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KloudyNet

SAARA

Kloudynet delivers advanced identity, data, platform, and AI security to help enterprises embrace the cloud with zero trust readiness.

SAARA

Secure AI Adoption,
Assessed in 6 Weeks

55 controls across 6 domains and 30 categories. Mapped to NIST AI RMF, ISO 42001, OWASP LLM Top 10, MITRE ATLAS, and Microsoft’s 8-layer agentic architecture — built for ASEAN enterprises.

Introduction

The AI Security Assessment Challenge

Generative AI, autonomous agents, and Microsoft Copilot deployments are scaling faster than the controls around them. Boards approve AI strategies. Risk teams approve frameworks. Security teams are left to figure out the controls. SAARA closes that gap.

SAARA — Secure AI Adoption Readiness Assessment — is Kloudynet’s structured, evidence-based engagement that benchmarks your AI security maturity, identifies the controls that matter most for your stack, and produces a phased twelve-month roadmap your CISO, CIO, and CFO can act on. It gives you a defensible answer to one question your board is already asking: are we secure enough to scale AI?

The SAARA Framework

Six Domains. Thirty Categories. Fifty-Five Controls.

Every domain is broken down into measurable categories and individual controls. Each control carries a statement, evidence requirement, scoring guidance, and a cross-reference to NIST AI RMF, ISO 42001, OWASP LLM Top 10, and MITRE ATLAS.

Domain 01

AI Governance & Policy

Acceptable use, AI system register, ethics framework, board accountability, and regulatory mapping.

10 controls · 5 categories

Domain 02

AI Risk Management

Risk and impact assessment, enterprise risk integration, third-party AI risk, and agentic governance.

8 controls · 5 categories

Domain 03

Data Privacy & Integrity

Training data governance, PII and DLP in AI pipelines, data poisoning protection, RAG and embedding security.

8 controls · 4 categories

Domain 04

Infrastructure & Model Security

Prompt injection defence, model supply chain, least-privilege agents, API security, output validation, red teaming.

12 controls · 6 categories

Domain 05

Workforce Readiness & AI Literacy

AI training programmes, AUP acknowledgement, shadow AI management, human oversight gates.

7 controls · 4 categories

Domain 06

Monitoring & Incident Response

Output monitoring, bias and fairness, AI incident playbook, ATLAS detection, continuous improvement.

10 controls · 6 categories

Agentic Architecture Coverage

Eight layers. End-to-end coverage.

SAARA is the only assessment that maps every control to Microsoft’s eight-layer agentic architecture — from infrastructure to governance — so you know exactly where each gap lives and which Microsoft capability closes it.

Layer 01

Infrastructure

Azure OpenAI, Microsoft Graph, Fabric, OneLake, AKS.

Layer 02

Agent OS / Runtime

Copilot Runtime, Copilot Studio, Extensions, Connectors.

Layer 03

Identity & Access

Microsoft Entra ID, PIM, Conditional Access, Graph permissions.

Layer 04

Network

Graph API, API Management, Private Link, MCAS.

Layer 05

Data

Microsoft Purview, OneLake, Semantic Index, SharePoint.

Layer 06

Security

Defender XDR, Microsoft Sentinel, Purview DLP, RAI guardrails.

Layer 07

Observability

Sentinel, Defender, Azure Monitor.

Layer 08

Governance

Purview Compliance, M365 Audit, Copilot admin controls.

Framework Alignment

Built on the standards your auditors already trust

Every SAARA control maps to recognised industry frameworks. Findings are defensible to regulators, internal audit, and the board.

NIST AI RMF 1.0
98 subcategories
21 categories
ISO/IEC 42001:2023
38 Annex A controls
OWASP LLM Top 10
2025 edition
MITRE ATLAS v4.0
16 tactics · 97 techniques
58 sub-techniques · 35 mitigations
The 6-Week Assessment

A 12-month roadmap, delivered in six weeks

SAARA is a six-week assessment that produces a phased twelve-month roadmap from the baseline you have today to the AI security posture you need. Phases are calibrated to your starting maturity score — clients beginning at Level 1 require longer Phase 1 than those at Level 2.

01
Months 0–3

Foundation

Stop the bleeding. Establish AI governance, acceptable use policy, AI system register, shadow AI visibility. No new technology required — governance and process actions only.

02
Months 3–9

Implementation

Build the fort. Deploy model security, data integrity, prompt injection defence, monitoring capability, AI literacy training, and the first formal red team exercise.

03
Months 9–12+

Scale & Govern

Embed continuous improvement, automate AI security in DevSecOps, and prepare for ISO 42001 certification if desired.

5-Level Scoring

Maturity Scale

Every domain scored 1–5: Initial → Developing → Defined → Managed → Optimized. Current maturity, target maturity, and the gap drives the roadmap.

Microsoft Licensing Alignment

Each control maps to a Microsoft licensing tier

SAARA tells you exactly which Microsoft licence is needed to close each gap — and which gaps your existing licences already cover. No third-party tools you don’t need. Strong alignment to Microsoft Cloud Security Benchmark v2 AI Security controls.

ME5
Foundation tier
Defender, Sentinel, Purview baseline
ME5 + Copilot
Copilot governance
Purview AI Hub, Copilot for Security
ME5 + Agent 365
Agentic AI controls
Agent governance and oversight
ME7
Advanced AI security
Full agentic and AI-native protection
Why Choose Kloudynet for SAARA

Microsoft Security Partner of the Year. ASEAN-native delivery.

Kloudynet is the trusted Microsoft Security Partner founded by former Microsoft consultants. SAARA is built on that foundation.

Built with Microsoft

Co-engineered with Microsoft. MISA member. Solutions Partner for Security with deep specialisation in Sentinel, Defender, Purview, Entra, and Copilot.

ASEAN-First Regulatory Coverage

Local context for Malaysia (BNM RMiT, NACSA), Singapore (MAS TRM, IMDA), Thailand (BoT), Philippines (BSP), India (RBI, DPDP), and UAE (SAMA, NESA).

Evidence Stays in Your Environment

Document evidence is read in place via Microsoft Graph. Nothing is exfiltrated. Every finding carries full provenance: source, time, and the team member who confirmed it.

Secure your AI journey today

Book a 30-minute discovery call. We’ll walk you through SAARA, share a sample findings report, and scope an engagement that fits your environment and timeline.