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Technical deep-dives, threat research, and offensive security perspectives from the UnlockSec team — no marketing fluff, just actionable intelligence.

AI SECURITY · May 1, 2025 · 8 MIN READ

MCP Security: The Attack Surface Nobody Is Talking About

Model Context Protocol servers are becoming the backbone of AI agent integrations. We examine the emerging threat vectors — tool injection, privilege escalation, and supply chain risk — and how to secure them.

UnlockSec Team

AI SECURITY · Apr 18, 2025 · 11 MIN READ

AI Red Teaming: Breaking LLMs Before Attackers Do

Large language models introduce a new class of exploitable behaviours — prompt injection, jailbreaks, RAG poisoning, and agent goal hijacking. Here is how we approach adversarial testing of AI systems.

UnlockSec Team

ATTACK SURFACE · Apr 5, 2025 · 7 MIN READ

Why External Attack Surface Management Should Be Your First Security Investment

Most security budgets focus on internal controls. Attackers start from the outside. We explain why knowing your external exposure before hardening internal systems is the only logical order of operations.

UnlockSec Team

CLOUD SECURITY · Mar 22, 2025 · 12 MIN READ

12 AWS Misconfigurations We Find Every Single Week

After hundreds of cloud security assessments, the same IAM, S3, and Lambda misconfigurations keep appearing — and keep leading to full account compromise. Here is the definitive list with exploitation paths.

UnlockSec Team

THREAT RESEARCH · Mar 8, 2025 · 9 MIN READ

Ransomware in 2025: Building an Organisation That Bounces Back

Double extortion, RaaS platforms, and AI-assisted phishing have made ransomware harder to stop than ever. We break down the technical and process controls that actually reduce blast radius when — not if — you are hit.

UnlockSec Team

STRATEGY · Feb 14, 2025 · 6 MIN READ

Red Team vs Penetration Test: Choosing the Right Engagement

Both simulate attackers, but they serve fundamentally different purposes, timelines, and budgets. This guide helps security leaders make the right call for their organisation's maturity level.

UnlockSec Team