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AI Agent Security Best Practices: 5 Risks and 10 Controls

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Publication date unknown · First observed: 7 Nov 2026

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7 Nov 2026airlockdigital.comobserved

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Why it matters

Airlock Digital’s guidance gives defenders a practical baseline for restricting agent authority and containing the consequences of manipulated inputs or compromised agent behavior.

Airlock Digital’s AI-agent security guide outlines five risk areas: prompt injection and hijacking, excessive permissions, sensitive data exposure, tool/API abuse, and memory poisoning. Recommended controls include unique agent identities, least privilege, short-lived credentials, execution restrictions, human approvals, memory protection, sandboxing, and behavioral monitoring.