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AICM Implementation & Auditing Guidelines (Frameworks)
Release Date: 10/22/2025
The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) AI Controls Matrix (AICM) Implementation and Auditing Guidelines Bundle provides comprehensive direction for both implementing and assessing the 243 controls of the AI Controls Matrix.
What’s Included in this Download:
- Implementation Guidelines: Defines practical, role-based recommendations for applying AICM controls to AI systems operating in cloud environments. Each control includes detailed implementation guidance tailored to the primary actors in the AI ecosystem: Model Providers (MPs), Application Providers (APs), Orchestrated Services Providers (OSPs), AI Customers (AICs), and Cloud Service Providers (CSPs).
- Auditing Guidelines: Provides structured auditing steps for internal or external auditors assessing organizations implementing the AICM. Emphasizes role-specific accountability across the AI supply chain, ensuring consistent evaluation, clear expectations, and traceability across implementation and assurance activities.
These frameworks form a reference for practitioners, implementers, and auditors seeking to operationalize, evaluate, and strengthen governance, risk management, and compliance programs for AI systems in cloud environments.
Download the full AI Controls Matrix (AICM) here.
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Michael Roza
Risk, Audit, Control and Compliance Professional at EVC
Michael Roza
Risk, Audit, Control and Compliance Professional at EVC
Michael Roza is a seasoned risk, audit, control and compliance, and cybersecurity professional with over 20 years of experience across multinational enterprises and startups. As a Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) Research member for over 10 years, he has led and contributed to more than 140 CSA projects spanning Zero Trust, AI, IoT, Top Threats, DecSecOps, Cloud Key Management, Cloud Control Matrix, and many others.
He has co-chaired...
Ankit Sharma
Security Officer, Compute BU, Cisco Systems India Pvt Ltd
Ankit Sharma
Security Officer, Compute BU, Cisco Systems India Pvt Ltd
Advait Patel
Senior Site Reliability Engineer, Broadcom
Advait Patel
Senior Site Reliability Engineer, Broadcom
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