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AI & Agentic Security

Security for AI systems and autonomous agents that can access data, use tools and take action across your environment. We assess what they can reach, how they can be manipulated, and the controls required to deploy them securely.

Why it matters

The risk is not just what AI says. It is what AI can do.

Traditional application security assumes relatively predictable execution paths. Agentic systems introduce a different model: they can select tools, access data and perform actions dynamically, often using machine identities with significant privileges.

At the same time, many organisations already rely on workflows, CI/CD automation, service accounts and integrations with persistent access to critical systems. AI agents extend this automation layer — and can significantly increase its reach and impact.

Securing AI therefore means looking beyond the model itself: at identity, permissions, secrets, data access, tool execution and the systems behind it.

Security and technology leaders reviewing AI system risks and controls
Scope

Secure the model, the identity and the action.

AI security goes beyond the model itself. We assess the identities, permissions, tools and systems that allow AI to act.

AI & Agent Security

Prompt injection, insecure tool use, retrieval boundaries, data exposure and the controls governing what an agent is allowed to do.

Machine Identity & Access

Understand what agents and automations can access, modify or trigger — with least privilege, appropriate credential lifetimes and effective revocation.

Automation Security

Review workflows, CI/CD automation, service accounts and integrations for excessive privilege, exposed secrets, weak ownership and insufficient monitoring.

AI Governance

Inventory AI systems, establish ownership and approval processes, classify risk and align controls with applicable regulatory requirements.

How we work

A practical approach to agentic security.

Scaled to your environment — from focused assessments to ongoing security programs.

01

Discover

Inventory AI systems, agents, workflows and machine identities, including undeclared automation already operating in the environment.

02

Assess

Map data access, permissions, secrets, tool capabilities and the potential blast radius of each system.

03

Test

Test deployed systems against prompt injection, tool abuse, privilege escalation, data exfiltration and chained attack scenarios.

04

Control

Implement least privilege, approval boundaries, logging, monitoring and effective mechanisms to revoke or stop autonomous actions.

In detail

What you receive.

Deliverables

  • AI and automation inventory with ownership, data classification and approval status
  • Agentic threat models covering trust boundaries, tool permissions and data access
  • Adversarial security assessment covering prompt injection, tool abuse and data exfiltration
  • Machine identity, excessive privilege and secrets remediation plan
  • Security control architecture for least privilege, approvals, logging and emergency revocation

Ideal for

  • Teams deploying AI features or autonomous agents into production
  • Organisations whose agents already access business-critical systems
  • Security teams looking to understand undocumented automation and machine identities
  • Leadership teams establishing an AI security and governance baseline
The outcome

AI systems that can operate safely within defined boundaries — with controlled access, measurable exposure, traceable actions and the ability to intervene when something goes wrong.

Focused assessment

Establish your AI and automation security baseline.

We identify agents, workflows, service accounts and machine identities with access to critical systems, then establish ownership, privilege, secrets exposure and potential blast radius.

  • Inventory across AI platforms, workflow systems, CI/CD and identity providers
  • Ownership, purpose and access established for each automation
  • Excessive privileges and long-lived secrets identified and prioritised
  • Clear remediation priorities based on business impact and blast radius

Let's talk about AI and agentic security.

Tell us what you are deploying, what it can access and where you need confidence. A senior specialist will help you determine the right next step.