AI is transforming your business — and your attack surface. Paragon helps you govern, secure, and comply with confidence, from model risk to EU AI Act readiness.
Every organisation deploying AI — from a single chatbot to complex ML pipelines — is introducing new attack surfaces, compliance obligations, and reputational risks that traditional security frameworks weren't designed to handle.
Paragon bridges the gap between AI innovation and security governance, so you can move fast without losing control.
From first risk assessment to full governance programme — we cover every dimension of AI security and compliance.
Gap analysis, risk classification, conformity assessment, and ongoing compliance monitoring against the EU AI Act — including high-risk system registration.
Systematic evaluation of your AI systems — identifying threats, vulnerabilities, and control gaps across the full model lifecycle from training to deployment.
Adversarial testing of your AI systems — prompt injection, jailbreaking, data extraction, model evasion, and supply chain compromise simulations.
End-to-end support for implementing ISO/IEC 42001 — the AI Management System standard — from policy development to certification readiness.
Drafting and implementing your organisation's Responsible AI framework — covering fairness, transparency, accountability, and human oversight controls.
Ongoing runtime monitoring of deployed AI systems — detecting anomalies, drift, adversarial inputs, and policy violations in production.
Security and governance assessments of third-party AI tools and platforms your organisation relies on — before you deploy them or sign contracts.
Ensuring the data feeding your AI systems is handled lawfully, securely, and in line with GDPR, UK GDPR, and sector-specific data obligations.
AI regulation is no longer on the horizon — it's in force. Organisations that wait are already behind. Paragon keeps you ahead of every obligation affecting your sector.
We monitor the global regulatory pipeline and translate complex legal requirements into actionable technical and operational controls.
Prohibitions on unacceptable risk AI systems (social scoring, subliminal manipulation, real-time biometric surveillance) entered full effect.
In ForceObligations for General Purpose AI model providers — including transparency, capability evaluations, and systemic risk classification for frontier models.
In ForceFull obligations for high-risk AI systems in employment, education, critical infrastructure, and public services become enforceable.
ApproachingThe UK's sector-by-sector approach continues to evolve — ICO guidance on AI and data protection applies now, with broader legislation expected.
EvolvingThe international standard for AI governance — increasingly required by enterprise customers and government procurement frameworks.
Certifiable NowOur consultants hold accreditations across all major AI governance and security frameworks.
| Framework | Risk Assessment | Compliance Audit | Implementation | Certification Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EU AI Act | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| ISO/IEC 42001 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| NIST AI RMF | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| OWASP LLM Top 10 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| ICO AI & Data Protection | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| MITRE ATLAS | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
Every engagement follows a proven methodology that delivers measurable outcomes — not just reports that sit on a shelf.
We map every AI system, model, tool, and third-party dependency across your organisation — including shadow AI your teams may be using informally.
Each AI system is assessed and classified against applicable regulatory frameworks, with a risk score, compliance gap analysis, and prioritised remediation roadmap.
Where appropriate, we conduct technical testing — adversarial prompting, data extraction attempts, model evasion, and API security review.
We design and implement the policies, registers, controls, and oversight structures your organisation needs to govern AI responsibly and durably.
The AI landscape evolves constantly. Our retainer clients receive quarterly reviews, regulatory horizon scanning, and on-demand expert access.
Whether you need a one-time assessment or an ongoing governance partner, we have a model that fits.
Snapshot assessment — ideal for initial due diligence
Full build — from gap analysis to live framework
Continuous support for organisations scaling AI
Yes, if you place AI systems on the EU market, provide AI services to EU users, or if your AI system's outputs affect people in the EU — the Act applies regardless of where your organisation is based. Most UK businesses with any EU customer base will have obligations under the Act.
Absolutely. As a deployer of third-party AI, you still have regulatory and data protection obligations. You're responsible for how you use these tools — including what data your employees input, how outputs are used in decisions, and whether use cases meet the provider's terms. We see significant risk in "shadow AI" usage that organisations haven't formally assessed.
AI red teaming involves our consultants attempting to attack, manipulate, or extract data from your AI systems — simulating how a real adversary would. This includes prompt injection (getting an LLM to bypass its guardrails), data extraction, and model evasion. If you're deploying AI in customer-facing or decision-making contexts, red teaming is strongly recommended before go-live.
For a mid-sized organisation with a handful of AI systems, a full governance programme typically takes 8–14 weeks from kick-off to a live framework. ISO 42001 certification readiness typically takes 4–6 months depending on current maturity. We provide a detailed timeline at scoping stage based on your specific environment.
Yes — this is one of the most common starting points for organisations new to AI governance. We draft tailored Acceptable AI Use policies, staff guidance, and awareness materials covering what tools are permitted, what data can be input, and how AI outputs should be reviewed before use. These are included in our Governance Programme engagement and also available as standalone deliverables.
Book a free 30-minute consultation and find out exactly where your AI risk exposure stands today.