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MEDIA RELEASE: PGI is a founding signatory of the CREST AI Charter
Protection Group International has become a founding signatory of the CREST AI Charter – a global initiative establishing professional standards for responsible AI use across the cybersecurity industry.
The Charter, launched by CREST—the not-for-profit membership body that represents the global cybersecurity industry—brings together organisations committed to embedding trust, transparency and accountability into how AI is adopted and governed within security services.
It’s underpinned by the nine CREST AI Principles, which provide practical guidance on AI-enabled cybersecurity delivery, including human oversight, data sovereignty and auditability.
As a founding signatory, PGI is among the first organisations to publicly commit to these standards and to help shape how the profession approaches AI adoption.
For PGI's clients, the question of how AI is used in their defence is not academic.
Boards and procurement teams are increasingly required to demonstrate that their cyber suppliers operate to recognised standards.
The CREST AI Charter provides that assurance, while also addressing a growing supply chain concern: when AI touches the intelligence and assessments a client acts on, they have a right to know the governance behind it.
PGI’s CTO, Keith Buzzard shared why this Charter matters: “AI is changing how threat intelligence is gathered, analysed and acted on. That's not a future consideration, it's happening right now. What matters is whether the industry builds that capability with appropriate rigour or cuts corners. The CREST AI Charter sets a baseline worth holding to. We signed because we believe responsible adoption isn't a constraint on good work; it's what good work requires. The charter demonstrates our commitment to delivering CREST services in line with emergent professional standards.”
PGI's approach has always been human-led and technology-supported. Signing the Charter reflects that position: AI should augment expert judgement, not replace it and clients have a right to know how the tools used in their defence operate.
Further information on the CREST AI Charter and its founding signatories is available at crest-approved.org/ai-charter.
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