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Solid framing of defense in depth for agentic systems. The opening attack scenario really captures how multiple vulnarabilities compound in practice. One thing Id add is that the module order itsself could shift based on deployment context becasue orchestration controls for multi-agent systems sometimes need hardening before isolation when lateral movement is the bigger threat.

Fernando Lucktemberg's avatar

Spot on. You clearly highlighted the difference between architectural layers and deployment priorities.

While the guide is structured 'bottom-up' for clarity, the 'blast radius' in multi-agent systems often makes Orchestration (Module 7) the most urgent fix. If agents trust each other implicitly, a single injection can poison the whole swarm before isolation even matters.

Your point about lateral movement is especially well-taken. Point taken, in the full guide, I’ll actually work on a 'Maturity Model' section that helps teams decide which module to tackle first based on their specific 'Agent Topology' (e.g., a single researcher vs. a multi-agent swarm).

In your experience, is it harder to sell leadership on 'Hard Isolation' (infra) or 'Internal Verifiers' (logic)?"