AI-assisted · human-approved · audit-ready

Compliance,fromfirstquestiontoboard report.

Ethnos Comply runs every compliance engagement end to end — AI-led data mapping, gap reports, policy suites, evidence and board-level risk reporting — on the standards Nigerian businesses answer to.

Ready for NDPAPCI DSSISO 27001CBN RBCFISO 22301NAICOM
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Mapped to the standards and regulations you answer to

NDPA 2023ISO/IEC 27001PCI DSSCBN Risk-Based Cybersecurity FrameworkISO 22301NAICOM IT GuidelinesISO/IEC 20000-1NDPA 2023ISO/IEC 27001PCI DSSCBN Risk-Based Cybersecurity FrameworkISO 22301NAICOM IT GuidelinesISO/IEC 20000-1
IMS: ISO 27001 · 22301 · 20000PenCom IT & Data SecuritySWIFT CSPNCC Cybersecurity GuidelinesGDPRSOC 2CBN RBCF for OFIsIMS: ISO 27001 · 22301 · 20000PenCom IT & Data SecuritySWIFT CSPNCC Cybersecurity GuidelinesGDPRSOC 2CBN RBCF for OFIs
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Standards & regulations
plus integrated management systems
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Regulator-issued requirements
NDPC audit questions and PCI DSS SAQs, built in
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PCI DSS SAQs
with an eligibility wizard and ROC routing
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Board risk areas
tracked quarter by quarter, sector-benchmarked
How it works

One engagement. Six moves. No spreadsheets.

From the first conversation with a client to the pack on their board’s table — every step in one place, every step on the record.

1Scope

Profile the client once. Scope it right.

Capture the organisation, its sector, regulators and systems in one risk profile. Pick the standard — or an integrated management system — and say whether this is a new or returning client.

Organisation profile
OB
Oakfield Bank Plc
Banking & Finance · Commercial banking · Lagos
Regulators
CBNNDPCSECNDIC
Scope
✓IMS (ISO 27001 | 22301)
✓NDPA
PCI DSS
CBN RBCF
New clientReturning client
2Data mapping

An AI interviewer that knows when it has enough.

Questions are mapped to clauses. Every answer is judged adequate, partial or inadequate, with follow-ups until there is enough to assess. Clients can answer through a secure portal instead.

Data mapping · 38 of 51 answered
A.5.1

Is there an approved information security policy?

Adequate
A.8.5

Is MFA enforced for remote access?

Partial

↳ Follow-up: which systems sit outside MFA?

A.8.13

Are backups tested for restoration?

Inadequate
Client answering in the portal now
3Gap report

A gap report the client signs off.

Clause by clause, grounded in the standard, the law behind it and the answers given — drafted by AI, reviewed by your consultants, accepted by the client.

Gap report · ISO/IEC 27001
A.5.15Access controlMet
A.5.24Incident management planningPartial
A.8.8Technical vulnerability managementGap
A.8.13Information backupGap
A.5.30ICT readiness for continuityPartial
✓ Accepted by the client12 Sep
4Documentation

Policies, then processes, then procedures.

Documents are generated in order and approved in order. Where standards overlap, they merge into one document with the clause mapping shown.

Document cascade
Policy
Information Security Policy
Approved
Process
Access Management Process
Approved
Procedure
User Access Review Procedure
In review
Merged: ISO 27001 + NDPAClause mapping included
5Evidence

Evidence that checks itself.

Requests are drawn from the gaps and collected through a link and access code. Each upload is hashed, timestamped and checked by AI against the standard and the approved policies.

Evidence · 11 of 46 accepted
Client link + access codeK7Q2-9WMD
Quarterly access review sign-off
Accepted · sha256 9f2c…a41e
✓
Backup restoration test record
Returned — test date missing
↺
Vulnerability scan, last 90 days
Awaiting upload
…
6Board report

A board report with trends, not just numbers.

Public information researched by AI and approved by a manager, alongside your own assessments — seven board areas, quarter by quarter, every fact sourced.

Board risk report · Q3
Significant exposures
5
▲ 2
NPL ratio
6.2%
Breach
Overdue findings
1
▼ 1
ActNPL ratio above its 5% limit for 2 consecutive quarters.
WatchCapital adequacy has fallen toward its minimum for 3 quarters.
ImprovingRegulatory findings overdue: 1, down from 2.
Sources: cbn.gov.ng · published results · approved by a manager
Platform

Built for the way audits really run

The details that make the difference between a compliance tool and a compliance practice.

✦Who can approve a change to production systems?
The CTO signs off, mostly by email.
Partial — approval exists but is not recorded consistently.
✦Is there a change log you could share as evidence?
AI interviewer

It keeps asking until there is enough to assess.

Every answer is judged against the clause and the law behind it. Thin answers get follow-ups, not a pass.

K7Q2–9WMD
Locks after 5 wrong attempts
Client portal

No accounts for clients.

A private link and an 8-character access code. Save and resume; every attempt logged.

✓Card data fully outsourced?No
✓Payment page served by you?Yes
✓Any card data stored?No
RecommendedSAQ A-EP
PCI DSS

The right SAQ, decided by rules.

An eligibility wizard recommends the SAQ; a Report on Compliance is routed to a QSA.

Client comment
“We moved to quarterly reviews in 2025.”
✓ Revision uploaded
Returning clients

Review last year’s documents together.

Clients comment and upload revisions; AI checks each document is still current against the standard.

Team activity

See who is doing what.

A contribution calendar and strengths profile for every consultant, from the audit trail.

09:12Approved the policy “Access Control”
09:20Published 46 evidence requests
10:03Client uploaded “Backup test record”
10:05Returned evidence with a reason
11:41Re-rated “Ransomware” 3×5 → 4×5
12:10Sent the board pack to 4 recipients
09:12Approved the policy “Access Control”
09:20Published 46 evidence requests
10:03Client uploaded “Backup test record”
10:05Returned evidence with a reason
11:41Re-rated “Ransomware” 3×5 → 4×5
12:10Sent the board pack to 4 recipients
SHA-256
every evidence file hashed
4 roles
administrator, CEO, manager, consultant
Human sign-off
AI drafts; people approve
Audit trail

Every action, recorded and never edited.

Approvals, publications, returned evidence, re-ratings and board packs — who, what and when, in an append-only log.

Board risk reporting

Give the board trends, not just numbers.

Significant exposures, limit breaches, non-performing loans, cyber incidents, control weaknesses, regulatory findings and emerging risks — quarter by quarter, benchmarked against the sector. Public facts are researched by AI, cited, and approved by a manager before they count.

  • ✓
    Every public fact has its source
    Regulator pages, published results and the press — linked in the pack.
  • ✓
    Direction and persistence
    “Above its limit for 3 consecutive quarters” — not just today’s figure.
  • ✓
    A pack on schedule
    A Word board pack, emailed to the board monthly or quarterly.
NPL ratio vs sector
6.2% ▲ breach
Organisation Sector
Limit 5%Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3
ActNPL ratio above its 5% limit for 3 consecutive quarters.
WatchCapital adequacy has fallen toward its minimum for 2 quarters.
ImprovingOverdue regulatory findings down from 3 to 1.
Sectors

Made for regulated Nigeria

The sector regulators’ frameworks sit beside the international standards, so one engagement covers what your supervisor expects.

Banks & payment providers

CBN RBCF · PCI DSS · NDPA

Fintechs & processors

PCI DSS SAQs · CBN · NDPA

Insurers

NAICOM guidelines · NDPA

Pension administrators

PenCom IT & data security

Telecoms

NCC cybersecurity guidelines

Every data controller

NDPA · NDPC audit · GDPR

FAQ

Good questions

Ethnos Cyber’s consultants use it to run client engagements, and clients take part through a secure portal — answering questions, reviewing documents and uploading evidence without needing an account.

NDPA (including the NDPC audit questions), PCI DSS with all ten SAQs, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO 22301 and ISO/IEC 20000-1 — individually or as an integrated management system — plus CBN’s Risk-Based Cybersecurity Framework, NAICOM, PenCom, NCC, SWIFT CSP, SOC 2 and GDPR.

No. AI drafts — questions, verdicts on answers, gap reports, documents and evidence checks — and people decide. Every assessment can be overridden with a reason, and nothing reaches a client or a board without a consultant or manager approving it.

SAQ-based assessments run fully in Ethnos Comply, with an eligibility wizard that recommends the right SAQ. Where a Report on Compliance is required, the platform flags it so it goes to a Qualified Security Assessor.

From public sources — regulators, published results, reputable press — researched by AI with every item cited, and approved by a manager before it is used. Control weaknesses come straight from your own assessments.

Role-based access for staff; private links and access codes that lock after repeated failures for clients; every evidence file hashed with SHA-256; and an append-only audit trail of every action.

See it on your own standard.

Thirty minutes, your regulator, your questions. We’ll show you the engagement from first answer to board pack.

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