Why Companies Skip Adversarial Testing Before Launching AI Chatbots
kevinelevent · reddit · 2026-08-12
The author highlights a critical security gap in deploying third-party AI support agents: teams often rely solely on the vendor's SOC2 compliance and demo environments, neglecting internal adversarial testing against prompt injection and social engineering.
While standard software undergoes penetration testing before launch, companies blindly trust vendors for AI agents with access to sensitive account data. The author asks the community for pre-launch security testing processes and best practices for AI agents.
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