AI readiness and security training for Ohio businesses
Your employees are already using AI. The question is whether you know about it — and whether your data is safe.
The Hidden Risk
The AI security problem Ohio businesses are ignoring
Employees at Ohio businesses — from Toledo manufacturers to Findlay office parks to Bowling Green school districts — are using AI tools every day without any guidance, policy, or oversight. It is happening in accounting departments, HR offices, marketing teams, and executive suites. Most of the time, nobody in leadership knows about it. There is no malicious intent. People are simply trying to work faster, and AI tools make that easy. The problem is what they are putting into those tools.
ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini, Claude, and dozens of other AI platforms are being used to draft emails containing client data, analyze financial spreadsheets with sensitive revenue figures, summarize HR documents with employee personal information, and generate proposals loaded with proprietary business details. In many cases, employees are copying and pasting entire documents into these tools without a second thought about where that data goes or who can access it.
The data going into these tools does not disappear. Depending on the specific tool and its configuration, that data can be used to train future AI models, stored indefinitely on third-party servers, or accessed by the tool provider and its subprocessors. Most employees do not think about this. Most organizations do not have a policy that addresses it. And most IT departments have no visibility into which AI tools are being used across the organization.
This is not hypothetical. In 2023, Samsung engineers leaked proprietary source code by pasting it into ChatGPT — an incident that made international headlines and led Samsung to ban the tool entirely. That same dynamic is playing out at Ohio businesses right now, on a smaller scale, with less visibility. And while Ohio HB96 does not explicitly address AI, the cybersecurity programs it requires should include clear guidance on acceptable technology use — including AI tools. Organizations that ignore AI governance are leaving a significant gap in their security posture.
Our Approach
Two ways Ridgepoint helps Ohio businesses adopt AI safely
AI Readiness & Security Advisory
A structured engagement that evaluates how your organization is currently using AI, identifies the risks in those workflows, and delivers a clear, actionable AI usage policy your leadership team can adopt. The Essentials tier covers policy development and tool risk assessment. The Full Program adds live workshops, employee training sessions, and ongoing governance support to make sure the policy actually sticks.
Essentials: $2,000–$3,500 | Full Program: $3,500–$6,000
Learn moreSecurity Awareness Training (with AI Module)
Every Ridgepoint Security Awareness Training program now includes a dedicated AI Security Awareness module. Employees learn to recognize the data exposure risks of AI tools, understand what information should never be entered into public AI platforms, and develop safe habits for using AI in their daily work. The program also includes monthly phishing simulations — now featuring AI-generated phishing scenarios that reflect the real-world threats employees face today.
$500–$1,800/mo
Learn moreDeliverables
What your organization gets
- AI Usage Policy — written, board-adoptable
- AI Tool Risk Assessment — what’s already in use, risk ratings for each
- Approved AI tools recommendations with trade-offs
- Live AI Security Awareness Workshop (Full Program)
- Ongoing monthly training with AI-specific modules (SAT program)
- Monthly phishing simulations including AI-generated phishing scenarios
- Quarterly executive reporting
- Annual AI Posture Review to stay current as tools evolve
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Service Area
Serving Ohio businesses statewide
While Ridgepoint is based in Northwest Ohio and primarily serves Toledo, Maumee, Perrysburg, Findlay, Bowling Green, Defiance, and surrounding communities, AI readiness and security training engagements are available statewide. Policy development, tool assessments, and virtual workshops can be delivered remotely to any Ohio business. Whether you are a manufacturer in Toledo, a school district in Northwest Ohio, or a professional services firm in Columbus, we can help your organization adopt AI safely and build the governance framework to keep it that way.
Start with a conversation.
No sales pitch — just an honest assessment of where your organization stands on AI security.
Schedule an AI Readiness Consultation