Security · 7h ago
AI agents fail from untested behavior, not missing firewalls
Three recent incidents—email deletion, file exfiltration via calendar invites, and remote code execution in major repos—show AI agents failing due to untested adversarial behavior, not infrastructure flaws. OpenClaw, PleaseFix, and hackerbot-claw all exploited gaps in agent decision-making under conflict or manipulation. The root cause is a lack of behavioral testing, not missing firewalls or control planes.
Meridian48 take
The article correctly shifts focus from runtime enforcement to behavioral testing, but the industry's obsession with perimeter defense means this lesson will take time to sink in.
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