Trustwise Launches Harmony AI: Industry's First Runtime Trust Layer for Secure and Compliant Agentic AI Deployments

Trustwise, an AI security firm, has introduced Harmony AI, the first runtime trust layer and control tower designed for enterprises deploying generative and agentic AI systems. Launched in Austin, Texas, Harmony AI embeds "trust as code" into AI systems, providing comprehensive security and control, enabling CISOs, developers, and AI leaders to manage AI risks effectively as they scale up their operations. The product is the result of a two-year collaboration with leading financial and healthcare institutions and boasts significant improvements over baseline systems. Harmony AI achieves 90-100% runtime alignment with enterprise safety, compliance, and brand policies, detects 40% more hallucinations and policy violations, and reduces operational costs and carbon emissions by 83% and 64%, respectively. Dr. Hatim Abdulhussein, CEO of Health Innovation Kent Surrey Sussex, highlights the importance of Harmony AI in their efforts to deploy agentic AI systems with confidence, ensuring the highest standards of safety, security, and compliance. He emphasizes that this is crucial for protecting patient data and ultimately, lives. The rapid adoption of AI agents is transforming enterprises, but it also introduces new risks. According to Gartner, 33% of enterprise software applications will include agentic AI, and 15% of daily work decisions will be made by AI agents within the next few years. Developer enthusiasm is high, with 99% of those surveyed by IBM exploring or building AI agents. However, traditional security models are ill-equipped to handle the unpredictable behavior, overspending, and data leakage associated with these agents, which can operate at machine speed and pose significant insider threats. Current tools like observability and prompt filtering are insufficient, leaving enterprises vulnerable without AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM). Manoj Saxena, CEO and founder of Trustwise, explains that AI agents, much like human employees, require oversight and runtime enforcement. Harmony AI fills this gap by offering a modular defense system with six main shields: MCP Shield: Secures agent-tool execution, blocking tool misuse and unauthorized automation. Prompt Shield: Prevents injection attacks, hallucinations, and off-policy outputs through dynamic safeguards. Compliance Shield: Ensures AI behavior aligns with 17 global standards, including ISO 42001, NIST, EU AI Act, HIPAA, and FCA. Brand Shield: Maintains consistent brand tone, persona, and use case discipline across all agent outputs. Cost Shield: Reduces operating costs by intelligently routing between models, controlling token usage, and preventing cost escalation. Carbon Shield: Minimizes carbon footprint through energy-efficient model selection, carbon-aware scheduling, and real-time emission tracking. Matthew Barker, head of AI research at Trustwise, underscores the shift from securing text to securing actions, emphasizing the need for real-time controls to monitor and enforce how AI agents think, decide, and act. The Harmony AI shields are powered by the Trustwise AI-SPM Engine, which leverages industry-specific red-teaming datasets, tuned small language models (SLMs) for low-latency performance, synthetic personas, and a comprehensive set of mapped controls from OWASP, ISO, NIST, and the EU AI Act. Trustwise's innovation and impact have garnered numerous industry awards, reflecting its leadership in building the AI trust layer. Harmony AI is currently in production with top financial and healthcare enterprises and is available in private preview to select Trustwise customers and OEM partners. It integrates seamlessly with various agent frameworks (LangGraph, AutoGen, CrewAI, LangChain), foundation models (GPT-4, Claude, Gemini, Llama 3, Mistral), and infrastructure platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, on-premises, and edge). Industry insiders commend Trustwise for addressing a critical gap in AI security, particularly for enterprises where the stakes are high. They note that the integration of real-time security, compliance, and performance optimization is a significant step forward, making it easier for companies to adopt and scale AI technologies responsibly. Leading financial and healthcare institutions have already benefited from Harmony AI, confirming its effectiveness in maintaining robust security and compliance standards while reducing operational costs and environmental impact. Trustwise is committed to advancing the field of AI security, ensuring that AI systems remain reliable, secure, and aligned with enterprise goals. With Harmony AI, the company aims to set a new standard for managing and scaling AI safely and efficiently.