Vanguard is the tier most security leaders pick when one entity isn’t the whole picture. Aegis AI™ runs a weekly control validation cycle across up to three legal entities — subsidiaries, regional sub-orgs, or a parent plus two consolidated affiliates — with a named customer success manager, a dedicated Slack Connect channel, and a monthly board narrative your CEO can hand to the audit committee.
What Vanguard adds on top of Guardian
- Weekly cycle. Seven days between validations — the right cadence when your control surface is changing quickly (releases, M&A integration, regulator pressure) and a 14-day drift window is too long.
- Up to 3 legal entities. Multi-entity scoping for parents with subsidiaries, regional sub-orgs, or holding-company structures. Each entity gets its own control matrix, evidence binder, risk register, and POA&M — with a consolidated executive view rolled up to the parent.
- Named customer success manager. A single human contact at ElasticD3M, by name. Weekly office-hours slot. Quarterly program review.
- Slack Connect channel. Real-time questions during business hours, written replies same business day, full thread retained for audit reference. Plus email + chat from prior tiers.
- Monthly board narrative. One-page executive write-up every 30 days, consolidated across all in-scope entities. Drop-in for board pack or audit-committee deck.
- Enhanced audit defense. When your CPA / certification body / QSA asks for specific evidence during fieldwork, your CSM coordinates the response in the Slack Connect channel and pulls the relevant exhibit from your binder in writing.
- Everything in Guardian and Sentinel. Full six-framework coverage.
The weekly rhythm
- Minute 0. Stripe processes your subscription. Welcome email + intake link.
- Minutes 5–15. Intake for each in-scope entity. Connectors per entity, read-only, revocable in 30 seconds.
- Hours 1–24. First scan per entity. First deliverable bundle per entity plus the consolidated parent view.
- Day 7. Second cycle. Drift since last week is flagged; new evidence captured.
- Day 30. First monthly board narrative.
- Day 90. First quarterly program review with your CSM.
Who Vanguard fits
Security leaders at companies with a subsidiary structure, multiple regional sub-orgs, or active M&A integration. The weekly cadence matches the pace of real change inside a multi-entity environment. The Slack Connect channel gives your team a written, retained record of every back-and-forth — useful when auditors ask why a specific control decision was made on a specific date.
Not on Vanguard
- More than 3 entities. Move to Fortress (up to 10) or Sovereign (unlimited).
- Continuous (daily) validation. Vanguard is weekly; Fortress and Sovereign are continuous.
- Concierge SLA with 15-minute P0 response. That starts at Fortress.
- M&A-grade control mapping for due-diligence buyers. That starts at Sovereign.
Start your subscription
$17,000/month, billed monthly. Annual prepay: $170,000/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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