Beyond the Model: The Expanded Attack Surface of AI Agents

A Practical Guide to Securing AI Agents in Real-World Systems

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About this webinar

As organizations move beyond simple chatbots and deploy autonomous AI agents, the security ground is shifting fast. The defenses many teams built around prompt injection and jailbreaks are no longer enough. The real risk now sits outside the model—inside the agency itself.

When an AI starts browsing the web, running code, accessing internal systems, and coordinating with other agents, the model stops being the primary concern. Risk accumulates in the handoffs: tools, permissions, data sources, and decisions interacting at machine speed.

In this deep-dive session, Rahul Parwani, Head of Product for AI Security, explains why traditional LLM red teaming breaks down in an agent-driven world. The discussion moves past input-output testing and focuses on the systemic weaknesses that emerge when AI systems can act on their own.

What you’ll learn

  • The Agency Gap: Why model-level guardrails fail once agents gain tool access.
  • Indirect Prompt Injection: How agents are compromised through the data they consume, not just the prompts they receive.
  • Privilege Escalation in AI: The risks of granting agents access to APIs, internal files, and shared credentials.
  • Securing the Loop: Applying human oversight and least-privilege design without breaking agent workflows.
  • Multi-Agent Risk: How interconnected agents create cascading failure paths.

AI systems can now take action—and attackers can exploit that capability. As autonomy grows, security must expand beyond the model to the full system around it. This session examines where innovation meets exposure, and how to secure AI in real-world environments.