{"product_id":"securing-the-ai-factory-colin-marks-9798189962806","title":"Securing the AI Factory: A Practitioner's Guide","description":"\u003cb\u003eSecuring the AI Factory: A Practitioner's Guide\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe first complete security blueprint for modern AI factories, sovereign AI platforms, and high-risk model operations.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eAI factories are not traditional data centers-and treating them like one is the fastest way to fail an audit, lose control of your data, or expose your models to compromise. \u003cb\u003eSecuring the AI Factory\u003c\/b\u003e is the first practitioner-focused guide that explains exactly how to design, secure, operate, and scale an AI factory with the rigor today's enterprises and sovereign operators demand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten for architects, CISOs, platform engineers, SOC analysts, and AI leaders, this book delivers a \u003cb\u003eclear, vendor-neutral reference architecture\u003c\/b\u003e and a complete security model built around \u003cb\u003eseven security pillars\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eseven enforcement points\u003c\/b\u003e. You'll learn how identity, perimeter controls, model protection, compute isolation, data protection, out-of-band management, and secure operations work together to eliminate ambiguity and make the platform defensible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough detailed walkthroughs, maturity scoring models, regulatory tiers, sovereignty requirements, and real-world failure modes, this guide shows you how to build an AI factory that can withstand compromise, scale safely, and meet the strictest residency and sovereignty obligations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat You'll Learn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow modern AI factories differ from traditional environments and why the old security playbook no longer works\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe complete AI factory reference architecture, explained layer by layer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cb\u003eseven security pillars\u003c\/b\u003e that define a defensible AI platform\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cb\u003eseven enforcement points\u003c\/b\u003e where policy must be applied to prevent misuse\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow to secure models, datasets, GPU racks, fabric paths, keys, and inference flows\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow to enforce residency, sovereignty, and regulatory tiers from baseline to Tier 5\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow to detect drift, prevent lateral movement, and secure high-density compute\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow to build a sovereign AI factory that is region-bound, operator-bound, and audit-ready\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow to evaluate your platform using practitioner checklists and maturity scoring\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho This Book Is For\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eSecurity architects\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eAI\/ML platform engineers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eSOC and IR teams\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eCTOs, CISOs, and technical executives\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eGovernment, defense, and sovereign operators\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnyone responsible for securing high-value AI workloads\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy This Book Matters\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eAI factories concentrate more compute, more sensitive data, and more operational risk than any environment before them. This book gives you the blueprint to secure them \u003cb\u003enot with theory, but with practical, enforceable controls\u003c\/b\u003e that map directly to real architectures, real workloads, and real regulatory expectations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you're building or securing an AI factory, this guide is the reference you'll return to again and again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Colin Marks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798189962806\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/31\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.26d","brand":"Colin Marks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50666064183551,"sku":"9798189962806","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/securing-the-ai-factory-colin-marks-9798189962806","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}