Backslash Security

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Overview

Product details compiled from public sources, each with a citation.

Vendor
Backslash Security4
Description
Secures AI coding agents on developer workstations with MCP server vetting, vibe coding guardrails, and real-time monitoring of agentic activity.5
Deployment
SaaS1
Status
Active3

Matrix Coverage

Where this product defends, by asset class and NIST CSF function. The Coverage column shows whether each asset is Primary, Secondary, or Adjacent to what the product does. The table omits empty rows and columns.

Asset class IdentifyProtectDetect Coverage Source
AI Orchestration Tools Detect: Not covered Primary 2
AI-Generated Code Identify: Not covered Primary 5

Framework Relevance

These frameworks include controls relevant to the asset classes Backslash Security defends. This is an editorial inference from the AI Defense Matrix asset-level crossmap, not a statement that Backslash Security implements these controls or is certified against them.

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Framework Asset class Relevant controls
NIST IR 8596 AI Orchestration Tools Agents as deployed artifacts (orchestration view; see AI Agent Identities row for the principal view); system prompts and templates
CSA AI Controls Matrix AI Orchestration Tools Application and Interface Security; Supply Chain Management
AI-Generated Code Application and Interface Security; Supply Chain Management
ISO 42001 AI Orchestration Tools A.6 AI system life cycle; A.5 Assessing impacts of AI systems
AI-Generated Code A.6 AI system life cycle
Google SAIF AI Orchestration Tools Secure the AI supply chain; application and pipeline security; agent orchestration controls
AI-Generated Code Secure the AI pipeline; code provenance and supply chain integrity
SANS Critical AI Security Guidelines AI Orchestration Tools Secure Agentic Systems and AI Autonomy Controls (defined function scope; execution isolation; API and function-call gating); Limit Model Behavior (focused functionality; access controls outside the model)
AI-Generated Code Model I/O Handling (AI deployment in IDEs: prefer local-only integrations to limit exposure of code, keys, and proprietary data); Governance, Risk, Compliance (regularly test and red-team AI applications before and after deployment)
MITRE ATLAS AI Orchestration Tools AML.T0051 LLM Prompt Injection; AML.T0054 LLM Jailbreak; AML.T0016 Obtain Capabilities (malicious plugins)
AI-Generated Code AML.T0010 AI Supply Chain Compromise (hallucinated dependencies and slopsquatting); AML.T0018 Manipulate AI Model (when models embed code-execution backdoors)
OWASP AI Exchange AI Orchestration Tools Development-time threats: agent framework supply chain; runtime threats: plugin abuse, prompt injection via tools
AI-Generated Code Development-time threats: insecure code generation, license risk, hallucinated dependencies
OWASP LLM Top 10 AI Orchestration Tools LLM01 Prompt Injection; LLM05 Improper Output Handling; LLM07 System Prompt Leakage; LLM10 Unbounded Consumption
AI-Generated Code LLM06 Excessive Agency (code execution); insecure or vulnerable code patterns inherited from training data
OWASP Agentic Security Top 10 AI Orchestration Tools ASI01 Agent Goal Hijack; ASI02 Tool Misuse and Exploitation; ASI05 Unexpected Code Execution (RCE); ASI07 Insecure Inter-Agent Communication; ASI08 Cascading Failures; ASI10 Rogue Agents
AI-Generated Code ASI05 Unexpected Code Execution (RCE); ASI04 Agentic Supply Chain Vulnerabilities (hallucinated dependencies and vibe-coding artifacts)

Provenance

Last sourced 2026-06-10.

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Sources

  1. Backslash deployment documentation
    Vendor source accessed 2026-06-10
  2. Backslash MCP Server Security Hub
    Vendor source accessed 2026-06-10
  3. Backslash Security homepage
    Vendor source accessed 2026-06-10
  4. Backslash Security about page
    Vendor source accessed 2026-06-10
  5. Backslash agentic endpoint security page
    Vendor source accessed 2026-07-04
    • “Protect developer workstation and citizen-developer endpoints against software supply chain risks, private account use, and unapproved models.”

Changelog

  1. Added verbatim source quotes and a quote waiver to coverage and compliance citations.

  2. Added to the catalog from the Backslash Security documentation.

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