Trust Surface Framework (TSF)

Understanding and governing the digital signals organisations emit. TSF is a governance model to identify the digital systems where trust is experienced, measure the signals they broadcast, and improve trust posture over time.

For boards: start with Board Questions. For practitioners: start with Framework Map.

Most organisations invest heavily in cybersecurity — yet still emit weak trust signals at the digital edge: domains, email, services, platforms, and vendors.

Organisations spend millions on cybersecurity but still emit weak trust signals.

Trust Surface: where trust is experienced

Trust Signals: observable indicators of trust posture

Lifecycle: Discover → Assess → Harden → Govern → Signal

Read the framework Board questions Framework map Maturity model Contribute feedback GitHub (source)

Start here

Pick the path that matches your role. TSF is designed to be board-usable and practitioner-friendly.

Board → Ask better questions (2–5 min) Exec → Model + how it fits (5–10 min) Practitioner → Trust signals catalogue (10+ min)

Docs

A quick index of the current published pages.

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Tip: share links like /docs?doc=BOARD-QUESTIONS.md

The Trust Surface Model

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Minimal, board-readable model: Organisation → Trust Surface domains → Trust Signals → Stakeholder Trust.