How long does a traditional ATO take?

Typically 12-36 months for a moderately complex system, depending on organizational maturity, system scope, and assessor availability. The cost includes both direct labor and the opportunity cost of delayed system deployment.

No. In every autonomy mode, the Authorizing Official's decision is human. Advisedly automates the preparation, evidence, monitoring, and documentation work — never the risk acceptance decision itself. Unknown or ambiguous situations fail closed and wait for human review.

Does Advisedly replace eMASS?

No. Advisedly augments eMASS, crosswalking systems, controls, and POA&Ms. eMASS stays the system of record. Advisedly replaces the manual workflow infrastructure (ServiceNow, SharePoint, spreadsheets) that organizations build around eMASS.

What are the autonomy modes?

Copilot (proposes all actions, waits for approval), Tiered (auto-runs low-stakes actions, parks high-stakes for human review), and Autopilot (executes within policy bounds, fails closed on unknowns). The authorization step always requires a human regardless of mode.

How does drift detection work?

Advisedly maintains baselines of your assessed control implementations. ~350K+ plugins continuously monitor your environment. When reality diverges from the baseline — configurations change, evidence gaps appear, controls degrade — the drift is detected, quantified, and documented automatically.

From a Multi-Year ATO to Continuous Authorization

Updated July 4, 2026

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