AI is moving faster than governance
Your teams are adopting copilots, automation and AI-enabled products, but ownership, data boundaries and acceptable use are still unclear.
Governance for UK and EU-facing growth companies
Govern AI.
Reduce risk.
Build trust.
Practical governance for startups and SMBs navigating AI adoption, UK and EU regulatory expectations, and risk across their digital supply chains.
Practice currently in development · Not yet accepting engagements
EU AI ACTGDPR & UK GDPRNIS2ISO/IEC 27001SUPPLY-CHAIN RISK
Who we help
Built for small teams carrying serious responsibility.
Warden GRC is being developed for leaders who need a credible path forward without building an enterprise-sized compliance function.
Critical operations depend on suppliers
Your business relies on cloud, SaaS and specialist vendors, while customers increasingly expect evidence of effective oversight.
UK and EU expectations are entering the sales cycle
Regulation, due diligence and customer questionnaires are creating pressure to show how risk is understood, controlled and documented.
Where we focus
Governance that keeps pace with how you grow.
Right-sized foundations for companies that need control and clarity—not layers of enterprise bureaucracy.
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Responsible AI use
Understand where AI is used, what data it touches and who owns the decisions around it.
- AI use-case inventory
- Policies and accountability
- Risk classification and controls
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Third-party & supply-chain risk
Build proportionate oversight for the vendors, platforms and data processors your business depends on.
- Supplier risk segmentation
- Due diligence and monitoring
- Contract and exit controls
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UK and EU regulatory readiness
Translate intersecting obligations into a practical roadmap your team can understand and operate.
- Gap and readiness assessments
- Control mapping
- Evidence and accountability
The challenge
Growth creates risk faster than most small teams can govern it.
AI enters through everyday tools. Critical services sit with suppliers. Regulatory expectations overlap. Ownership becomes unclear.
Warden GRC is being built to help leadership teams see the whole system, make defensible decisions and create controls people will actually follow.
01Visibility before policy
02Controls proportionate to risk
03Evidence built into operations
04Clear human accountability
Our approach
Practical by design.
Start with the decisions that matter, connect them to real operations, and leave behind a governance system your team can maintain.
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Map the reality
Identify AI use, critical data, suppliers, obligations and current ownership.
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Prioritize the exposure
Focus effort where business impact, regulatory pressure and uncertainty intersect.
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Operationalize the controls
Turn requirements into roles, evidence, review cycles and decisions people understand.
About Warden GRC
Built on operational experience—not compliance theatre.
Warden GRC is an independent advisory practice in development, founded by Dan Phung after more than 20 years across IT operations, architecture, cybersecurity and executive technology leadership.
Dan Phung · Founder | Practice Development
Dan is currently completing advanced professional development in ISO/IEC 27001, privacy, GRC and AI governance before formally accepting client engagements.
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Warden GRC provides governance and risk advisory services. Content on this site is general information and is not legal advice.