Compliance, made enforceable.
For startups, the right certifications unlock enterprise deals. For enterprises, they're table stakes - and increasingly, regulators want runtime evidence, not a binder. Here's what each framework means, and how DataStrict helps you meet it.
Why it matters
Certifications open doors. Evidence keeps them open.
A startup with SOC 2 closes enterprise deals a year faster than one without. An enterprise shipping AI under the EU AI Act has to prove, on demand, that its systems behave as policy says they do.
DataStrict turns each obligation into an enforced control with an immutable trail - so compliance is a property of how the system runs, not a document you reconstruct. Because that evidence has to outlive the systems that produced it, the trail is signed with post-quantum cryptography. See the approach on DataStrict for Cybersecurity and the control layer page.
The frameworks
What each one is, and how we help.
SOC 2
Service Organization Control 2
- What it is
- An independent auditor's attestation (Type I or II) that a company's controls for security, availability, and confidentiality are designed - and operating - effectively.
- Why it matters
- It is the default trust bar for selling software to enterprises. Without it, security reviews stall and deals slow down.
- How DataStrict helps
- DataStrict pairs your SOC 2 controls with runtime evidence for AI systems: every decision logged, every policy version pinned, available on demand.
ISO 27001
ISO/IEC 27001
- What it is
- The international standard for an Information Security Management System - a documented, audited approach to managing information risk.
- Why it matters
- Global and regulated buyers frequently require it as evidence of a mature, repeatable security program.
- How DataStrict helps
- DataStrict operates within an ISO 27001 program, contributing enforced access controls and tamper-evident audit evidence.
HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
- What it is
- US regulation governing the privacy and security of protected health information (PHI).
- Why it matters
- Mandatory for anyone touching US healthcare data; violations carry significant financial and reputational penalties.
- How DataStrict helps
- PHI is detected at the boundary and redacted or blocked per policy, with a hash-chained record of every decision.
EU AI Act
EU Artificial Intelligence Act
- What it is
- The EU's risk-based regulation for AI systems, where obligations scale with the risk tier of the use case.
- Why it matters
- The first comprehensive AI law. It shifts the burden from 'we have a policy' to 'we can produce evidence on demand.'
- How DataStrict helps
- The Control Atlas maps Act obligations - human oversight, monitoring - to enforced controls and continuous attestation.
GDPR
General Data Protection Regulation
- What it is
- The EU's data protection law governing how personal data is collected, processed, and stored.
- Why it matters
- Applies to anyone handling EU residents' data; principles like data minimisation are legally enforceable.
- How DataStrict helps
- Region-lock and field-level masking express residency and minimisation as policy, enforced at runtime.
NIST AI RMF
NIST AI Risk Management Framework
- What it is
- A voluntary US framework for managing AI risk across four functions: govern, map, measure, and manage.
- Why it matters
- A common reference for structuring an AI governance program, increasingly cited in enterprise requirements.
- How DataStrict helps
- Continuous monitoring and the audit ledger provide the 'measure' and 'manage' evidence the framework expects.
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