AI is racing ahead.Is your business ready?
87% of businesses now use AI — but only 12% are ready to scale safely. Before you roll out agents or copilots, find out what they’d expose. We give you the answer, and the roadmap.
AI doesn’t create new holes. It walks through the ones you never closed.
AI tools don’t breach you — they automate discovery. Point a copilot at messy folder permissions and it will surface the payroll file, the contract, the IP — instantly, to whoever asks. Clean identity and data architecture has to come before any safe AI rollout.
The readiness gap
NZ’s top barriers to AI aren’t the models — they’re readiness: 32% skills, 25% no governance, 22% poor data quality. Security is the part nobody checks.
Shadow AI is already here
52% of NZ leaders say staff are already using unapproved AI tools. Every one is an unmonitored door out for your data.
Trust nothing, detect everything
AI doesn’t create new holes — it walks through the ones left open. Lock identity and data first, and AI lands on solid ground.
The answer, and the roadmap.
Assess
We review your real environment — identity, access, data permissions, cloud and endpoints.
Score
You get a clear AI-readiness score and the specific gaps that would bite once AI is switched on.
Roadmap
A prioritised, plain-English plan to close them — and adopt AI safely, in order.
Reviewed by people who did this with companies like Google & Amazon.
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Start free. Go deep when you’re ready.
Pre-AI Security Check-up
- Snapshot of your identity & data exposure
- Your top security risks, flagged plainly
- A clear go / no-go on AI readiness
Security & Architecture Health Check
- Full environment & architecture review
- Written report (see the sample)
- Insurer & governance gap mapping
- Prioritised remediation roadmap
AI Security Consulting
- Hands-on remediation of the gaps we find
- Secure rollout of agents & copilots
- Architecture & governance guidance
Grounded in leading industry security & AI-governance frameworks (incl. NIST AI RMF and ISO/IEC 42001).
Hibiscus Coast locals: a free Pre-AI Security Check-up.
Through winter 2026 we’re giving Hibiscus Coast small businesses (under 5 staff) a free Pre-AI Security Check-up. Limited availability — first-in, first-served.
Will this disrupt our systems?
No. The check-up is a read-only review plus short interviews — we change nothing in your environment.
We’re tiny. Is this overkill?
That’s exactly what the free check-up is for — 1–5 staff, 1–2 hours, no cost, no obligation.
Do we have to buy anything after?
No. You keep the findings and the roadmap. Whether we do the remediation is entirely your call.
Where are you based?
Auckland. We work with businesses across New Zealand, on-site or remote.
Find out if your business is AI-ready.
New Zealand statistics: Datacom 2025 State of AI Index — AI Impact in New Zealand.



