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Engineering controls in agentic penetration testing systems require robust harness design
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Deploying AI agents for security testing requires careful engineering of the harness layer that controls execution, safety, and output quality — not just the model itself. The harness is responsible for ensuring attacks run safely against production and generate actionable results, making it a critical security boundary for agentic pentesting operations.
What to do
Establish explicit engineering controls and isolation boundaries around AI agent harnesses before deploying agents for security testing against production systems.
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