Readiness, not certificationEvidence stays in your workspacePlain-English guidanceBuilt around common security practicesNo insurance approval promisesDesigned for owners and operatorsReview important decisions with qualified professionals
Kova Readiness Platform

Security Readiness. For the AI Era.

Kova helps small businesses prepare for cyber insurance, employee AI usage, security training, and modern business risk with guided assessments, simple policies, and organized documentation.

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A guided readiness system for owners, operators, and growing teams.
Kova · ReadinessMay 2026
82/ 100▲ 6 vs prior

Overall readiness · Cedar & Co.

Next best actionReview AI Usage Policy
POL · AI-001 · 4 min
  • AI usage policyDraft ready for review
    POL · AI-001
  • Training11 of 12 complete
    EDU · 014
  • Evidence42 files organized
    EVD · 142 total
  • Cyber insurance prep14 of 18 items ready
    INS · Coalition
  • Next reviewScheduled
    14 Feb 2027
kova.co/r/cedarSample
From scattered to structured

Your safeguards should not live in scattered notes, screenshots, and memory.

Kova brings policies, training records, evidence, and next steps into one guided system your team can maintain.

Most teams already have the pieces. They live in different tools, different inboxes, and the head of whoever set them up.

Organized in one place
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A methodology behind every recommendation

How Kova scores readiness.

Your score is built from plain-English answers, mapped to four readiness pillars, then connected to recommended actions, evidence, policies, and training. Every step ties back to a control, so the number is a path, not just a result.

01
Answer

A plain-English answer from your readiness check or assessment.

02
Pillar

Rolls up to People and Training, Systems and Access, Policies and Documentation, or Response and Recovery.

03
Control gap

The specific control that needs attention. Each control carries a stable ID.

04
Recommended action

A short, concrete next step a small business owner can actually do.

05
Evidence

The kind of proof that supports the control, with a freshness window.

06
Report

Your pillar score updates and the review-ready summary stays current.

Use cases

Where small teams reach for Kova first.

Give your team a clearer way to prepare, document, and respond when security questions come up. Four moments where organized policies, training records, and evidence change how a week goes.

A small business owner reviewing documents at a desk while preparing renewal questionnaire answers
Insurance prep14 of 18 ready
U · 01

Cyber insurance readiness

Prepare for renewals with organized answers, signed policies, and supporting documentation pulled from your evidence vault.

  • INS · 018
  • MFA · 001
  • BKP · 004
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AI policyNeeds review
U · 02

Employee AI usage

Set clear rules for ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, AI note takers, and embedded tools. Publish, distribute, and bring back for review.

  • POL · AI-001
  • EDU · 014
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Training11 of 12 complete
U · 03

Employee security basics

Track short training on phishing, passwords, incident reporting, and safe data handling. Five-minute modules, tracked per person.

  • EDU · 014
  • EDU · 008
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ReviewScheduled · Q2
U · 04

Client and stakeholder reviews

Share a clear readiness summary when clients, partners, brokers, or internal leaders ask what is in place.

  • RPT · Q2
  • EVD · 142
Product

The system for your readiness work.

Kova brings your score, policies, training, evidence, and report into one guided workflow your team can actually maintain.

01Readiness Scorecard

One score. Four pillars. One next action.

See your overall score, four readiness pillars, and the next action worth taking.

Tied back to evidence
02AI Usage Policy Kit

Clear rules for the tools your team actually uses.

Create clear rules for the AI tools your team actually uses.

POL · AI-001 · Draft ready for review
03Training Tracker

Short training your team can complete.

Assign short lessons and track who has completed them.

EDU · 014 · 11 of 12 complete
04Evidence Vault

Organized by control. Found in seconds.

Keep screenshots, policies, records, and notes organized by control.

EVD · 142 files · Searchable and current
05Review-Ready Report

A summary you can share when readiness questions come up.

Pull your readiness work into a summary you can share when questions come up.

RPT · Q2 · Review-ready
Sample report

A readiness report your team can actually use.

See how your score, policies, training, evidence, and next steps come together in one review-ready summary.

Kova readiness report · Q2 2026

Cedar & Co.

12 employees · Carrier: Coalition · Renewal Feb 14, 2026

Confidential
82/ 100
▲ 6 vs prior

People & training

94 / 100

11 of 12 staff completed Phishing 101 · 12 evidence files

Systems & access

88 / 100

MFA enforced on email and admin tools · device inventory current

Policies & documentation

71 / 100

AI Usage Policy v2.1 awaiting owner review

Response & recovery

62 / 100

Backup restore test needs refresh · IR plan in review

Evidence files142
Policies signed5 / 6
Training complete26 / 28
Insurance prep14 / 18
Generated 21 May 2026 · kova.co/r/cedar

A clear snapshot of what is in place, what needs attention, and what supports each score.

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The Kova Standard

Careful guidance. Useful outcomes.

Kova is designed to make security readiness clearer, easier to maintain, and easier to explain. Every score, recommendation, and report helps your team understand what is in place and what needs attention.

01

Readiness over guesswork

Kova turns plain-English answers into a score, checklist, policies, evidence plan, and review-ready summary.

02

Evidence over empty claims

Every recommendation connects to a control, policy, training record, or supporting evidence item.

03

Preparation over promises

Kova helps organize readiness work before renewals, client reviews, and internal planning become urgent.

04

Plain English over jargon

Built for owners and operators who need clear next steps, not enterprise security complexity.

05

Guidance with boundaries

Kova provides readiness guidance and educational templates. We name what is in place and what to organize next, not what is certified.

06

A system your team can maintain

Track what is current, what needs review, and what should be updated over time.

Trust FAQ

Honest answers, before you sign up.

The questions careful buyers ask. Short answers, plain English. For deeper detail, read our security posture.

  • No. Kova provides readiness guidance, documentation support, and educational templates. Important decisions should be reviewed with qualified professionals.

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Start with a quick check and leave with a clearer view of where you stand and what to organize next.

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