Encrypted, governed data for AI. Bylined thesis, engineering deep-dives and dated notes from Sovrata.https://sovrata.com/en-auhttps://sovrata.com/notes/2026-09-09-standards-point-to-the-data/https://sovrata.com/notes/2026-09-09-standards-point-to-the-data/Encrypted, governed data for AI.Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT<p>&lt;!-- Every line here is VERBATIM already-cleared CANON, each attributed to its own named source (no source is made to carry another's claim): the descriptor strap as the lede (copy.ts), the first-mention form (protected; carries the mandatory descriptor gloss at first mention, House rule 5 / pitch ladder rule 1), the ASD and NIST lines from the pitch ladder Section 2 spine, and the cleared synthesis line (05-Content Section 4) to close. No new prose, so no fresh veto. --&gt;</p> <p>Sovrata builds the data engine for AI. Built by Senetas.</p> <p>ASD's May 2026 guidance (co-sealed by Canada, New Zealand and the UK) tells every CISO to "define and enforce policies governing what data AI tools may access".</p> <p>NIST IR 8611 (August 2026) argues that fine-grained access control belongs at the data, not in the application.</p> <p>The market and the standards bodies are converging on Sovrata's shape.</p> ASD AI guidanceNIST IR 8611enforce at the dataAndrea Van Unen-Smith