Tenable: Key Risk in Security Agents Is Undefined Permissions

Ben Mudie, Field CTO at Tenable, said the core risk in community-built security agents is not open source but undefined access permissions. He stressed the need for restricted permissions, isolation, logging, and continuous monitoring, warning that agent permissions can accumulate like service accounts, requiring sandboxing and human approval.

2026-08-14 ~ 2026-08-14 · 2 related posts

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