Yakov Shkolnikov

Technology Leadership · Systems Architecture · Security & Applied Research

I lead technology organizations, build complex systems, and help businesses adopt new technologies. My work spans engineering, cybersecurity, AI, and applied research. I write about what works, what fails, and what we can learn from both.

CIO, Reynova (Perseptex) · Founder, Soundness AI · Former technology leader at Analog Devices. About me.

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Agentic Loitering Munitions: A Glide Path to an Organizational Zero-Day

·LinkedIn·3 min read

An organization's attack surface extends to vendors, employees' families, personal accounts, and the AI agents people rely on. Inexpensive self-hosted LLMs can map these exposures for months, waiting for an attack chain to form. Compromising one critical employee or supplier may be enough to handicap the entire organization.

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