Cybersecurity & GRC Consulting
Compliance Without The Chaos
Build audit-ready programs for SOC 2, ISO 27001, and NIST AI RMF—without drowning in spreadsheets.
Risk Refine partners with growing companies to design practical security and governance programs. We leverage automation platforms like Drata and Vanta so your team collects evidence faster, closes gaps sooner, and stays ready for auditors year-round.
Ready To Get Audit-Ready?
Whether you're pursuing your first SOC 2 or maturing an existing ISO 27001 program, we'll meet you where you are—and build a path that fits your timeline and team.
Ready To Get Audit-Ready?
Whether you're pursuing your first SOC 2 or maturing an existing ISO 27001 program, we'll meet you where you are—and build a path that fits your timeline and team.
FrameworksWe Support
ISO 27001
SOC 2
NIST AI RMF
NIST CSF
CSA CCM
ISO 42001
ISO 27001
SOC 2
NIST AI RMF
NIST CSF
CSA CCM
ISO 42001
- ISO 27001
- SOC 2
- NIST AI RMF
- NIST CSF
- CSA CCM
- ISO 42001
Our Process
A clear, repeatable path from first conversation to audit-ready—and beyond.
Discover & Assess
We learn your business, tech stack, and risk profile—then run a structured gap analysis against SOC 2, ISO 27001, or NIST AI RMF. You get a prioritized roadmap, not a generic template.
We start with how you actually operate—products, customers, and the systems that matter. That context decides which risks are real versus theoretical.
Current controls are mapped against the frameworks you need, with gaps ranked by impact and effort. The assessment is structured so the next steps are obvious, not open-ended.
You leave discovery with a sequenced plan, owners, and a realistic timeline. No generic templates—just the work that moves you toward audit-ready.
Design & Automate
Policies, controls, and evidence requirements are mapped to your teams and tools. We configure Drata, Vanta, or your GRC platform to collect evidence continuously—fewer spreadsheets, less scramble.
Policies and procedures are written for the teams who will run them, not a binder on a shelf. Each control maps to a system, an owner, and an evidence source.
We configure Drata, Vanta, or your GRC stack so evidence collects as work happens. Integrations replace screenshots and last-minute spreadsheet hunts.
Requirements are tied to automated tests and artifacts your tools already produce. Your team spends less time proving compliance and more time running the business.
Validate & Sustain
Pre-audit readiness reviews and mock assessments so you go in confident—not surprised. Ongoing advisory keeps policies current and adapts as frameworks evolve, including AI governance.
We run pre-audit walkthroughs and mock assessments before fieldwork starts. Findings get closed while you still have time, not during the engagement.
You go in with a clear evidence pack and a practitioner who has sat on both sides of the table. Surprises stay out of the room.
After the report, we keep policies current as frameworks and your product evolve. That includes AI governance as models and vendors enter the stack.
Ready For Audit-Ready?
Three steps—from discovery to sustained compliance. We tailor every engagement to your frameworks, tools, and timeline.
Why We Exist
Compliance shouldn't feel like a tax on growth.
Most growing companies know they need stronger security and governance—but they're stretched thin. Founders and lean teams are asked to "get SOC 2" or "figure out AI governance" without a clear roadmap, the right tools, or someone who has done it before.
Risk Refine exists to close that gap. We bring hands-on cybersecurity and GRC expertise to organizations that need audit-ready programs without hiring a full-time compliance team. We believe good governance is built into how you work—not bolted on before an audit.
By combining practitioner experience with automation through platforms like Drata and Vanta, we help you build programs that are rigorous enough for auditors and practical enough for your team to live with every day.
"Our job is to make compliance a capability—not a crisis."
Why Risk Refine
What sets us apart from generic consultants and checkbox auditors.
Built For Growing Teams
Practitioner expertise, automation-first delivery, and deep framework fluency—so you get audit-ready programs without the overhead of a full-time compliance hire.
Practitioner-first
We've implemented controls, written policies, and sat across from auditors—not just advised from a slide deck. You get recommendations that work in the real world.
We've implemented controls, written policies, and operated programs—not just facilitated workshops. Advice is grounded in what actually survives an audit.
We know how evidence is sampled, how findings are written, and where teams usually stumble. That experience shortens the path from almost ready to a signed opinion.
Recommendations respect your headcount, tools, and product roadmap. We don't prescribe a Fortune-500 program for a growth-stage team.
Automation-native
We design programs around Drata, Vanta, and modern GRC tooling from day one. Less manual evidence collection. Fewer spreadsheets. Faster time to audit-ready.
Programs are designed around Drata, Vanta, and modern GRC from day one. Manual evidence collection is the exception, not the operating model.
Integrations pull artifacts from cloud, identity, and ticketing systems as work happens. Audit season becomes a review, not a reconstruction.
Fewer spreadsheets, fewer screenshot hunts, and a faster path to audit-ready. Automation is how we deliver—not a slide in the proposal.
Framework fluency
SOC 2, ISO 27001, and NIST AI RMF are in our core toolkit. We translate framework language into clear actions your team can execute.
We translate SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria into controls your engineers can actually run. The language stays operational, not auditor-only.
ISMS design, risk treatment, and Annex A mapping are built to fit how you already work. ISO 27001 certification is a milestone, not a second full-time job.
AI use cases, vendors, and model risk map into a governance program you can explain. The same discipline that works for SOC 2 extends to NIST AI RMF without a parallel bureaucracy.
Why We Exist
Compliance shouldn't feel like a tax on growth.
Most growing companies know they need stronger security and governance—but they're stretched thin. Founders and lean teams are asked to "get SOC 2" or "figure out AI governance" without a clear roadmap, the right tools, or someone who has done it before.
Risk Refine exists to close that gap. We bring hands-on cybersecurity and GRC expertise to organizations that need audit-ready programs without hiring a full-time compliance team. We believe good governance is built into how you work—not bolted on before an audit.
By combining practitioner experience with automation through platforms like Drata and Vanta, we help you build programs that are rigorous enough for auditors and practical enough for your team to live with every day.
"Our job is to make compliance a capability—not a crisis."
Why Risk Refine
What sets us apart from generic consultants and checkbox auditors.
Practitioner-first
We've implemented controls, written policies, and sat across from auditors—not just advised from a slide deck. You get recommendations that work in the real world.
We've implemented controls, written policies, and operated programs—not just facilitated workshops. Advice is grounded in what actually survives an audit.
We know how evidence is sampled, how findings are written, and where teams usually stumble. That experience shortens the path from almost ready to a signed opinion.
Recommendations respect your headcount, tools, and product roadmap. We don't prescribe a Fortune-500 program for a growth-stage team.
Automation-native
We design programs around Drata, Vanta, and modern GRC tooling from day one. Less manual evidence collection. Fewer spreadsheets. Faster time to audit-ready.
Programs are designed around Drata, Vanta, and modern GRC from day one. Manual evidence collection is the exception, not the operating model.
Integrations pull artifacts from cloud, identity, and ticketing systems as work happens. Audit season becomes a review, not a reconstruction.
Fewer spreadsheets, fewer screenshot hunts, and a faster path to audit-ready. Automation is how we deliver—not a slide in the proposal.
Framework fluency
SOC 2, ISO 27001, and NIST AI RMF are in our core toolkit. We translate framework language into clear actions your team can execute.
We translate SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria into controls your engineers can actually run. The language stays operational, not auditor-only.
ISMS design, risk treatment, and Annex A mapping are built to fit how you already work. ISO 27001 certification is a milestone, not a second full-time job.
AI use cases, vendors, and model risk map into a governance program you can explain. The same discipline that works for SOC 2 extends to NIST AI RMF without a parallel bureaucracy.
Built For Growing Teams
Practitioner expertise, automation-first delivery, and deep framework fluency—without the overhead of a full-time compliance hire.
Book a Free Scoping Call
Ready to move forward on compliance or risk management? Schedule a call for a free scoping exercise and quote—we'll map your needs and outline a clear path forward.