What makes Bernalo’s AI cybersecurity approach different?

We combine explainable AI with human-in-the-loop oversight, ensuring every detection and response is traceable and compliant with UK/EU frameworks.

Do you replace our existing security stack?

No. Bernalo integrates with your existing SIEM, EDR, and cloud platforms while enhancing them with automation and analytics layers.

How do you ensure compliance with GDPR, NIS2, and DORA?

Our AI controls are mapped directly to each regulatory clause and include audit-ready artefacts for regulator and board reviews.

What industries do you serve?

Finance, insurance, healthcare, public sector, and SMEs across the UK and Europe.

Can your AI detect new or unseen threats?

Yes. Our behavioural anomaly models identify deviations from baseline activity, detecting novel or AI-generated attacks.

How do you ensure ethical use of AI?

Bernalo follows responsible AI principles — fairness, transparency, and accountability — for all deployed models.

AI Cybersecurity Consulting (UK)

Outcomes We Deliver

We combine machine learning with human expertise to reduce risk and prove resilience.

↓ MTTR

Automated playbooks and anomaly-driven triage reduce Mean Time To Respond.

↑ Visibility

Behavioural analytics across users, endpoints, cloud and APIs — with explainable signals.

✔ Compliance

Audit-ready artefacts mapped to GDPR, NIS2 and DORA.

Services

AI Risk Assessment & Governance

Model & feature review, bias/drift checks, data lineage.
Policy & control mapping (GDPR, NIS2, DORA).
Audit artefacts and board-ready reporting.

Threat Detection & Response Automation

Behavioural anomaly detection and correlation.
SOAR playbooks to contain, isolate and notify.
Metrics: MTTD/MTTR, false-positive reduction.

GenAI (LLM) Security Consulting

Jailbreak & prompt-injection testing; guardrails.
RAG hardening, secrets & data leakage prevention.
Secure AI usage policy for staff & vendors.

Cloud & API Security Audits

AWS/Azure/GCP posture, identity & network controls.
API threat modelling (incl. Open Insurance flows).
Continuous misconfiguration monitoring.

Cyber AI Maturity Workshops

Executive briefings & tabletop exercises.
Practitioner training and runbooks.
Roadmap to “crawl–walk–run” adoption.

Continuous Security-as-a-Service

Monthly retainer: reviews, tuning, reporting.
Quarterly UK Threat Brief updates.
Ad-hoc incident support.

Explainable AI Human-in-the-Loop Compliance-First

Engagement Model

1) Quick-Start Assessment (2–3 weeks)

Discovery workshop, data & control review, priority risks, and a 90-day action plan.

2) Implementation & Enablement

Deploy detections & playbooks, tune signals, train analysts, integrate with your stack.

3) Ongoing Advisory (Retainer)

Monthly reviews, threat diaries, board reporting and continuous optimisation.

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Selected Case Studies

Financial Services (DORA readiness)

Aligned detection and response to DORA impact tolerances, added explainable AI signals and board-level reporting.

↓ MTTR by 46% within 90 days
Introduced quarterly resilience tests

UK SME (Microsoft 365 + Cloud)

Behavioural analytics for identity & email, automated isolation of compromised sessions, and phishing simulation programme.

Blocked repeated MFA-fatigue attempts
Staff phishing success rate ↓ by 63%

Interested in our Open Insurance work? See Insurance Sandbox and Innovation Education.

FAQs

1. What makes Bernalo’s AI cybersecurity approach different?: We combine explainable AI with human-in-the-loop oversight, ensuring every detection and response is traceable, auditable, and compliant with UK/EU frameworks.
2. Do you replace our existing security stack?: No. Bernalo integrates with your existing tools — SIEM, EDR, and cloud platforms — adding automation and analytics layers rather than replacing what works.
3. How do you ensure compliance with GDPR, NIS2, and DORA?: Our methodology maps each AI security control directly to regulatory clauses, and we provide audit-ready artefacts for internal and external reviews.
4. How fast can we start?: We typically start within 10 business days after a discovery session. Quick-start assessments take 2–3 weeks, followed by implementation phases.
5. What is “explainable AI” in cybersecurity?: Explainable AI (XAI) means every automated decision — such as anomaly detection or alert correlation — is transparent and understandable by human analysts.
6. What industries do you serve?: We serve finance, insurance, public sector, healthcare, and UK SMEs — focusing on regulated industries where compliance and risk assurance are critical.
7. Can your AI detect new, unseen threats?: Yes. Our behavioural and anomaly-based models identify deviations in normal activity, helping detect zero-day or AI-generated attack patterns.
8. How do you handle data privacy during analysis?: All client data remains encrypted and stored within approved UK/EU regions. We anonymise and minimise data during AI model training and threat analysis.
9. What is Bernalo’s “Threat Diary” report?: It’s a monthly summary of real-world detection events and emerging threat trends across UK organisations, written in a clear, non-technical format for boards.
10. Do you offer penetration testing or red teaming?: While our primary focus is AI risk and detection, we partner with vetted UK red-team providers for combined engagements and simulation exercises.
11. How do you measure success in an AI security engagement?: We track KPIs such as MTTD (Mean Time To Detect), MTTR (Mean Time To Respond), false-positive reduction, and overall control coverage improvement.
12. Can Bernalo help us prepare for audits or regulator reviews?: Absolutely. We provide compliance mapping reports, DORA/NIS2 readiness checklists, and AI governance documentation to support audits or board presentations.
13. Do you train our internal teams?: Yes. Our Cyber AI Maturity Workshops equip both executives and analysts to understand AI models, interpret alerts, and maintain compliance confidence.
14. How does Bernalo price its services?: We offer flexible engagement models — project-based assessments, retainers, and subscription-based continuous monitoring — to suit different maturity levels.
15. Do you offer 24/7 monitoring?: Yes. For clients under our “Security-as-a-Service” retainer, we provide continuous monitoring with AI-driven escalation alerts and incident triage support.
16. How does AI assist in phishing or email threat prevention?: Our models detect language anomalies and behavioural deviations, flagging AI-generated phishing emails that bypass traditional filters.
17. Is your AI developed in-house?: Yes. We build and maintain proprietary models and data pipelines in-house, ensuring transparency, customisation, and full compliance with UK data laws.
18. Can AI cybersecurity help SMEs with limited budgets?: Definitely. Our modular packages allow SMEs to start small with automated risk assessments and scale gradually into full AI-driven detection.
19. How do you ensure ethical use of AI in cybersecurity?: We adhere to responsible AI principles — fairness, transparency, accountability — and conduct internal ethics reviews for all deployed models.
20. Where is Bernalo based, and do you work internationally?: Bernalo is UK-based, serving clients across Europe and regulated global markets. Remote engagements are available worldwide, with data residency compliance assured.