Terra Security CEO: AI pentesting agents are themselves an attack surface
TechNadu · x · 2026-09-22
In a TechNadu interview, Terra Security co-founder and CEO Shahar Peled outlines what buyers should require from AI offensive security vendors before granting agents access to live systems. His core argument: an AI pentesting agent with credentials, security tools, and broad internal access is itself an attack surface, and potentially irreversible actions need human oversight at the decision point.
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