Strategic Compliance for High-Growth Teams
We help SaaS, Digital Health, and Fintech companies earn trust, pass security reviews, and scale with confidence through practical, provable governance programs.
Practical. Proportionate. Provable.
We reject security theater. We build controls that actually work for your business stage and your buyers' and investors’ expectations.
The Three Core Principles:
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Practical
We design controls tailored to your actual tech stack and workflows, not generic templates that are impossible to adhere to or break your engineering velocity.
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Proportionate
We align governance to your real risk posture. We don't over-engineer a Series A startup with Fortune 500 bureaucracy.
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Provable
We build evidence systems designed for one purpose: To satisfy the SOC 2 auditors, ISO reviewers, and procurement teams standing between you and the deal.
A Proven Framework for Operational Readiness:
A structured, repeatable operating system for teams that need compliance to keep up with growth.
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Rapid Intake & Trust Planning
We evaluate your technical systems, data flows, and risks against the specific expectations of your buyers.
Deliverable: Trust Plan Summary
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Build The Always-Ready Foundation
We align your program to SOC 2, ISO, HIPAA, and AI frameworks, building the policies and access logs required for certification.
Deliverable: Audit-ready evidence & controls
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Operational Execution
We maintain the documentation that procurement, legal, and risk reviewers need to see, so you are never scrambling.
Deliverable: Vendor risk management & quarterly strategy reviews
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No-Surprises Reviews
We prepare you for the toughest risk and privacy reviews, giving you the answers before the questions are asked.
Deliverable: Review-ready documentation
Data Privacy & AI Governance, Built Into Your Compliance Program:
We treat AI and Privacy as first-class citizens of your compliance story, not afterthoughts.
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Transparent AI
We build the governance artifacts that prove your models are safe, traceable, and human-overseen.
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Purpose-Driven Data
We implement Privacy Principles by Design that satisfy auditors without stifling innovation.
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Traceable Workflows
We create the audit trails that allow you to answer "How do you use my data?" quickly and accurately.
Why It Matters: Modern buyers don't just ask about firewalls; they ask about algorithms. We give you the answers.
Trusted by Teams Scaling Fast
Executive Leadership, On Demand:
Aetos brings together strategic, technical, and operational perspectives so your compliance program reflects how your business actually runs.
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Shayne Adler
Co-Founder & CEO
The operational powerhouse behind Aetos, Shayne translates complex regulatory requirements into clear, actionable business strategies. With an MBA from Michigan and a JD from UC Law, she specializes in designing bespoke compliance frameworks that integrate seamlessly into growing companies, ensuring efficiency without compromising on rigor.
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Michael Adler
Co-Founder & CPO
Michael brings a unique blend of high-stakes legal experience and deep intelligence insight to the compliance arena. A former Civilian Intelligence Officer at the Defense Intelligence Agency and Big Law attorney (Kirkland & Ellis), he guides clients through the nuances of AI governance and data privacy, ensuring strategies are resilient, logically sound, and forward-thinking.
