# The Askara Solutions Blog

> The central hub for Askara Solutions' insights and thought leadership on ISO 27001 compliance automation, information security, and how we organise this new company in the age of AI.

## Sections

- [Source Journal](https://blog.askara.solutions/source-journal): 43 personal reflections on leadership, Source Work, and building with trust
- [Articles](https://blog.askara.solutions/articles): 19 in-depth articles on cybersecurity compliance, ISO 27001, and NIS2
- [Dispatches](https://blog.askara.solutions/dispatches): 1 short-form updates from the field

## Recent Posts

- [Raised Under Glass](https://blog.askara.solutions/articles/Raised-Under-Glass): In May, OpenAI set a population of agents to work on a cybersecurity exam inside a sealed environment. The reports describe at least 1,200 of them across three...
- [AI Against AI Is Not a Capability Race](https://blog.askara.solutions/source-journal/Entry-42-AI-Against-AI-Is-Not-a-Capability-Race): Hey there,
Last month I wrote about waiting two weeks to see whether I had read the eclipse right, and about the run of things that landed after it. This week...
- [The Eclipse I Waited Two Weeks to Write About](https://blog.askara.solutions/source-journal/Entry-41-The-Eclipse-I-Waited-Two-Weeks-to-Write-About): Hey there,
I have been sitting on this entry for two weeks, waiting to find out whether I was right.
Part of the delay was practical. The past weeks have been...
- [When Running More Agents Stops Making You Faster](https://blog.askara.solutions/source-journal/Entry-40-When-Running-More-Agents-Stops-Making-You-Faster): Hey there,
My productivity started going backwards three sessions before I noticed. I did not know that at the time. What I knew was that July had gone well. I...
- [What Sunflowers Teach Us About Building AI Agents](https://blog.askara.solutions/source-journal/Entry-39-What-Sunflowers-Teach-Us-About-Building-AI-Agents): Hey there,
Last time I wrote about having my hands back in the work, building our agents myself instead of handing the job down, and about how an AI gives you...
- [Am I Trying to Hit This, or Understand It?](https://blog.askara.solutions/articles/Am-I-Trying-to-Hit-This-or-Understand-It): Ninety-five per cent of staff completed their security training. It is the kind of number that ends a conversation. It looks like proof, it fits on a slide, and...
- [The Structure the Machines Do Not Know They Want](https://blog.askara.solutions/articles/The-Structure-the-Machines-Do-Not-Know-They-Want): There is a question a good management system ought to answer in seconds. If this one risk changed tomorrow, which objectives would it touch, which measures...
- [The Work Comes Back as a Mirror of Whoever Made It](https://blog.askara.solutions/source-journal/Entry-38-The-Work-Comes-Back-as-a-Mirror-of-Whoever-Made-It): Hey there,
Wednesday morning is the one I keep. The rest of the week fills the way weeks do. But Wednesday I block out and sit down properly, the week's notes...
- [How a Small Team Quietly Finds Its Own Shape](https://blog.askara.solutions/source-journal/Entry-37-How-a-Small-Team-Quietly-Finds-Its-Own-Shape): Hey there,
Last week I signed off on the small, half-built thing on the bench, and the people gathered around it. That was the point, I said. Not the taller...
- [Being Wanted, and Getting Real](https://blog.askara.solutions/source-journal/Entry-36-Being-Wanted-and-Getting-Real): Hey there,
A few weeks ago, a fund approached us. I haven't put it that plainly until now. If you've been reading these entries you'll have caught me circling...

## Main Site

- [Askara Solutions](https://askara.solutions): AI-powered cybersecurity compliance for European SMEs
- [ISO 27001 Certification](https://askara.solutions/iso27001): Get certified with agentic guidance
- [NIS2 Compliance](https://askara.solutions/nis2): Navigate NIS2 with an agent that understands your company
- [ISO 27001 Agent](https://askara.solutions/skills): Plug-and-play AI skill for ISO 27001 certification