Equation 2 · AI and Cybersecurity in Practice: An Advanced Technical Guide
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There is a simple way to see why capability removal should be the default move rather than the fallback. Model the expected exposure created by a credential as a sum over the capabilities c it carries, each with some probability that it is exploited in a given period and some damage if it is:
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- [4] LLM06:2025 Excessive Agency ↗
- [12] Security Best Practices ↗
- [5] OWASP Top 10 for Agentic Applications ↗
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