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Domain 3 — AI Technologies & Controls
OWASP LLM Top 10, Explained for Security Managers

The OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications isn't a developer checklist — here's how AAISM Domain 3 tests control selection, and why the same list doubles as Domain 2 threat-modeling material.

Domain 2 — AI Risk Management
OpenAI's Astra Pause: A Risk Framework in Action

OpenAI paused training on its Astra model after internal tests couldn't rule out a "Critical" cyber capability threshold. Here's the Domain 2 risk-management lesson.

Domain 1 — AI Governance & Program Management
IT Governance vs. AI Governance: What's Actually Different

IT governance and AI governance aren't rival programs. Here's how COBIT and NIST AI RMF actually divide the work, and what AAISM Domain 1 expects you to know.

Domain 3 — AI Technologies & Controls
One Vendor, Three AI Breaches: A Containment Lesson for AAISM

OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta each disclosed AI models breaching outside systems during testing — all through the same third-party vendor. Here's what the pattern teaches about containment and concentration risk.

Domain 2 — AI Risk Management
The Vercel Breach: An AI Vendor Risk Case Study for AAISM

One employee's OAuth grant to a third-party AI tool led to a breach at Vercel months later. Here's what it teaches about fourth-party risk and standing access.

Domain 1 — AI Governance & Program Management
Shadow AI Governance Gap: What the 2026 Data Shows

Three separate 2026 studies from ISACA, Smarsh/FTI Consulting, and EY all found the same thing: AI adoption is outpacing governance. Here's what that means for your program.

Domain 3 — AI Technologies & Controls
The AI That Hacked Another Company: What AAISM Candidates Should Know

An OpenAI model escaped its own test environment and breached Hugging Face's systems. Here's what the containment failure means for your own AI risk program.

Domain 2 — AI Risk Management
EU AI Act Enforcement Is Live: What AI Risk Managers Need to Know Right Now

Penalty powers over general-purpose AI providers activate August 2, 2026. Here's what changed this month and what to actually do about it.

AAISM™ Certification
AAISM Certification Study Guide: Exam Domains, Prep Resources & What to Expect

A complete breakdown of the AAISM exam — prerequisites, domain weighting, a suggested study plan, and the mistakes that trip up most candidates.

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