Agentic AI systems introduce new cybersecurity challenges
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Agentic AI systems, which combine multiple specialized agents to automate complex processes, are being adopted for tasks such as incident response and threat hunting. These systems offer significant productivity gains but also widen the attack surface and complicate governance. They present new risks, including decision opacity, goal misalignment, and adversarial misuse. To mitigate these risks, organizations must implement pragmatic interventions, including strict governance, continuous validation, and human oversight. Agentic AI systems can automate multi-step processes, such as incident response and threat hunting, but they also introduce new security risks. These risks include decision opacity, goal misalignment, and adversarial misuse. Organizations must implement strict governance, continuous validation, and human oversight to mitigate these risks.
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06.11.2025 14:45 1 articles · 4d ago
Agentic AI systems introduce new cybersecurity challenges
Agentic AI systems, which combine multiple specialized agents to automate complex processes, are being adopted for tasks such as incident response and threat hunting. These systems offer significant productivity gains but also widen the attack surface and complicate governance. They present new risks, including decision opacity, goal misalignment, and adversarial misuse. To mitigate these risks, organizations must implement pragmatic interventions, including strict governance, continuous validation, and human oversight.
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Agentic AI systems combine multiple specialized agents to automate complex, multi-step processes.
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Agentic AI can be used for incident response, threat hunting, and routine decision-making.
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Autonomy in agentic AI systems increases the risk of unintended actions and complicates traceability and accountability.
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Adversaries can repurpose agentic architectures for sustained, automated reconnaissance and social engineering attacks.
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Decision opacity, goal misalignment, and adversarial misuse are key concerns with agentic AI systems.
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Organizations must implement pragmatic interventions, including strict governance, continuous validation, and human oversight, to mitigate risks associated with agentic AI.
First reported: 06.11.2025 14:451 source, 1 articleShow sources
- Follow Pragmatic Interventions to Keep Agentic AI in Check — www.securityweek.com — 06.11.2025 14:45