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AI-Generated Workflows Are a Silent Security Disaster
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AI-generated automations that function correctly but bypass security review can silently expose sensitive enterprise data, expanding attack surface without any malicious actor involved.
An opinion/commentary piece arguing that AI coding assistants used to generate Microsoft 365 automation (e.g., Power Automate workflows) create unreviewed permissions and data flows, citing an incident where an AI-generated workflow copied sensitive HR documents into a broadly accessible Teams channel. The piece frames this as a governance and oversight gap rather than presenting a specific reproducible exploit.