Secure intelligence and governance infrastructure for high-trust environments
Cianras designs information security, governance, risk, and compliance frameworks built for auditability and legal defensibility. Our approach integrates with broader enterprise risk management programs and delivers methods and strategies powered by advanced analytics—helping organizations move from reactive compliance to proactive resilience.
How We Work
Helping clients design governance frameworks with precision and purpose.
Cianras Systems
Production-ready governance and intelligence frameworks for data integrity, traceability, and resilience across regulated and adversarial environments.
Cianras Labs
Applied research and proof-of-concept development in AI governance, risk quantification, chain-of-custody systems, and secure analytics pipelines.
Cianras Advisory
Architecture, strategy, and integration support for organizations operating under regulatory, legal, and evidentiary constraints.
About Our Name
Cianras
/ˈʃɔːn.ræs/ — rhymes with "Sean-ras"
Our name reflects our mission: Cianras combines elements meaning "ancient wisdom" and "secure foundation"—a fitting description for work that applies enduring principles to emerging challenges. But the name is also precise: it encodes our methodology.
CIAAN
The Five Pillars of Information Assurance
- Confidentiality — Information accessible only to authorized parties
- Integrity — Information accurate and protected from unauthorized change
- Availability — Information and systems accessible when needed
- Authenticity — Origin and identity claims are verifiable
- Non-Repudiation — Actions and transactions cannot be denied
RAS
Our Operational Focus
- Risk — Informed by data, quantified where possible
- Analytics — Intelligence-driven, AI-enabled
- Security — Architecture-first, resilient by design
Our work is in the name.
The CIAAN Standard
Moving beyond the traditional CIA triad to a forensic-grade security and assurance posture. Definitions per NIST SP 800-53.
Confidentiality
Preserving authorized restrictions on information access and disclosure, including means for protecting personal privacy and proprietary information.
— NIST SP 800-53
Integrity
Guarding against improper information modification or destruction, and includes ensuring information non-repudiation and authenticity.
— NIST SP 800-53
Availability
Ensuring timely and reliable access to and use of information.
— NIST SP 800-53
Authenticity
The property of being genuine and being able to be verified and trusted; confidence in the validity of a transmission, a message, or message originator.
— NIST SP 800-53
Non-Repudiation
Assurance that the sender of information is provided with proof of delivery and the recipient is provided with proof of the sender's identity, so neither can later deny having processed the information.
— NIST SP 800-53
The RAS Standard
Our operational focus: translating security principles into actionable intelligence and resilient architecture.
Risk
The effect of uncertainty on objectives, measured as a function of the likelihood of a threat exploiting a vulnerability and the resulting impact to the organization.
— ISO 31000 / NIST RMF
Analytics
The systematic computational analysis of data to discover patterns, correlations, and insights that inform decision-making and enable predictive and prescriptive intelligence.
— Intelligence-driven operations
Security
The protection of information and systems from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction to provide confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
— NIST SP 800-53
Governance Dimensions
Comprehensive coverage across all aspects of organizational governance.
PPTDL
Five Dimensions of Governance
Design Principles
Foundational Approaches
Focus Areas
Deep expertise across interconnected domains of governance, security, and intelligence.
Governance, Risk & Compliance
Risk-informed programs that go beyond checkbox compliance.
Secure AI & Governance
Responsible AI deployment with audit trails and oversight.
eDiscovery & Forensics
Evidence integrity and defensible legal processes.
Digital Trust Architecture
Verification systems and transparency mechanisms.
Information Security
Security architecture aligned to CIAAN principles.
Investigations & Attorney Support
Expert guidance for legal and investigative matters.
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