Governance, Security & Guardrails

The best AI systems are the ones you can trust to stay in bounds. We help you put the governance, security and guardrails in place that let you move fast with AI, without opening the door to the risks it can create.

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What good AI governance looks like

Build AI you can stand behind

Deploying AI well isn’t just about what it can do. It’s about making sure it does the right things, in the right way, with the right controls in place. We help businesses put the governance foundations in so AI works safely, and keeps working safely as it grows.

Security

AI systems interact with sensitive data, internal processes and external APIs. We help you design and deploy AI that keeps your data protected, with proper access controls, secure integrations and no data leaking to places it shouldn’t go.

Responsibility

When AI makes a decision or takes an action, someone needs to own it. We help you define clear accountability frameworks so your teams understand what AI is doing, where humans stay in the loop and who’s responsible when things need a review.

Traceability

Black-box AI creates real problems when something goes wrong. We build systems with observability built in, logs, audit trails and monitoring so you can trace any output back to its source and understand exactly how a decision was reached.

Guardrails

The best AI systems are the ones you can trust to stay within bounds. We help you define and implement technical and process guardrails that prevent AI from acting outside its intended scope, so you get the speed and efficiency without the risk.

How we work

Governance that matches your ambition

We shape governance around what you’re actually doing with AI today and where you’re headed. Not a 200-page policy document, but the practical frameworks, controls and rituals that make AI safe to scale.

Assess current posture

We map where AI is being used across your organisation, what data it touches and where the real risk sits. A clear picture of where you are before we design where you’re going.

Define policies and frameworks

Acceptable-use policies, accountability structures, review processes and approval workflows. The human side of governance, shaped to fit how your teams actually work.

Design technical controls

Access control, audit logging, prompt and output guardrails, data boundaries and escalation paths. The technical layer that makes the policies enforceable.

Review and evolve

Governance isn’t a one-and-done deliverable. We help you set up the cadence, metrics and reviews that keep your controls in step with your AI ambition and the threats that come with it.

Standards we build to

Certified by design

We’re ISO 9001, 27001 and 42001 certified, and Cyber Essentials Plus. The governance we build for clients draws on the same frameworks we live by ourselves.

ISO 42001

The international standard for AI management systems. Clear expectations for how AI is governed, deployed and monitored across the lifecycle.

ISO 27001

Information security management. The controls that protect the data your AI systems depend on, from access to storage to transmission.

GDPR by design

Privacy considerations built into every AI system we touch, from data minimisation to clear lawful basis for processing.

Cyber Essentials Plus

UK government-backed certification covering the baseline technical controls that keep AI infrastructure secure.


Why Kyan

We blend hands on AI engineering with mature governance practice. Our teams build the AI and the controls around it together, so governance is never bolted on at the end

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