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Laboratory software and security research

The company behind TAREOps.

We build software for managing laboratory records and samples. Alongside TAREOps, we take on selected AI security assessments, independent control reviews and technical advisory projects.

AI security advisory

Review the system before it reaches production.

TKOResearch reviews how an AI system reaches data, tools, credentials, memory, and production workflows. The report identifies the exposed paths, the controls observed, the gaps that remain, and the conditions for launch or wider access.

External AI review

Independent review of AI controls.

Assess whether controls, monitoring and detection work as intended. Get findings for technical leadership and board oversight, with scope mapped to the voluntary White House Accord on Super Intelligence.

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Engagements

Choose the review that fits the question.

Briefings, technical assessments, and ongoing advisory for a launch, purchase, customer review, or board discussion.

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Board advisory and executive briefings

Technical context for board oversight, risk appetite, and launch decisions.

Independent advice for boards and executive teams on AI-system access, security controls, vendor claims, and changes that affect launch plans. Available as a briefing or recurring support.

Briefing from $7,500; advisory scoped

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AI red-team and agent assessment

Adversarial testing for AI agents and LLM-based systems.

Prompt-injection testing, memory-poisoning analysis, adversarial path modeling, and toolchain-manipulation research for systems moving toward production access.

Scoped per engagement

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Fractional security and systems advisory

Senior technical judgment without a full-time executive hire.

Regular access to a Principal Engineer for product-security questions, AI-system changes, customer reviews, and roadmap tradeoffs.

Monthly retainer, scoped

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Expert review and expert witness

Technical findings for counsel and leadership.

Independent technical assessment, written attestation, and litigation support for questions about system behavior, security controls, and technical claims.

Scoped per engagement

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Workshops and training

Practical AI-security exercises for your team.

Work through AI-security threats and controls with your security team or leadership, using an agenda tailored to your systems.

From $5,000 / day

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Who we work with

For teams responsible for AI systems and security.

Boards and executives deciding how much access to give AI systems.

AI-native and AI-adopting companies deploying agents and LLM-based systems.

General counsel and litigation teams needing expert review or testimony.

Regulated organizations and government suppliers that need AI-security review without a full-time hire.

MSPs and MSSPs reviewing customer AI systems, identity risks, or incident reports.

MSP partnerships

Why teams call

When a technical decision needs a written basis.

Security and research experience

Security engineering and applied research focused on AI systems, autonomous agents, and the controls around production access.

Assessment reports

Each assessment has defined deliverables for leadership, counsel, or engineering.

AI systems with real access

Centered on AI and autonomous-agent systems: prompt injection, memory poisoning, tool use, RAG boundaries, and production access.

Insights

Research and technical guides.

Analysis of AI-security threats, autonomous-agent risk, and the controls that engineering and security teams can test.

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Have a system or security question to work through?

Send a short description of the system, the question, and your timing. We will agree on the scope, format, and price before work begins.

Alexandria, VA / Washington, DC metro. Working with clients nationwide.

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