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Top AI Risks in Today’s Business Environment and Possible Mitigations with ISO/IEC 42001
Artificial Intelligence is revolutionizing business; but without the right governance, innovation can quickly become exposure.
In his latest feature for PECB Insights Magazine, Al Mahdi Mifdal, Coalfire’s Global ISO Assurance Practice Principal, examines why nearly 95% of corporate AI initiatives fail to deliver value and how organizations can turn risk into resilience through the adoption of ISO/IEC 42001.
Drawing on real-world cases, Al Mahdi outlines the leading causes of AI failure — from fragmented strategies and data leakage to “rogue AI” deployments — and offers concrete mitigation strategies, including:
- Implementing comprehensive AI governance policies
- Conducting annual AI risk assessments and inventories
- Deploying private, non-public LLMs to safeguard sensitive data
- Integrating ISO/IEC 42001 with ISO 27001 and NIST AI RMF for full lifecycle assurance
Discover how responsible leaders are aligning innovation with accountability to achieve secure, transparent, and compliant AI adoption.
Read the full article by Al Mahdi Mifdal in PECB Insights Issue 52 (July–September 2025) to learn how ISO/IEC 42001 can help you build trust, reduce liability, and operationalize responsible AI.