
AI Security: The Operational Reality
A technical deep dive into real-world vulnerabilities exposed by AI. The biggest risk to your AI deployment is not superintelligence; it is a logic error. While the security industry can sometimes fixate on theoretical debates about the future of Generative AI, for those of us working in defensive security and AI assurance, the current reality […]

Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT) 2025/2026 CAF
The new DSPT for 2025/2026 is now more closely aligned to the NCSC Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF). This means more outcome-based auditing, focused on how well organisations achieve the intended security and governance goals. Organisations are required to have an independent audit assessment to the agreed CAF-aligned DSPT audit framework. Dionach can provide these independent […]

From Policy to Practice: Penetration Testing for ISO 27001
ISO 27001:2022 is the international standard for establishing, implementing, maintaining, and continually improving an Information Security Management System (ISMS). While the standard does not explicitly mandate penetration testing, it remains a critical supporting activity for demonstrating technical assurance and verifying the effectiveness of security controls. By incorporating regular, scoped, and risk-aligned penetration testing into their […]
