Fortress is for security leaders running a multi-entity environment where the security function reports up to a CFO or audit committee, where M&A activity has expanded the control plane fast, and where the cost of a stalled audit measures in seven figures. Aegis AI™ runs continuously — daily validation cycles — across up to ten legal entities, with a concierge SLA that puts a human in the loop in under fifteen minutes on P0 incidents.
What Fortress adds on top of Vanguard
- Continuous (daily) cycle. Validation runs every business day across every in-scope entity. Drift surfaces inside a 24-hour window, not a 7-day window.
- Up to 10 legal entities. Multi-entity scope sufficient for most mid-market holding-company structures, regulated multi-state operators, and post-acquisition integration scopes. Each entity gets its own control matrix, evidence binder, risk register, and POA&M with consolidated parent-level rollup.
- Concierge SLA. 15-minute response on P0 incidents, 1-hour on P1, 4-hour on P2 — in writing. Named escalation contact at ElasticD3M with a defined backup. Available extended hours including weekends for declared P0.
- Audit-defense exhibit assembly. When your CPA / certification body / QSA submits a finding or asks for evidence on a specific control during fieldwork, the exhibit is assembled by your named escalation contact in a defined exhibit format your auditor recognizes. Each exhibit cross-references control ID, evidence artifact, source system, and validation timestamp.
- Quarterly board plus audit-committee narrative. Two write-ups per quarter: a one-page board narrative and a longer audit-committee briefing with framework-by-framework posture, risk-register movement, and the prior quarter’s audit-defense activity.
- Everything in Vanguard, Guardian, and Sentinel. Full six-framework coverage; named CSM; Slack Connect.
The continuous rhythm
- Minute 0. Stripe processes your subscription. Welcome email + intake link.
- Day 0–3. Onboarding cadence: kickoff with named escalation contact; intake per entity; connector deployment; initial control matrix per entity; consolidated parent view.
- Day 4 onward. Daily validation cycle runs every business day. Drift is surfaced overnight; deliverables refresh on the cycle.
- Any time. P0 escalations route to the named contact within the SLA. Auditor-driven exhibit requests are assembled and delivered in writing.
- Day 90. First quarterly board narrative and audit-committee briefing land in your inbox.
Who Fortress fits
Security leaders at multi-entity mid-market operators — PE-backed roll-ups, regional banks, multi-state healthcare groups, fintech holdcos — where the cost of an audit finding, a regulator inquiry, or a delayed contract renewal is measured in seven-plus figures. You need software that proves the control environment is current today, not 30 days ago, and a human escalation path your CFO and audit committee will recognize as defensible when something goes sideways.
Not on Fortress
- More than 10 legal entities. Sovereign covers unlimited.
- M&A-grade control mapping for due-diligence buyers, dedicated incident-response runbook, two named contacts, or ad-hoc board sessions. Those start at Sovereign.
- Bespoke regulated overlays beyond the standard six frameworks — FedRAMP, IL5+, FINRA, HITRUST inheritance — require Sovereign or a custom MSA.
Start your subscription
$33,500/month, billed monthly. Annual prepay: $335,000/yr (one month free). Cancel anytime in your Stripe billing portal. If you ran the $1,995 Multi-Framework Readiness Snapshot in the last 30 days, it credits 100% to month one.
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