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AI assurance

Turn AI trust into closed deals.

We help AI and SaaS companies pass enterprise security and AI reviews, from ISO 42001 and AIUC-1 to SOC 2 and ISO 27001. Our Lead Auditors do the work and your team signs off.

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ISO 42001AIUC-1EU AI ActNIST AI RMFSOC 2ISO 27001HIPAAHITRUSTPCI DSS

Every buyer question, answered before they ask.

Scroll to watch a buyer's security review. The answers below are examples.

Example: a buyer asks "Are you ISO 42001 certified?" and gets three answers: readiness at 96 percent in this sample, gaps closed with Kailash advisors, and an audit coordinated with an independent body. A second example, "Where does our data live?", shows data flows mapped, model providers listed and who can reach the data. All figures are samples.

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ISO 42001 and ISO 27001 Lead Auditors · CISSP and CISA certified practitioners

Stress-free reviews

Walk into the review already answered.

When a buyer's security team sends their list, Kailash has the answers, the evidence and the report lined up. One unblocked deal usually pays for it many times over.

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Illustration: a security questionnaire, an AI governance review, a penetration test and an independent SOC 2 report each move from waiting to answered or ready, so the deal is unblocked.

What we do

Enterprise-ready AI and security assurance

AI Assurance

  • ISO 42001 readiness and audit coordination
  • AIUC-1 readiness for AI agents
  • EU AI Act and NIST AI RMF mapping
  • AI threat testing and red teaming
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Security Certifications

  • SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, HITRUST and PCI DSS, done for you
  • Scoped SOC 2 readiness in about 15 days
  • The report comes from an independent auditor
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Security Reviews & Testing

  • Security questionnaires (SIG, SIG Lite, CAIQ)
  • Penetration tests and cloud penetration tests
  • Answers for the buyer's security team in days, not weeks
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Risk & Resilience

  • Risk assessments and vendor risk
  • Business continuity and disaster recovery
  • Fractional CISO support before you hire one
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Two mountains, one promise

Kailash gets you trusted. Meru keeps you trusted.

One practice and one platform, built to work together. The advisors design and prove the program, and the software keeps it current.

The practice

KAILASH

Kailash is the mountain many traditions hold sacred, known for its stillness and left unclimbed out of respect. We took the name for the firm: steady, protective and hands-on. Our Lead Auditors scope the work, close the gaps and sit in the room with your auditor.

The platform

MERU.AI

Meru is the mythic mountain at the center of the world, with the sun and stars turning around it. We took the name for the platform: always running, always at the center of your evidence, so proof stays current between audits.

Explore Meru

AdviseKailash scopes your program, designs the controls and closes the gaps.
ProveEvidence builds up as you work, and an independent auditor gives the report.
Keep currentMeru checks every day, so the next review starts from a current record.
Portrait of Bhavin Patel, founder of Kailash Consult and Meru.ai

Our story

Built from a decade of hands-on audit and security work.

Bhavin Patel is the founder of Kailash Consult and Meru.ai. Since 2015 he has worked across public accounting firms, financial payments companies and technology startups, in audit, compliance, cybersecurity, penetration testing, AI automation and software development.

Kailash was built to bring that experience to AI and SaaS companies that need to prove their security to enterprise buyers. Meru is what that work taught us about keeping proof current: the evidence an audit team asks for, the wording they use, and a record nobody can quietly rewrite.

Bhavin Patel, Founder · Kailash Consulting, LLC · Atlanta, GA

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Our purpose

Trust is part of every enterprise deal. We make that trust provable: clear answers, real evidence and the right certifications, delivered fast enough to keep deals moving.

Our mission

Help every company that builds with AI prove it is safe to buy: governed, secure and ready for the questions buyers and regulators now ask.

Our vision

Be the AI assurance partner fast-growing companies trust from their first enterprise deal to their hundredth, with Kailash doing the work and Meru keeping it current.

Frameworks we deliver

The standards enterprise buyers ask for

ISO 42001AIUC-1EU AI ActNIST AI RMFSOC 2ISO 27001HIPAAHITRUSTPCI DSSCSA STARFedRAMP

Need another framework? Talk to a Kailash advisor.

Client reviews

What our clients say

Resources

Free kits and the latest from Kailash

Free checklists and templates

Built by ISO 42001 and ISO 27001 Lead Auditors. Excel and PDF. Free, no sign-up.

AI vendor reviews

AI Vendor Review Pack

25 AI questions · 4 frameworks mapped

The 25 AI questions enterprise security teams now add to vendor reviews, with an example answer for each.

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ISO 42001

ISO 42001 Readiness Checklist

23 clause checks · 9 Annex A areas

Every clause and Annex A area of ISO 42001 in plain words, the evidence an auditor expects, and the gap teams miss most.

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AIUC-1

AIUC-1 Readiness Checklist

6 areas · 22 checks

The six areas of AIUC-1, the standard for AI agents, with what each one expects and the evidence to prepare.

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EU AI Act

EU AI Act Obligations Checker

6 classification checks · 18 obligations with dates

Work out your role, classify each AI feature, and see which obligations apply and from when.

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Security reviews

Enterprise Security Review Kit

50 questions · 6 documents buyers request

The 50 questions buyers ask most in SIG Lite, CAIQ and their own sheets, with an example answer and the evidence to attach.

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SOC 2 to ISO

SOC 2 Reuse Map

23 SOC 2 areas mapped · 16 new items

Which SOC 2 evidence already covers ISO 27001 and ISO 42001, and the short list of what is actually new.

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Also free

New Security Lead 30-Day Plan

Excel · PDF

A first-month plan for a new security lead.

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Latest insights

News and analysis on AI governance, security and compliance.

AI governance · Mar 17, 2026

The Agentic Shift: Bridging the "Verified Trust Gap" in 2026

On March 17, 2026, new data reveals a surge in AI adoption among mid-sized firms, while industry research highlights a dangerous gap in identity readiness for AI-driven interactions.

Read article →AI governance · Mar 16, 2026

The Compliance Playbook is Here: EU Publishes AI Transparency Code for Generative AI

On March 16, 2026, the European Commission officially published the second draft of the Code of Practice for GenAI, establishing the visual, machine-readable, and audit requirements for the August 2, 2026, deadline.

Read article →AI governance · Mar 11, 2026

The "Grok" Amendment and the 2026 AI Omnibus: A Mid-March Update

As of March 12, 2026, the EU AI Act has been updated with a "Grok-inspired" ban on sexual deepfakes, while industrial sectors gain much-needed regulatory relief.

Read article →Security alert · Mar 10, 2026

Security Alert: Sophisticated "Coinbase Support" Phishing Scam Targeting Users

Read article →EU AI Act · Mar 6, 2026

The Compliance Convergence: Navigating the EU AI Act Code of Practice and ISO 42001

A deep dive into the EU Commission's March 2026 Code of Practice update and how ISO 42001 is becoming the de facto evidence locker for AI governance.

Read article →AI governance · Mar 5, 2026

Can Anonymity Survive the Age of Generative AI?

A deep dive into the ETH Zurich study revealing how LLMs can unmask anonymous users in seconds for pennies.

Read article →EU AI Act · Mar 4, 2026

Bridging the Gap: Operationalizing the EU AI Act with ISO/IEC 42001

Read article →AI governance · Mar 3, 2026

The AI Red Lines: Navigating High-Risk and Prohibited Use Cases

Read article →ISO 42001 · Feb 28, 2026

The Roadmap to ISO 42001 Certification: From Gap Analysis to Audit

Read article →CMMC · Feb 27, 2026

CMMC 2.0: The October 2026 Deadline for Defense Contractors

A survival guide for DoD contractors facing the mandatory CMMC certification deadline on October 31, 2026.

Read article →EU regulation · Feb 25, 2026

EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA): The 24-Hour Reporting Rule

Essential preparation for September 11, 2026, when mandatory vulnerability reporting takes effect for software and hardware makers.

Read article →EU regulation · Feb 24, 2026

DORA: From Cybersecurity to Operational Resilience

Why the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) is the top priority for EU financial institutions in 2026.

Read article →EU AI Act

The Replayability Test: Why ISO 42001 is the Only Answer to the EU AI Act’s Evidence Mandate

As the August 2, 2026, deadline approaches, organizations are shifting from "intent" to "evidence." Explore how ISO 42001 helps satisfy the new "Replayability Test."

Read article →SOC 2

SOC 2 Type 2: The USA Standard for Operational Trust

Why SOC 2 Type 2 is the essential benchmark for corporate data security and how the observation period proves operational effectiveness.

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