The Invisible Attack Surface: Securing Autonomous AI and Agentic Systems
AI agents are powerful, but without new guardrails and zero trust controls, they can quickly become a significant security risk.
For decades, cybersecurity focused on securing static assets like servers, endpoints, and code, which typically follow clear, predefined rules.
However, the introduction of autonomous AI agents changes the security landscape, as their autonomy and connectivity create a self-guided security risk.
- Ability to set goals
- Access to databases
- Execution of code across the network
We are shifting from securing static software to securing dynamic, self-evolving, decision-making systems, but many organizations are deploying without addressing the massive blind spot.
AI agents can quickly become your biggest security risk.
Author's summary: Securing autonomous AI requires new approaches.