AI Audit Services
AI tools and software are now widely adopted by many different businesses to support a variety of day-to-day tasks and workflows. However, responsible AI use is critical to ensure your business and people are getting the most out of the technology, the right governance is in place and you have access to a roadmap that maximises the investment of your approved AI tools.
This is where our AI risk management audit can help. In 14 days, we audit your business’s AI tools to identify gaps that could lead to security risks, support adoption of AI tools like Copilot and deliver solutions so you meet all compliance standards for your industry.
AI Usage In The Workplace
Your Employees Are Already Using AI – Do You Know How?
ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Copilot, Midjourney, Perplexity AI; these are the most common public AI tools more and more businesses are adopting and using every day. This shift is helping businesses complete many different repetitive and mundane tasks that take time away from more core services. While this has helped increase productivity, there are many risks with employees using public AI tools without oversight.
Shadow AI is one of these risks, which is the unauthorised use of AI tools and features by employees without visibility or approval. When these tools aren’t properly monitored or approved, it can lead to significant security risks and breaches in compliance.
Ben Smith, our Operations Director at Optimising IT has commented:
“Staff blocked from AI just run prompts on a personal Claude account, then open the public share link on their work laptop. Whatever they typed has already left the building – and traditional corporate security never saw a thing.”
Performing an AI governance audit is key to spotting these serious examples of irresponsible use and to ensure every employee knows what they can and can’t do with AI at work.
What Our 14-Day AI Audit Reveals
Every AI Tool Being Used
Our AI audit services identify every single AI tool being used across your organisation, whether you know about them or not. We’ll assess what’s been approved and the unapproved tools employees are using to discover any examples of shadow AI and non-compliance.
AI Governance Gaps
Following this, we assess where policies or controls are missing across your business. This allows us to highlight opportunities to improve AI governance and control. We assess your compliance with standards such as GDPR, ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials and both UK and EU specific AI regulations.
Microsoft Copilot Adoption
Whether your business is new to Microsoft Copilot or already have existing licences, our team identifies unused licences, underutilised features and missed opportunities. We’ll help you understand whether you’re getting the most value from your investment and provide practical recommendations to improve adoption across your organisation.
Security & Compliance Risks
We identify the security and compliance risks associated with AI Usage across your organisation, including potential data exposure, the use of public AI platforms and non-compliance with internal policies or industry regulations. Following your AI risk management audit, you’ll receive clear prioritised recommendations to reduce risk and strengthen your AI security.
Contact Us
Take Control of AI Across Your Business
Get a clear picture of AI usage across your business, identify hidden risks, and receive practical recommendations to help you move forward with confidence.
- AI usage visibility
- Governance gap analysis
- Copilot licence review
- Full report included
Ready To Gain Control?Why Businesses Need an AI Governance Audit
An AI governance audit isn’t just recommended for businesses that use AI, it’s now essential to perform. This is because of the various security and compliance risks irresponsible and incorrect usage can pose to your business.
An AI audit will identify where your business is falling behind when it comes to governance, and place key recommendations so company information is protected, security is optimised to proactively mitigate risks, employees become confident in proper usage around AI and your business sees a maximum ROI in approved tools.
Audit Suitability
Who Is This Audit For?
We work with SMEs and a range of growing businesses across the UK that are integrating AI tools. Our AI audit services are ideal for any business that:
- Is already using AI
- Is rolling out Microsoft Copilot
- Wants professional visibility into AI usage
- Needs stronger AI governance
- Is concerned about data security or compliance
- Wants to ensure they’re getting value from AI investment
Get ahead of the competition and transform your business into a more secure, productive and future-ready position, rather than risking breaches in compliance, shadow AI threats and reputational damage due to lack of governance. Get in touch with Optimising IT to book your AI governance audit.
How the 14-Day AI Audit Works
Our AI audit is designed to provide a clear picture of AI usage across your organisation with minimal disruption to day-to-day operations. In just four simple steps, you’ll receive the insights and recommendations needed to manage AI securely and effectively.
Step 1
Lightweight deployment with minimal disruption.
We deploy our AI audit solution quickly and with minimal disruption to your users or existing IT environment, allowing monitoring to begin without affecting business operations.
Step 2
Monitor AI usage across the business over 14 days.
Over the next 14 days, we monitor AI activity across your organisation to identify the tools being used, understand usage patterns and uncover any instances of shadow AI.
Step 3
Analyse findings.
Our specialists review the data collected throughout the audit, identifying governance gaps, security risks, compliance concerns and opportunities to improve AI adoption.
Step 4
Receive a detailed report with practical recommendations.
You’ll receive a comprehensive report summarising our findings, along with clear, practical recommendations to strengthen AI governance, improve security and help your organisation use AI with confidence.
FAQs
FAQs
What is an AI audit?
An AI audit assesses how artificial intelligence is being used across your organisation. It identifies approved and unapproved AI tools, highlights security and compliance risks, uncovers governance gaps and provides recommendations to help your business adopt AI safely and effectively.
