AI governance and responsible AI
Accountability, oversight and governance structures for adopting AI responsibly.
AI governance · Cyber governance · Capability
Build the capability to govern AI and cyber risk with confidence.
Tailored training and practical advice that help your people understand emerging risks, make sound decisions and put governance into action, from first steps to audit-ready.
Capability
Training that fits your organisation
We start with your audience, goals and current maturity, then shape the content, examples and exercises around your policies and real scenarios.
Beyond the slide deck
From awareness to applied capability
A short executive briefing or a multi-session programme: either way, the design starts with what your people need to be able to do afterwards.
- Adapted to role, sector and maturity
- Built around your own policies and scenarios
- Practical for mixed levels of experience
- Templates, guides and clear next steps to take away
ISO/IEC 42001 in practice
The AI management system explained: roles, processes, evidence and the path to readiness.
AI impact assessment
Identify who is affected, weigh potential impacts and document decisions with confidence.
Agentic AI governance
Autonomy, permissions, monitoring, human oversight and escalation for AI agents.
ISO/IEC 27001 and cyber governance
Information security management, risk, internal audit and control-owner responsibilities.
Executive and board briefings
Decision-focused sessions that turn complex topics into clear business implications.
Advisory and assurance
From strategy to assurance
Advisory and assurance services that turn governance into everyday practice, delivered as a single engagement or ongoing support. We work with the frameworks that matter to you, whether that's ISO, NIST or your own.
AI governance and ISO/IEC 42001
A structured, practical approach to governing AI.
- Readiness and gap assessments
- AI management system design and implementation
- Alignment with the NIST AI RMF
AI impact and agentic AI
Clear methods for assessing AI and the agents that act on your behalf.
- Impact assessment methods and criteria
- Oversight, permissions and escalation
- AI policies and inventories
Cyber governance and ISO/IEC 27001
Security management that fits your organisation's priorities.
- ISO/IEC 27001 and 27701 readiness
- Risk and control governance
- Vendor security assessment criteria
Internal audit and assurance
Evidence-led reviews that find gaps before others do.
- Internal audit planning and delivery
- Certification and customer readiness reviews
- Corrective action support
Resilience exercises
Know what matters most and rehearse your response.
- Business impact analysis
- Business continuity plans
- Tabletop exercises and incident procedures
Governance capability programmes
Learning, practical tools and implementation support in one programme.
- Role-based learning pathways
- Policy libraries and knowledge bases
- Templates and action plans
Approach
The DIRA cycle
Four steps, with capability built into every one, so your people grow alongside the work. Bring us in at any step: for one piece of work or the whole journey.
D01
Define
Understand your context, obligations and risks, agree what good looks like, and set a practical roadmap.
CapabilityLeaders who understand their risks and obligations
I02
Implement
Put policies, controls and processes to work alongside your team, in the tools you already use.
CapabilityTrained teams, clear procedures and a knowledge base they can use
R03
Review
Test what you've built through internal audits, readiness assessments and tabletop exercises.
CapabilityInternal auditors and responders who know what to look for
A04
Advance
Act on what you learn, mature your approach and keep pace with new risks, standards and technology.
CapabilityA team that can run and improve things on its own
About
Educator's clarity, assurance rigour
Dira Advisory is an independent consultancy specialising in information security, privacy and responsible AI.
We bring an assurance perspective on what good looks like, explain it in plain language, and adapt to the frameworks you use, so your people can run things confidently on their own.
- GovernanceSecurity, privacy and AI governance: frameworks, policies, roles and risk management that leaders can rely on
- ComplianceISO and NIST frameworks, internal audits and readiness for certification or customer assessments
- CapabilityTraining, tabletop exercises, procedures and knowledge bases, so your people know what to do and why
How we work
What you can expect
01Clarity
Plain explanations, no jargon for its own sake. You'll always know why a requirement matters and what it asks of you.
02Evidence
Advice grounded in the standard and in what auditors actually test, so effort goes where it counts.
03Alongside your team
We work with your people, your IT team or your managed service provider, building their capability rather than working around them.
04Tailored
Every engagement is shaped to your people, risks and frameworks. No one-size-fits-all templates, and every recommendation earns its place.
Contact
Let's find your direction
Tell us where you are and where you need to get to, whether that's training for your team, an AI governance question, an audit or a tabletop exercise. We'll reply within two business days.
LinkedIn
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Location
Brisbane, Australia