diff --git a/KubeArmor/BPF/system_monitor.c b/KubeArmor/BPF/system_monitor.c
index d1f76feff..fe239f29e 100644
--- a/KubeArmor/BPF/system_monitor.c
+++ b/KubeArmor/BPF/system_monitor.c
@@ -1067,6 +1067,12 @@ static __always_inline u32 init_context(sys_context_t *context)
 // To check if subsequent alerts should be dropped per container
 static __always_inline bool should_drop_alerts_per_container(sys_context_t *context, struct pt_regs *ctx, u32 types, args_t *args) {
 #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE > KERNEL_VERSION(5, 2, 0)
+
+    // throttling for host in case of apparmor is handled in userspace
+    if (context->pid_id == 0 && context->mnt_id == 0) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
     u64 current_timestamp = bpf_ktime_get_ns();
 
     struct outer_key key = {
diff --git a/KubeArmor/config/config.go b/KubeArmor/config/config.go
index 22ccb3b50..4a71d8700 100644
--- a/KubeArmor/config/config.go
+++ b/KubeArmor/config/config.go
@@ -56,10 +56,10 @@ type KubearmorConfig struct {
 
 	StateAgent bool // enable KubeArmor state agent
 
-	AlertThrottling   bool // Enable/Disable Alert Throttling
-	MaxAlertPerSec    int  // Maximum alerts allowed per second
-	ThrottleSec       int  // Number of seconds for which subsequent alerts will be dropped
-	AnnotateResources bool // enable annotations by kubearmor if kubearmor-controller is not present
+	AlertThrottling   bool  // Enable/Disable Alert Throttling
+	MaxAlertPerSec    int32 // Maximum alerts allowed per second
+	ThrottleSec       int32 // Number of seconds for which subsequent alerts will be dropped
+	AnnotateResources bool  // enable annotations by kubearmor if kubearmor-controller is not present
 
 	ProcFsMount string // path where procfs is hosted
 }
@@ -325,8 +325,8 @@ func LoadConfig() error {
 	GlobalCfg.StateAgent = viper.GetBool(ConfigStateAgent)
 
 	GlobalCfg.AlertThrottling = viper.GetBool(ConfigAlertThrottling)
-	GlobalCfg.MaxAlertPerSec = viper.GetInt(ConfigMaxAlertPerSec)
-	GlobalCfg.ThrottleSec = viper.GetInt(ConfigThrottleSec)
+	GlobalCfg.MaxAlertPerSec = int32(viper.GetInt(ConfigMaxAlertPerSec))
+	GlobalCfg.ThrottleSec = int32(viper.GetInt(ConfigThrottleSec))
 	GlobalCfg.AnnotateResources = viper.GetBool(ConfigAnnotateResources)
 
 	GlobalCfg.ProcFsMount = viper.GetString(ConfigProcFsMount)
diff --git a/KubeArmor/core/kubeUpdate.go b/KubeArmor/core/kubeUpdate.go
index 491ba6cc3..882b9b5b6 100644
--- a/KubeArmor/core/kubeUpdate.go
+++ b/KubeArmor/core/kubeUpdate.go
@@ -2740,16 +2740,18 @@ func (dm *KubeArmorDaemon) WatchConfigMap() cache.InformerSynced {
 					cfg.GlobalCfg.AlertThrottling = (cm.Data[cfg.ConfigAlertThrottling] == "true")
 				}
 				if _, ok := cm.Data[cfg.ConfigMaxAlertPerSec]; ok {
-					cfg.GlobalCfg.MaxAlertPerSec, err = strconv.Atoi(cm.Data[cfg.ConfigMaxAlertPerSec])
+					maxAlertPerSec, err := strconv.ParseInt(cm.Data[cfg.ConfigMaxAlertPerSec], 10, 32)
 					if err != nil {
 						dm.Logger.Warnf("Error: %s", err)
 					}
+					cfg.GlobalCfg.MaxAlertPerSec = int32(maxAlertPerSec)
 				}
-				if _, ok := cm.Data[cfg.ConfigMaxAlertPerSec]; ok {
-					cfg.GlobalCfg.ThrottleSec, err = strconv.Atoi(cm.Data[cfg.ConfigThrottleSec])
+				if _, ok := cm.Data[cfg.ConfigThrottleSec]; ok {
+					throttleSec, err := strconv.ParseInt(cm.Data[cfg.ConfigThrottleSec], 10, 32)
 					if err != nil {
 						dm.Logger.Warnf("Error: %s", err)
 					}
+					cfg.GlobalCfg.ThrottleSec = int32(throttleSec)
 				}
 				dm.SystemMonitor.UpdateThrottlingConfig()
 
@@ -2790,14 +2792,18 @@ func (dm *KubeArmorDaemon) WatchConfigMap() cache.InformerSynced {
 				if _, ok := cm.Data[cfg.ConfigAlertThrottling]; ok {
 					cfg.GlobalCfg.AlertThrottling = (cm.Data[cfg.ConfigAlertThrottling] == "true")
 				}
-				cfg.GlobalCfg.MaxAlertPerSec, err = strconv.Atoi(cm.Data[cfg.ConfigMaxAlertPerSec])
+
+				maxAlertPerSec, err := strconv.ParseInt(cm.Data[cfg.ConfigMaxAlertPerSec], 10, 32)
 				if err != nil {
 					dm.Logger.Warnf("Error: %s", err)
 				}
-				cfg.GlobalCfg.ThrottleSec, err = strconv.Atoi(cm.Data[cfg.ConfigThrottleSec])
+				cfg.GlobalCfg.MaxAlertPerSec = int32(maxAlertPerSec)
+
+				throttleSec, err := strconv.ParseInt(cm.Data[cfg.ConfigThrottleSec], 10, 32)
 				if err != nil {
 					dm.Logger.Warnf("Error: %s", err)
 				}
+				cfg.GlobalCfg.ThrottleSec = int32(throttleSec)
 				dm.SystemMonitor.UpdateThrottlingConfig()
 			}
 		},
diff --git a/KubeArmor/enforcer/bpflsm/enforcer.go b/KubeArmor/enforcer/bpflsm/enforcer.go
index 963eb0f3e..7c3fbc1c4 100644
--- a/KubeArmor/enforcer/bpflsm/enforcer.go
+++ b/KubeArmor/enforcer/bpflsm/enforcer.go
@@ -375,8 +375,8 @@ func (be *BPFEnforcer) TraceEvents() {
 		case mon.DropAlert:
 			log.Operation = "AlertThreshold"
 			log.Type = "SystemEvent"
-			log.MaxAlertsPerSec = int32(cfg.GlobalCfg.MaxAlertPerSec)
-			log.DroppingAlertsInterval = int32(cfg.GlobalCfg.ThrottleSec)
+			log.MaxAlertsPerSec = cfg.GlobalCfg.MaxAlertPerSec
+			log.DroppingAlertsInterval = cfg.GlobalCfg.ThrottleSec
 		}
 		// fallback logic if we don't receive source from BuildLogBase()
 		if log.Operation != "Process" && len(log.Source) == 0 {
diff --git a/KubeArmor/feeder/feeder.go b/KubeArmor/feeder/feeder.go
index 8917b3d0d..c1c4203c1 100644
--- a/KubeArmor/feeder/feeder.go
+++ b/KubeArmor/feeder/feeder.go
@@ -579,6 +579,20 @@ func (fd *Feeder) PushLog(log tp.Log) {
 
 	// gRPC output
 	if log.Type == "MatchedPolicy" || log.Type == "MatchedHostPolicy" || log.Type == "SystemEvent" {
+
+		// checking throttling condition for "Audit" alerts when enforcer is 'eBPF Monitor'
+		if cfg.GlobalCfg.AlertThrottling && ((strings.Contains(log.Action, "Audit") && log.Enforcer == "eBPF Monitor") || (log.Type == "MatchedHostPolicy" && (log.Enforcer == "AppArmor" || log.Enforcer == "eBPF Monitor"))) {
+			nsKey := fd.ContainerNsKey[log.ContainerID]
+			alert, throttle := fd.ShouldDropAlertsPerContainer(nsKey.PidNs, nsKey.MntNs)
+			if alert && throttle {
+				return
+			} else if alert && !throttle {
+				log.Operation = "AlertThreshold"
+				log.Type = "SystemEvent"
+				log.MaxAlertsPerSec = cfg.GlobalCfg.MaxAlertPerSec
+				log.DroppingAlertsInterval = cfg.GlobalCfg.ThrottleSec
+			}
+		}
 		pbAlert := pb.Alert{}
 
 		pbAlert.Timestamp = log.Timestamp
diff --git a/KubeArmor/feeder/policyMatcher.go b/KubeArmor/feeder/policyMatcher.go
index 9970c228b..c369291e3 100644
--- a/KubeArmor/feeder/policyMatcher.go
+++ b/KubeArmor/feeder/policyMatcher.go
@@ -1299,7 +1299,7 @@ func (fd *Feeder) UpdateMatchedPolicy(log tp.Log) tp.Log {
 					break // break, so that once source is matched for a log it doesn't look for other cases
 				}
 				// match sources
-				if (!secPolicy.IsFromSource) || (secPolicy.IsFromSource && (secPolicy.Source == log.ParentProcessName || secPolicy.Source == log.ProcessName)) {
+				if (!secPolicy.IsFromSource) || (secPolicy.IsFromSource && (strings.HasPrefix(log.Source, secPolicy.Source+" ") || secPolicy.Source == log.ProcessName)) {
 					matchedFlags := false
 
 					protocol := fetchProtocol(log.Resource)
@@ -1481,7 +1481,7 @@ func (fd *Feeder) UpdateMatchedPolicy(log tp.Log) tp.Log {
 					continue
 				}
 				// match sources
-				if (!secPolicy.IsFromSource) || (secPolicy.IsFromSource && (secPolicy.Source == log.ParentProcessName || secPolicy.Source == log.ProcessName)) {
+				if (!secPolicy.IsFromSource) || (secPolicy.IsFromSource && (strings.HasPrefix(log.Source, secPolicy.Source+" ") || secPolicy.Source == log.ProcessName)) {
 					skip := false
 
 					for _, matchCapability := range strings.Split(secPolicy.Resource, ",") {
@@ -1741,20 +1741,6 @@ func (fd *Feeder) UpdateMatchedPolicy(log tp.Log) tp.Log {
 				return tp.Log{}
 			}
 
-			// check for throttling for "Audit" alerts
-			if cfg.GlobalCfg.AlertThrottling && strings.Contains(log.Action, "Audit") {
-				nsKey := fd.ContainerNsKey[log.ContainerID]
-				alert, throttle := fd.ShouldDropAlertsPerContainer(nsKey.PidNs, nsKey.MntNs)
-				if alert && throttle {
-					return tp.Log{}
-				} else if alert && !throttle {
-					log.Operation = "AlertThreshold"
-					log.Type = "SystemEvent"
-					log.MaxAlertsPerSec = int32(cfg.GlobalCfg.MaxAlertPerSec)
-					log.DroppingAlertsInterval = int32(cfg.GlobalCfg.ThrottleSec)
-				}
-			}
-
 			return log
 		}
 	} else { // host
@@ -1784,20 +1770,6 @@ func (fd *Feeder) UpdateMatchedPolicy(log tp.Log) tp.Log {
 				return tp.Log{}
 			}
 
-			// check for throttling for "Audit" alerts
-			if cfg.GlobalCfg.AlertThrottling && strings.Contains(log.Action, "Audit") {
-				nsKey := fd.ContainerNsKey[log.ContainerID]
-				alert, throttle := fd.ShouldDropAlertsPerContainer(nsKey.PidNs, nsKey.MntNs)
-				if alert && throttle {
-					return tp.Log{}
-				} else if alert && !throttle {
-					log.Operation = "AlertThreshold"
-					log.Type = "SystemEvent"
-					log.MaxAlertsPerSec = int32(cfg.GlobalCfg.MaxAlertPerSec)
-					log.DroppingAlertsInterval = int32(cfg.GlobalCfg.ThrottleSec)
-				}
-			}
-
 			return log
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/KubeArmor/monitor/logUpdate.go b/KubeArmor/monitor/logUpdate.go
index a1d4951fe..1462249dc 100644
--- a/KubeArmor/monitor/logUpdate.go
+++ b/KubeArmor/monitor/logUpdate.go
@@ -517,8 +517,8 @@ func (mon *SystemMonitor) UpdateLogs() {
 			case DropAlert: // throttling alert
 				log.Operation = "AlertThreshold"
 				log.Type = "SystemEvent"
-				log.MaxAlertsPerSec = int32(cfg.GlobalCfg.MaxAlertPerSec)
-				log.DroppingAlertsInterval = int32(cfg.GlobalCfg.ThrottleSec)
+				log.MaxAlertsPerSec = cfg.GlobalCfg.MaxAlertPerSec
+				log.DroppingAlertsInterval = cfg.GlobalCfg.ThrottleSec
 
 			default:
 				continue