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Josh Beck
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Application Security Architect

Josh is a Christian, a devoted husband, and an Application Security Architect with SAS' Applied Artificial Intelligence and Modeling division. He is passionate about ensuring the security of innovative AI applications. Beyond his work at SAS, Josh is committed to giving back to the security community through his contributions to OWASP and HackTheBox.

Artificial Intelligence | Fraud & Security Intelligence | Machine Learning
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Threat modeling for agentic systems

As agentic AI systems evolve through protocols like MCP and A2A, traditional security practices must be adapted to address new risks such as goal misalignment and tool instruction abuse. This article explores practical threat modeling strategies, including goal alignment cascades and distinguishing between parameter-only vs. instruction-enabled tool calls.