AI & LLM Security Testing

Test what your AI system can be manipulated into doing.

ShabuShabu Security provides authorized AI and LLM security testing for AI-powered applications, assistants, agents and tool-enabled workflows, with a focus on prompt injection, permission boundaries, sensitive-data exposure and unsafe autonomous actions.

AI red teaming Prompt injection testing Agent security Tool permission testing
AI application security model From User Input to System Action
Red Team
IN User Input Prompts, uploaded content and externally supplied instructions.
CTX Model Context System instructions, retrieved information and application state.
TOOL Connected Tools APIs, databases, files, actions and external application functions.
ACT System Action What the AI is ultimately permitted to read, change or trigger.
AI application security

The model is only one part of the attack surface.

Modern AI products combine language models with user data, retrieval systems, APIs, external tools, account permissions and automated actions. Security failures often emerge from the interaction between those components.

ShabuShabu Security therefore evaluates the complete AI application workflow rather than treating the model as an isolated component.

01

Test instruction boundaries

Review whether user-controlled or retrieved content can influence behavior beyond its intended role.

02

Test connected capabilities

Assess what tools, APIs, files and application functions the AI can reach or invoke.

03

Validate security impact

Determine whether manipulated AI behavior can cross a meaningful data, permission or action boundary.

What we test

Core security areas inside AI-powered applications.

The exact scope depends on the model architecture, available tools, data sources and level of autonomy the application grants to the AI system.

01 / PI

Prompt Injection

Review whether untrusted instructions can override, redirect or weaken intended application behavior.

02 / TOOL

Tool Abuse

Test whether the AI can invoke connected functions in ways that exceed the intended user or application context.

03 / DATA

Sensitive Data Exposure

Assess whether prompts, context or model-connected resources can expose information outside permitted boundaries.

04 / RAG

Retrieval Security

Review whether retrieved content can manipulate the model, expose restricted information or introduce unsafe instructions.

05 / ACL

Permission Boundaries

Test whether the AI inherits or bypasses user, tenant and application-level access restrictions.

06 / AGENT

Agent Actions

Assess how autonomous or semi-autonomous workflows handle actions that can change data or trigger external systems.

07 / CTX

Context Isolation

Review whether one user, session or workflow can influence context intended for another security boundary.

08 / INT

External Integrations

Assess trust relationships between the model, third-party APIs, plugins, tools and application services.

09 / FLOW

AI Business Logic

Test whether model outputs can alter product workflows, approvals or decisions in unintended ways.

AI trust boundaries

Every AI capability introduces a new permission question.

The important security question is not only what the model can generate, but what the surrounding application allows that generated behavior to influence.

01

User Input

Can untrusted prompts influence behavior beyond the user-facing interaction they were intended for?

02

Retrieved Content

Can documents, websites or external data become an indirect instruction channel to the model?

03

Application Data

Does the AI receive only the information appropriate for the current user and task?

04

Tools & APIs

Can the model invoke capabilities that exceed the user’s intended level of access?

05

Agent Autonomy

Can a sequence of model-driven decisions create an unintended high-impact action?

06

Output Handling

Does the application safely interpret model output before using it in downstream workflows?

AI red-team questions

What should an AI security test determine?

We test whether model behavior can be turned into a practical security failure inside the surrounding application.

Instruction & Data Security

✓ Can user-controlled content alter behavior outside its intended role?
✓ Can retrieved documents introduce unsafe instructions?
✓ Can one user influence or expose another user’s AI context?
✓ Can sensitive information appear in model responses unexpectedly?
✓ Can the model receive application data outside the user’s permissions?

Tools, Agents & Actions

✓ Can the AI trigger a tool or function the user should not control?
✓ Can model output manipulate downstream application logic?
✓ Are high-impact actions protected by independent permission checks?
✓ Can autonomous workflows repeat, chain or escalate unsafe actions?
✓ Can multiple weak controls combine into a larger AI attack path?
AI agent security

The more an AI can do, the more carefully its authority must be controlled.

An assistant that only generates text presents a different security model from an agent that can query customer data, send messages, modify records or call external services.

For tool-enabled AI systems, we review whether authority is limited by independent application controls rather than trusting the model to decide what it should be allowed to do.

Agent permission model From request to action
01
User identity Determine which authenticated user initiated the workflow.
02
Task context Define what the AI is expected to accomplish for that user.
03
Tool permission Check which connected capabilities are actually authorized.
04
Action validation Require application controls before sensitive actions execute.
05
Result boundary Ensure output and resulting data remain inside permitted context.
AI products we assess

Security testing across modern AI application architectures.

CHAT

AI Assistants

Conversational products connected to customer data, business workflows or private application context.

RAG

RAG Applications

AI systems retrieving information from documents, knowledge bases or external sources.

AGENT

AI Agents

Autonomous or semi-autonomous systems that can plan actions and interact with application tools.

API

AI-Enabled SaaS

Products embedding language models inside existing web applications, APIs and customer workflows.

AI security testing process

From AI capability mapping to verified security findings.

The assessment begins by understanding what the AI can access, which actions it can influence and which trust boundaries must remain protected.

01

Map AI capabilities

Identify models, prompts, tools, data sources, user roles and application actions in scope.

MAP / MODEL / TOOLS
02

Identify trust boundaries

Understand which instructions, data and capabilities should remain isolated from untrusted influence.

TRUST / DATA / PERMISSIONS
03

Red-team the workflow

Perform controlled testing against prompt handling, tool use, agent actions and data boundaries.

TEST / MANIPULATE / VALIDATE
04

Report & retest

Document security impact, affected workflows and remediation priorities, then verify fixes if required.

REPORT / FIX / RETEST
AI security report

Findings tied to the real AI application workflow.

The report focuses on where AI behavior crosses a meaningful security boundary and what engineering controls can reduce that risk.

01

Executive Summary

An overview of the AI security posture and the most important weaknesses identified during testing.

02

Attack Scenarios

Clear descriptions of how AI behavior can be manipulated into an unintended application outcome.

03

Impact Analysis

An explanation of affected data, tools, users or business workflows.

04

Technical Evidence

Relevant prompts, system behavior and application context required to understand validated findings.

05

Remediation Guidance

Recommendations focused on application controls, permission boundaries and safer AI integration patterns.

06

Retesting

Optional verification after security controls or AI workflows have been updated.

When to test

When an AI security assessment creates the most value.

LAUNCH

Before AI feature launch

Test new AI functionality before exposing it to users or connecting it to sensitive application data.

TOOL

Before adding tools

Review permission boundaries before allowing the AI to call APIs or perform application actions.

AGENT

Before adding autonomy

Test agent workflows before expanding the number or impact of actions the AI can perform independently.

REVIEW

After major AI changes

Reassess the product when models, system prompts, retrieval sources or AI permissions materially change.

Authorized AI red teaming

Controlled testing for AI systems with real capabilities.

ShabuShabu Security performs AI security testing only within an approved engagement scope. Models, applications, accounts, tools, data sources and restricted actions are defined before testing begins.

Engagement boundaries Responsible AI security assessment
✓ Models, AI applications and environments in scope are documented.
✓ Permitted test accounts, tools and AI capabilities are defined.
✓ High-impact autonomous actions can be excluded or restricted.
✓ Third-party AI services outside the approved scope are not tested.
✓ Sensitive findings are communicated through controlled reporting channels.
Start an AI security assessment

Find out what your AI can be pushed beyond its intended boundaries to do.

Tell us how your AI product works, which models, tools and data sources it can access and what actions it is allowed to perform. We will structure testing around the real trust boundaries of the application.