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Arrochar Consulting
ARROCHAR CONSULTING
CONSULTING
Security

We take AI security serious.

When you bring AI into a government agency or enterprise, the biggest question isn't "will it work?" — it's "can we trust it?"

We build every engagement around the answer being yes. Not bolted on afterwards. Not "we'll get to that." Built in from the start.

Six pillars of secure AI deployment

Every engagement is built around these six areas — the ones our government and enterprise clients care about most.

Pillar 01

Data Stays in Australia

Your data never leaves Australian sovereign infrastructure. We architect all deployments on Australian-hosted cloud regions and ensure no offshore processing occurs — even for model inference. This protects you under the Australian Privacy Act and keeps your data within your jurisdiction.

PSPFPrivacy Act / APP 8ISM
Pillar 02

Essential Eight Hardened

Every solution we deliver is built to align with the ASD Essential Eight — the Australian Signals Directorate’s baseline mitigation strategies that form the foundation of government cyber defence. Application control, patching, MFA, admin privilege restriction — all built in at the maturity level your organisation is targeting.

ASD Essential EightISMACSC Guidance
Pillar 03

IRAP-Ready Architecture

We design systems with ISM controls baked in so your AI deployment supports your IRAP assessment rather than complicating it. Network segmentation, cryptography, access control, and system hardening — all structured for PROTECTED classification from the start.

ISMIRAPPSPF
Pillar 04

Privacy by Design

AI systems can process sensitive personal information at scale — which makes privacy controls non-negotiable. We build to the Australian Privacy Principles, embedding data minimisation, purpose limitation, and consent management directly into solution architecture.

Privacy Act / APPsOAIC AI GuidancePSPF
Pillar 05

AI-Specific Safety Controls

Traditional security frameworks weren’t built for prompt injection, model hallucination, or training data poisoning. We layer dedicated AI safety controls on top — input validation, output guardrails, red-teaming before go-live, and model access controls aligned to ASD AI guidance and OWASP LLM Top 10.

ASD AI GuidanceOWASP LLM Top 10ISO/IEC 42001
Pillar 06

Continuous Monitoring & Assurance

Security isn’t a one-time deliverable. Every solution we deploy includes structured logging, real-time monitoring, and drift detection so you can demonstrate ongoing compliance — not just compliance at launch. Audit-ready dashboards give your security team clear visibility at all times.

ISMASD Essential EightPSPF

The standards behind our approach

Every engagement draws on these frameworks as appropriate to your context and classification level.

ISM
Information Security Manual
E8
ASD Essential Eight
IRAP
Infosec Registered Assessors Program
PSPF
Protective Security Policy Framework
APPs
Australian Privacy Principles
ASD AI
ASD AI Security Guidance
42001
ISO/IEC 42001 AI Management
OWASP
OWASP LLM Top 10

Need the full technical detail?

Our Security Deep Dive covers every control domain with standards mapping, implementation detail, and FAQ — written for security teams and assessors.

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