Connecting AI agents to outside services explodes the risk radius
19-07-2026 18:05 via theregister.com

Connecting AI agents to outside services explodes the risk radius

Avoiding the "lethal trifecta" – access to private data, exposure to untrusted content, and an external communication path – is difficult enough when working with AI agents. But the use of connectors – integrations with third-party services like Gmail or Slack – expands the scope of concern in a way that makes it exceedingly difficult to reason about defensive due diligence. PromptArmor, an AI security biz, recently looked at how OpenAI's ChatGPT and Anthropic's Claude wo
Read more »

Sci-Tech news



Watching the world burn as all the money flows into a multitrillion-dollar Magic 8 Ball
Watching the world burn as all the money flows into a multitrillion-dollar Magic 8 Ball
MMAI! Watch the moment a robot is DECAPITATED during a brutal humanoid cage fight - yet keeps fighting
MMAI! Watch the moment a robot is DECAPITATED during a brutal humanoid cage fight - yet keeps fighting
'Potentially hazardous' asteroid will be visible to 90% of Earth's population during an 'ultra close' flyby, new maps reveal
'Potentially hazardous' asteroid will be visible to 90% of Earth's population during an 'ultra close' flyby, new maps reveal
Infosec expert: Paidwork users' data pwned after 23M-record database dumped online
Infosec expert: Paidwork users' data pwned after 23M-record database dumped online
Microsoft rushes out Windows fix for Dell's hot and bothered PCs
Microsoft rushes out Windows fix for Dell's hot and bothered PCs
The science of a sub-four-minute mile: As Josh Kerr smashes the world record, experts reveal how the Scottish athlete's supershoes, 'speed suit', and strong stature helped him to make history
The science of a sub-four-minute mile: As Josh Kerr smashes the world record, experts reveal how the Scottish athlete's supershoes, 'speed suit', and strong stature helped him to make history
UK's seventh prime minister in a decade says he'll ditch digital ID scheme
UK's seventh prime minister in a decade says he'll ditch digital ID scheme
Major glitch in Matrix as UK government projects watchdog rates shared services cluster red
Major glitch in Matrix as UK government projects watchdog rates shared services cluster red
Super El Niño could spark a surge in SHARK attacks - as great whites venture beyond their natural habitats in search of cooler waters, scientists warn
Super El Niño could spark a surge in SHARK attacks - as great whites venture beyond their natural habitats in search of cooler waters, scientists warn
Airbus takes flight from AWS. What happens next is critical
Airbus takes flight from AWS. What happens next is critical
Auditors tell UK government to do the math before banking on £45B AI savings
Auditors tell UK government to do the math before banking on £45B AI savings
High hardware costs see Red Hat offer a two-server edge rig, no mini-PC required
High hardware costs see Red Hat offer a two-server edge rig, no mini-PC required
Comment in code read 'Dear future me, sorry I wrote this'
Comment in code read 'Dear future me, sorry I wrote this'
US Data Center Protests Go National As Backlash Grows
US Data Center Protests Go National As Backlash Grows
Desktop versie