Tag: aiagents
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prompt injection: Stunning $5 Domain Risk
Could a $5 expired domain let a stranger trick your AI into spilling customer data? Researchers proved it with Salesforce’s Agentforce, a wake-up call that mundane trust failures in AI pipelines can lead to serious leaks and that continuous domain monitoring and layered safeguards are essential.

malicious AI agent: Stunning Dangerous Email-Theft Threat
Researchers say a seemingly legit npm package linked projects to a remote AI agent server that crawled and siphoned email content — possibly the first malicious “MCP” seen in the wild. It’s a wake‑up call to vet dependencies, tighten supply chains, and monitor CI/network egress before agentic AI becomes a standard attack tool.

AI agents: Must-Have Best Practices for Security
You likely have forgotten service accounts, API keys, and AI agents running everywhere that quietly widen your attack surface — but with a clear inventory, short‑lived credentials, and assigned ownership you can start regaining control. Begin small: catalog a critical app, enforce least privilege, and measure detection and remediation to prove the approach scales.

AI control plane: Must-Have Shield Against Risky Agents
As AI agents take on more autonomy, Astrix’s new AI control plane promises centralized visibility, policy enforcement and fast remediation—so security teams can rein in rogue agent actions and reduce risk without sacrificing productivity.

generative AI Stunning Risky Ban Divides Web
Vivaldi CEO Jon von Tetzchner drew a line in the sand by banning generative AI agents from browsing the web, arguing automation undermines consent, copyright and publishers’ income. The move reignites a crucial debate over who gets to shape the future of the open web.