Security
6 essays tagged Security.
Controls Your Agent Cannot Rewrite
Three kinds of control shape what an agent can do, and they are not equally strong. One is advice the model may ignore, one is enforced by the tool, and one is enforced somewhere the agent cannot reach. Knowing which you have written is the whole game.
AI Security, Made Simple: Defence in Depth for Agents
Treat an AI agent like an eager developer: capable, fast, well-meaning, and guaranteed to occasionally overreach. Give it its own machine, its own accounts, and the least privilege it needs.
The Panic Dividend of AI Security
Mythos did not create a new cybersecurity risk. It exposed one that has been building for years. Be sceptical of anyone now selling you a solution to the panic.
Securing Your JavaScript Dependencies: What Every Organisation Needs to Know
In November 2025, attackers compromised popular npm packages. The attack didn't exploit a bug. It exploited trust. What happened, why traditional defences fall short, and what you can do.
Enterprise Security Tools Without Breaking The Bank
When building a new security tool, we faced a problem. How do you convince security-conscious users to install software that requires system-level permissions?
Securing Secrets in Application Settings using .NET
Storing secrets inside configuration files is bad practice. In this example, we encrypt these values using the server machine key.