act". - Follow
articles[article_number="12"]and its obligationLOGGING. - Resolve to
Control.id = "ctrl-eu-ai-act-logging"via theregulation_refslink (Regulation/Article “requires” Control). This encodes the EU AI Act requirement that high‑risk AI systems provide automatic logging and record‑keeping.170168165166
- Start at
- Control → AIModel
- From
Control "ctrl-eu-ai-act-logging", traverse edges to all AI models in scope (e.g., “applies-to” AIModel). - One such node is
AIModel.id = "aimodel-rad-ct-diag-v3", which is markedrisk_category = "HIGH_RISK"and linked toreg-eu-ai-actinregulation_refs. - This expresses that this diagnostic model is a high‑risk AI system under the EU AI Act (Annex III healthcare use case).171169172167
- From
- AIModel → Asset(s)
- Control / AIModel → EvidenceItem
- From the control and model, query
EvidenceItemwherecontrol_idsincludes"ctrl-eu-ai-act-logging"andmodel_id = "aimodel-rad-ct-diag-v3"andtime_rangecovers the audit period. - Retrieve
EvidenceItem "evid-aimodel-rad-ct-diag-v3-logs-2025q4"representing the required logs for record‑keeping (Art. 12).168165166174
- From the control and model, query
- EvidenceItem → Risk & audit story
- Link
EvidenceItemback toRisk "risk-ai-eu-pe-misdiagnosis"and to the relevant Audit object (e.g., 2025 EU AI Act conformity assessment). - An evidence agent can now produce a narrative: this high‑risk AI diagnostic system is subject to EU AI Act logging obligations; it runs on the EU clinical imaging API; and automatic logs have been collected and retained for the required timeframe, supporting conformity with Article 12.175166170
- Link
You can drop these fragments directly into a graph DB (e.g., nodes with these JSON blobs as properties) or convert them into JSON Schema/OpenAPI for your platform contracts; the key is that every path from Regulation → Control → AIModel/Asset → Evidence is machine‑navigable and explainable for auditors and regulators.176177178
Show a JSON schema for Control including validations and relations
Provide Asset JSON schema with identifiers and lifecycle fields Define AIModel schema with versioning trainingData and lineage Draft Regulation schema for EU AI Act articles and annex links Create Risk schema mapping severity likelihood and mitigations to controlsKPIIDssuckstoo long but must be under70 chars — adjust
Below are compact JSON Schema drafts (Draft 7–ish) for each core type, tuned for implementation, not legal exactness.184185186187
Control schema (with relations)
{
"$id": "https://example.com/schemas/control.json",
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"title": "Control",
"type": "object",
"required": ["id", "name", "status", "category"],
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^ctrl-[a-z0-9-]+$"
},
"name": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 256
},
"description": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 4000
},
"category": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"ACCESS_CONTROL",
"AI_OPERATIONS",
"CHANGE_MANAGEMENT",
"LOGGING_MONITORING",
"DATA_PROTECTION",
"RISK_MANAGEMENT",
"OTHER"
]
},
"status": {
"type": "string",
"enum": ["IN_SCOPE", "OUT_OF_SCOPE", "DEPRECATED"]
},
"regulation_refs": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"required": ["regulation_id"],
"properties": {
"regulation_id": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^reg-[a-z0-9-]+$"
},
"article_id": { "type": "string" },
"clauses": {
"type": "array",
"items": { "type": "string", "maxLength": 32 }
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}
},
"overlaps_with": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^ctrl-[a-z0-9-]+$"
}
},
"implementation_refs": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"required": ["type", "id"],
"properties": {
"type": {
"type": "string",
"enum": ["POLICY", "PROCEDURE", "PLAYBOOK", "RUNBOOK"]
},
"id": { "type": "string" }
},
"additionalProperties": false
}
},
"kpi_ids": {
"description": "Linked KPI identifiers.",
"type": "array",
"items": { "type": "string", "maxLength": 64 }
},
"tags": {
"type": "array",
"items": { "type": "string", "maxLength": 64 }
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}
Asset schema (identifiers + lifecycle)
{
"$id": "https://example.com/schemas/asset.json",
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"title": "Asset",
"type": "object",
"required": ["id", "name", "type", "environment"],
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^asset-[a-z0-9-]+$"
},
"external_ref": {
"description": "Cloud or CMDB identifier.",
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 512
},
"name": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 256
},
"type": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"Application",
"Service",
"CloudResource",
"Database",
"Dataset",
"MedicalDevice",
"ClinicalSystem",
"Other"
]
},
"environment": {
"type": "string",
"enum": ["dev", "test", "staging", "prod"]
},
"business_owner_id": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 128
},
"technical_owner_id": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 128
},
"data_classification": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"enum": ["PUBLIC", "INTERNAL", "CONFIDENTIAL", "PII", "PHI", "PAYMENT"]
}
},
"regions": {
"type": "array",
"items": { "type": "string", "maxLength": 64 }
},
"lifecycle": {
"type": "object",
"required": ["status", "created_at"],
"properties": {
"status": {
"type": "string",
"enum": ["PLANNED", "ACTIVE", "DEPRECATED", "RETIRED"]
},
"created_at": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time"
},
"last_modified_at": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time"
},
"retired_at": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
},
"linked_model_ids": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^aimodel-[a-z0-9-]+$"
}
},
"tags": {
"type": "array",
"items": { "type": "string", "maxLength": 64 }
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}
AIModel schema (versioning, trainingData, lineage)
{
"$id": "https://example.com/schemas/ai_model.json",
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"title": "AIModel",
"type": "object",
"required": ["id", "name", "version", "risk_category", "intended_use"],
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^aimodel-[a-z0-9-]+$"
},
"name": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 256
},
"version": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+$"
},
"provider": {
"type": "string",
"enum": ["internal", "vendor", "opensource"]
},
"intended_use": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 2000
},
"domain": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"HEALTHCARE_DIAGNOSTIC",
"HEALTHCARE_OPERATIONAL",
"FINANCIAL_RISK",
"PAYMENTS",
"GENERIC",
"OTHER"
]
},
"risk_category": {
"type": "string",
"enum": ["MINIMAL", "LIMITED", "HIGH_RISK", "UNACCEPTABLE"]
},
"eu_ai_act": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"is_in_scope": { "type": "boolean" },
"high_risk_basis": { "type": "string", "maxLength": 512 },
"annex_reference": {
"type": "string",
"enum": ["ANNEX_I", "ANNEX_III", "OTHER", "NONE"]
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
},
"training_data": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"required": ["dataset_id", "role"],
"properties": {
"dataset_id": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^dataset-[a-z0-9-]+$"
},
"role": {
"type": "string",
"enum": ["TRAINING", "VALIDATION", "TEST"]
},
"contains_phi": { "type": "boolean" },
"jurisdictions": {
"type": "array",
"items": { "type": "string", "maxLength": 64 }
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}
},
"lineage": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"parent_model_ids": {
"type": "array",
"items": { "type": "string", "pattern": "^aimodel-[a-z0-9-]+$" }
},
"base_model_name": { "type": "string", "maxLength": 256 },
"fine_tuning_method": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 256
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
},
"deployment_asset_ids": {
"type": "array",
"items": { "type": "string", "pattern": "^asset-[a-z0-9-]+$" }
},
"lifecycle": {
"type": "object",
"required": ["status"],
"properties": {
"status": {
"type": "string",
"enum": ["EXPERIMENTAL", "VALIDATION", "IN_PRODUCTION", "RETIRED"]
},
"last_validated_at": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time" }
},
"additionalProperties": false
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}
Regulation schema (EU AI Act)
{
"$id": "https://example.com/schemas/regulation.json",
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"title": "Regulation",
"type": "object",
"required": ["id", "name", "jurisdiction", "version"],
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^reg-[a-z0-9-]+$"
},
"name": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 256
},
"jurisdiction": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 64
},
"type": {
"type": "string",
"enum": ["SECURITY", "PRIVACY", "AI", "HEALTHCARE", "FINANCIAL", "OTHER"]
},
"version": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 32
},
"url": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri"
},
"articles": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"required": ["id", "article_number"],
"properties": {
"id": { "type": "string" },
"article_number": { "type": "string", "maxLength": 16 },
"title": { "type": "string", "maxLength": 512 },
"summary": { "type": "string", "maxLength": 4000 },
"keywords": {
"type": "array",
"items": { "type": "string", "maxLength": 64 }
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}
},
"annexes": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"required": ["id", "name"],
"properties": {
"id": { "type": "string" },
"name": { "type": "string", "maxLength": 256 },
"url": { "type": "string", "format": "uri" }
},
"additionalProperties": false
}
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}
Risk schema (severity, likelihood, mitigations → controls)
{
"$id": "https://example.com/schemas/risk.json",
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"title": "Risk",
"type": "object",
"required": ["id", "title", "type", "likelihood", "severity"],
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^risk-[a-z0-9-]+$"
},
"title": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 256
},
"type": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"SECURITY",
"PRIVACY",
"AI_SAFETY",
"CLINICAL",
"FINANCIAL",
"OPERATIONAL",
"THIRD_PARTY"
]
},
"description": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 4000
},
"likelihood": {
"description": "1–5, where 5 is most likely.",
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 5
},
"severity": {
"description": "1–5 combined impact score.",
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 5
},
"score": {
"description": "Derived (e.g., likelihood * severity).",
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1
},
"linked_control_ids": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^ctrl-[a-z0-9-]+$"
}
},
"linked_asset_ids": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^asset-[a-z0-9-]+$"
}
},
"linked_model_ids": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^aimodel-[a-z0-9-]+$"
}
},
"mitigation_tasks": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"required": ["task_id"],
"properties": {
"task_id": { "type": "string", "maxLength": 128 },
"summary": { "type": "string", "maxLength": 512 },
"linked_control_id": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^ctrl-[a-z0-9-]+$"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}
},
"kpi_ids": {
"description": "KPI identifiers monitoring this risk.",
"type": "array",
"items": { "type": "string", "maxLength": 64 }
},
"status": {
"type": "string",
"enum": ["OPEN", "IN_TREATMENT", "ACCEPTED", "CLOSED"]
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}
If you want, next step can be a tiny example document set instantiating all five schemas for a single EU AI Act high‑risk healthcare model and wired together with IDs.