Data Governance as a Service

Turn scattered data into trusted, compliant, business-ready insight.
Real CISOs. Real Experience. Real Results.

Why Data Governance Now?

As cloud, SaaS, and AI adoption accelerate, data sprawls across platforms, owners, and geographies. Without a practical data governance program, organizations face privacy violations, weak access controls, inaccurate reporting, ballooning storage costs, and stalled AI initiatives.

‍Data governance creates shared rules for how data is defined, classified, protected, accessed, retained, and used—so your teams can move faster with confidence.

Outcomes You Can Expect

A right-sized governance model that fits your organization and culture

Clear data ownership and stewardship with a working RACI

Trustworthy data: consistent definitions, quality standards, and lineage

Stronger privacy and security controls aligned to regulatory needs

Faster audits, cleaner evidence, and credible customer responses

Enablement for analytics and AI through well-classified, well-controlled data

What’s Included

Program Foundations

  • Data Governance Charter, operating model, and council/working group cadence
  • Roles and responsibilities (Data Owner, Steward, Custodian, Privacy, Security) with RACI
  • Business glossary and critical data element (CDE) inventory

Data Classification & Protection

  • Policy and standards for data classification, handling, and labeling
  • Identification of sensitive and regulated data (PII, PHI, PCI, IP)
  • Access governance guidance (least privilege, SoD, entitlement review cadence)
  • Integration with cyber security controls (DLP, CASB, MDM/EPM, SIEM)

Data Quality & Lifecycle

  • Data quality rules, thresholds, and remediation workflows
  • Lineage and impact analysis for key datasets and reports
  • Retention and defensible disposition schedules tied to business and regulatory needs
  • Golden sources and Master Data Management (MDM) guidance

Privacy & Regulatory Alignment

  • Records of Processing Activities (where applicable) and Privacy Impact Assessments
  • DSAR readiness and response workflow design
  • Mappings to NIST Privacy Framework, ISO/IEC 27701, HIPAA/HITECH, PCI, state privacy laws

Enablement for Analytics & AI

  • AI-ready data standards (provenance, consent, and usage constraints)
  • Guardrails for model training data and prompt/output controls
  • Alignment with your AI governance and risk framework so innovation stays secure and compliant

Tooling & Automation (agnostic)

  • Light-weight startup with native cloud/SaaS features—or optimization of existing platforms
  • Experience across Microsoft Purview, Collibra, OneTrust, BigID, Snowflake, Databricks, and major cloud providers
  • Ticketing/ITSM integration for issues, exceptions, and approvals

Service Tiers

Foundation – Establish the basics

Charter and RACI, classification policy, initial CDE inventory, quarterly reporting

Growth – Operationalize and measure

Everything in Foundation plus quality rules, lineage for key datasets, retention and access review cadences, monthly reporting

Enterprise – Scale and automate

Everything in Growth plus tool rollout/optimization, privacy program integrations, multi-framework mappings, on-demand advisory

(We right-size scope and cadence to your environment, data risk, and regulatory profile.)

What You Get with CISOnow

Executive-Ready Deliverables

  • Data Governance Charter and operating model
  • Business glossary and CDE inventory
  • Data classification & handling policy; access governance procedures
  • Data quality rulebook and remediation workflows
  • Lineage maps for critical pipelines and reports
  • Retention schedule and defensible disposition guidelines
  • Quarterly executive review with metrics and a 12–18 month roadmap

What We Measure

  • % of critical data elements with owners/stewards assigned
  • Data quality scores and remediation cycle time
  • PII/PHI/PCI exposure trends by system and dataset
  • Access review completion and exception closure rates
  • Retention coverage and storage cost reduction
  • DSAR readiness/response times and audit evidence completeness

Why Choose CISOnow

  • CISO-led, business-aligned. We connect governance to risk reduction and outcomes—not shelfware.
  • Security + privacy native. Data governance integrated with cyber security and privacy from day one.
  • Built for AI. Standards and controls designed to accelerate safe analytics and AI adoption.

Ready to turn data chaos into clarity?

Schedule a discovery call to see how Data Governance as a Service can reduce risk, cut costs, and enable analytics and AI with confidence.

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