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Blog posts in the Security Operations category

AI Model Extraction Tests: Rate Limits and Alerts

Test rate limits, detection and user impact to measure, tune and retest defences against distributed AI model extraction.

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Spectral Signatures in Backdoor Attacks: Study Review

Explains spectral scoring to flag poisoned training samples, its limits, and why testing filter-and-retrain on your data is essential.

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SharePoint Repository Connectors for AI Agents

Deploy a read-only SharePoint connector for AI agents with access checks, minimal Graph permissions, cited retrieval and testing.

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Securing Agentic AI: Cloud Security Training Guide

UK cloud team checklist for securing agentic AI: identity, least privilege, sandboxing, approvals and tamper‑evident logs.

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Prompt Versioning Tools: 7 Checks Before Selection

Test prompt versioning tools against seven mandatory controls—immutable history, diffs, release labels, rollback, approvals, environment isolation and auditability.

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2026 Study: Drift Governance in Enterprise IaC

Measure IaC drift by verified fixes, not alerts: ensure estate-wide coverage, timed scans, policy approvals and audit-ready closures.

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Multi-Cluster Kubernetes Config Management Guide

GitOps for multi-cluster Kubernetes: use bases/overlays, labels for targeting, external secret references, and promote immutable releases.

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DevSecOps Pipeline Design: Shift-Left Validation

Block most pipeline risk before release: shift security checks left, only block high-risk issues, and retain signed artefact evidence.

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Malware Response Automation with SOAR

Normalise and enrich alerts, enforce approval gates for risky containment, log every action and reduce MTTR safely.

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