The thing that makes an AI agent useful, its freedom
to act, is also what can introduce risk.An agent doesn’t just
answer a question, it browses, runs code, and calls tools on its
own, so a single bad or manipulated instruction can turn into real
damage instead of just a wrong answer.That’s the shift traditional
application security wasn’t built for, and it’s why trust has to be
built into the system around the agent, not assumed. An agent
decides its own path, The thing that makes an AI agent useful, its freedom
to act, is also what can introduce risk.An agent doesn’t just
answer a question, it browses, runs code, and calls tools on its
own, so a single bad or manipulated instruction can turn into real
damage instead of just a wrong answer.That’s the shift traditional
application security wasn’t built for, and it’s why trust has to be
built into the system around the agent, not assumed. An agent
decides its own path,