Security and compliance that ships regulated AI — not just slides about it
One evidence spine across SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, NCSC and NIST. The security review passes first time, and the AI project doesn't lose two quarters.
The Challenge
Regulated AI projects don't fail on the model — they fail on the security review. The same audit requests come back every quarter, the evidence is never in the right format, and the project loses six months it didn't have. None of it needs to be this hard. It needs to start in session one.
The security review stalls the build
Governance and compliance land as week-six questions instead of week-one decisions. The project restarts. The timeline slips by a quarter.
Fix
Treat the security review as a design constraint, not a handover requirement. We open every engagement with the compliance scope — before the first line of architecture is drawn.
Six frameworks, no single spine
SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA, NIST, ISO 27001. Without a crosswalk, every audit is a from-scratch exercise.
Fix
Build the crosswalk first — a single evidence taxonomy where each piece of evidence serves multiple frameworks. One answer. Many auditors.
AI-specific risk is an afterthought
Standard frameworks weren't written with AI in mind. Model behaviour, hallucination risk, and inference security don't appear in standard checklists.
Fix
Close that gap with an AI-specific risk register built to NIST AI RMF, and inference monitoring controls that satisfy both teams and frameworks.
How We Deliver
Compliance scoping & crosswalk
Weeks 1–2Map which frameworks apply and what evidence each requires. Build the crosswalk — a single evidence taxonomy where each piece serves multiple frameworks.
- •Framework applicability assessment across SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, NCSC, NIST
- •Evidence inventory — what exists, what's missing, what's in wrong format
- •Crosswalk build — mapping evidence requirements across all frameworks in scope
- •AI-specific gap analysis — what standard frameworks miss for your architecture
Output
Compliance scope agreed and signed off by your security lead before architecture begins.
Evidence architecture & AI controls
Weeks 3–8Design the security controls, data governance architecture, and model-behaviour guardrails that produce the evidence the frameworks need.
- •Access controls, IAM policy, and Lake Formation fine-grained permissions
- •Data lineage mapping and retention policy enforced in S3 lifecycle
- •AI risk register — model behaviour, hallucination, prompt injection, monitoring
- •Audit trail wiring — CloudTrail, GuardDuty, Security Hub configured and alerting
- •Incident response playbook — written, documented, and rehearsed
Output
Evidence pack complete and reviewed against each framework before WAFR is scheduled.
WAFR sign-off & standing governance
Weeks 9–12Well-Architected Framework Review delivered in-house. Security pillar plus AI lens. High-risk items get a named owner and closed date before sign-off.
- •WAFR prep — architecture artefacts built to AWS specification
- •WAFR session delivered — we hold the pen, you bring engineering context
- •High-risk remediation — plan, owner, and date agreed before sign-off
- •Standing governance cadence — quarterly evidence refresh and WAFR lens review
Output
WAFR signed off by AWS. Security review passed. Marketplace and ISV Accelerate unlocked.
What You Get
Permission to ship: The security review passes. The AI project doesn't lose two quarters to compliance debt. The team that built it gets to see it in production.
One evidence spine: SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, NCSC, NIST — served from one crosswalked, living evidence set. The next audit doesn't start from scratch.
WAFR signed off: An AWS Well-Architected Review delivered in-house, signed off by AWS, and filed. Marketplace listing unlocks. ISV Accelerate unlocks.
Governance that runs: A standing cadence, automated evidence pulls, and a compliance dashboard showing status of every control at any point. The programme runs after we leave.
Choose Your Engagement
Compliance Sprint
Building something regulated and need security architecture in place before build lands in enterprise account.
- • Framework crosswalk built
- • Evidence architecture designed
- • AI risk register written
- • WAFR prep and delivery
Cost
Fixed fee
Duration
6 weeks
AI Governance Build
Already live and need security sign-off before touching production data. Assess, build controls, crosswalk evidence, get WAFR done.
- • Current-state assessment against frameworks
- • Missing controls designed and implemented
- • Evidence pack built to specification
- • WAFR delivered — first-time pass
Cost
Fixed fee
Duration
8–12 weeks
Standing Programme
The evidence spine is built. Ongoing monitoring, quarterly WAFR lens reviews, and a partner who knows your architecture.
- • Monthly automated evidence pulls
- • Quarterly WAFR lens review
- • Annual framework re-certification
- • Live compliance dashboard
Cost
Monthly
Duration
Annual retainer
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