Guide

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The security reviewer's guide to AI agents

The questions to ask any agent vendor about data, permissions and logging, with what a good answer sounds like.

Most vendor questionnaires were written before agents could take actions. This guide adds the questions they miss.

Data

Ask where data is stored, how long it is kept, and whether it is used for training. Ask for the answer in the contract, not only on a web page.

Actions

Ask what the agent can do without a person, how that is limited, and how you would find out if it did something unexpected.

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