NIST AI
Risk Management Framework

A structured approach for managing AI risks across the lifecycle, from design through deployment. Align with the EU AI Act and ISO 42001 simultaneously using the four core functions.

Govern + Map + Measure + Manage Trustworthiness Evaluation EU AI Act Alignment ISO 42001 Integration
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Implement the NIST AI RMF

The NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0) helps organisations identify, assess, and manage AI-specific risks, including bias, explainability failures, adversarial attacks, and unintended consequences. Scyverge maps your AI systems to the four core functions and builds a governance and operational risk programme aligned with both the EU AI Act and ISO 42001.

AI System Inventory and Risk Context

Catalogue all AI systems per GOVERN 1.1. Document deployment contexts, intended uses, and affected stakeholders to establish risk context for each system.

Risk Categorisation and Stakeholder Mapping

Categorise AI systems by risk type and context per MAP 1.1 through MAP 1.6. Map foreseeable harms and stakeholder impacts to organisational risk tolerance.

Trustworthiness Characteristic Evaluation

Evaluate AI systems against the seven trustworthiness characteristics per MAP 2.1 through MAP 2.3. Assess accuracy, fairness, robustness, privacy, security, explainability, and safety.

AI RMF Gap Assessment

Assess current practices against all AI RMF subcategories across the four core functions. Prioritise gaps in GOVERN, MAP, MEASURE, and MANAGE with a remediation plan.

Bias and Fairness Assessment

Conduct technical bias evaluations per MEASURE 2.6 and MEASURE 2.7. Measure disparate impact and fairness metrics across protected groups in AI decision-making systems.

Adversarial Robustness Testing

Test AI systems for adversarial vulnerabilities per MEASURE 2.8. Identify evasion attacks, data poisoning, and model extraction risks that compromise trustworthiness.

Governance Framework Design

Establish GOVERN 1 policies and accountability structures for AI risk governance. Define roles, risk tolerances, and oversight mechanisms across the AI lifecycle.

Risk Policies and Accountability Structures

Define AI risk policies, oversight roles, and risk tolerance statements per GOVERN 1.2 through GOVERN 1.7. Build accountability structures across organisational levels.

Controls and Risk Treatment Plans

Prioritise risks from MAP and MEASURE functions per MANAGE 1.1. Implement controls, document risk treatment decisions, and establish escalation paths per MANAGE 2.

EU AI Act Alignment

Map AI RMF outcomes to EU AI Act Article 9 conformity requirements. Align risk classification, technical documentation, and CE marking support for high-risk systems.

ISO 42001 Integration

Use AI RMF as the risk management foundation for ISO 42001 Clause 6. Align GOVERN, MAP, MEASURE, and MANAGE outputs with the AIMS continuous improvement cycle.

AI Risk Register and Documentation

Build an AI risk register per GOVERN 1.3. Document identified risks, severity ratings, treatment plans per MANAGE 1, and residual risk acceptance for all in-scope systems.

Continuous Risk Monitoring

Implement MANAGE 2.1 monitoring dashboards and incident response processes. Maintain ongoing review cycles across deployed AI systems per GOVERN 6.

AI Incident Response

Establish AI-specific incident procedures per MANAGE 2.2. Handle model failures, bias incidents, adversarial attacks, and unintended outputs in production systems.

Model Drift and Performance Monitoring

Track performance degradation, data drift, and concept drift per MEASURE 2.9. Deploy automated alerting and retraining triggers for production AI systems.

Periodic Risk Re-Assessment

Conduct scheduled re-assessments per GOVERN 6.2. Update AI risk profiles as systems evolve, new use cases emerge, or regulatory requirements change.

Staff AI Risk Training

Deliver role-based training per GOVERN 2.1 through GOVERN 2.4. Cover data science, product, engineering, and governance teams with annual refreshers and scenario exercises.

Regulatory and Standards Evolution Tracking

Monitor evolving AI regulations and NIST AI RMF companion resources per GOVERN 6.1. Track standards updates to keep your governance programme current and aligned.

Is the AI RMF Right for Your Organisation?

AI Developers and Model Builders

Teams building foundation models, ML pipelines, or AI-powered products need a structured approach to managing model risk, bias, and adversarial robustness throughout the development lifecycle.

Enterprises Deploying Third-Party AI

Organisations integrating generative AI, LLMs, or decision-making AI into business processes must govern their deployment context, monitor for drift, and manage vendor AI risk.

Teams Preparing for the EU AI Act

The AI RMF is directly referenced in EU AI Act conformity pathways. Organisations targeting EU market access can use AI RMF alignment as a foundation for EU AI Act high-risk classification compliance.

How We Build Your AI RMF Programme

A structured six-phase process from AI system inventory and context mapping through to continuous improvement and standards alignment.

Phase 01
AI System Inventory and Context Mapping

Catalogue all AI systems in scope, classify by risk profile, and map against the AI RMF trustworthiness characteristics and stakeholder impacts.

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Governance Framework Design

Define AI risk policies, oversight roles, accountability structures, and risk tolerance statements aligned to the GOVERN core function.

Phase 03
Risk Measurement and Assessment

Conduct technical and process evaluations for bias, robustness, explainability, security, and privacy across priority AI systems using the MEASURE function.

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Controls Implementation and Risk Treatment

Prioritise and implement risk treatment plans, operational controls, and escalation paths for residual risks using the MANAGE function.

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Monitoring and Incident Response

Deploy monitoring dashboards, AI incident response procedures, and drift detection with automated alerting for deployed AI systems.

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Continuous Improvement and Standards Alignment

Periodic re-assessment of AI risk profiles, tracking regulatory evolution, and aligning with EU AI Act and ISO 42001 as requirements evolve.

Questions We Get Asked Often

NIST AI Risk Management Framework is a voluntary framework for managing risks from AI systems, providing structured guidance for AI governance, mapping, measuring, and managing AI risks throughout the AI lifecycle.

Organisations developing, deploying, or procuring AI systems should use NIST AI RMF to establish trustworthy AI practices. It is particularly relevant for organisations subject to the EU AI Act or seeking ISO 42001 certification.

NIST AI RMF provides the risk management methodology that supports EU AI Act compliance requirements for risk classification, conformity assessment, and technical documentation for high-risk AI systems.

The framework is voluntary, but it is referenced in US executive orders, OMB guidance, and EU AI Act standards harmonisation. Federal agencies are directed to use it, and private sector adoption is accelerating due to procurement requirements.

An initial AI system inventory and risk profile takes 4 to 8 weeks. Building governance structures and controls across all four functions typically takes 4 to 8 months. Maturity increases with ongoing use.

Implement the NIST AI Risk Management Framework

Get a structured AI risk assessment and governance programme aligned with NIST AI RMF, EU AI Act, and ISO 42001.