Agentic security is the billion-dollar challenge for some clever startup to solve

When it comes to AI models, security functions as an afterthought, as evidenced by increased instances of agents hacking organizations and people, and other security mishaps with agents gone rogue. There's also an opportunity here for companies to offer new solutions. This should not come as a shock to anyone, according to cybersecurity investors and accelerator executives. “On one hand, we shouldn’t be surprised that increasingly capable agents are finding creative and sometimes unexpected ways to accomplish their objectives,” Matt Hartman, chief strategy officer at Merlin Group, told The Register. “On the other, we can’t accept harmful behavior as inevitable or unmanageable.” It’s the same story that plays out with every...

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