EC-Council Launches ADG AI Framework and Self-Assessment Tool to Help Organizations Secure and Govern AI at Scale

EC-Council has launched the Adopt. Defend. Govern. (ADG) AI Framework and a free AI Readiness Self-Assessment Tool to help enterprises securely adopt and govern AI systems. Developed with input from major organizations including Citi, JPMorgan Chase, Microsoft, KPMG, Deloitte, and Salesforce, the framework provides a unified operating model with three pillars, 12 minimum controls, and nine governance surfaces aligned with EU AI Act, ISO/IEC 42001, and NIST AI RMF standards. The initiative addresses a critical gap where only 1% of leaders believe their AI governance is mature while 78% of executives lack confidence in passing an AI governance audit.