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- T1566 Phishing (opens in a new tab)
An AI agent built to automate invoice processing could be manipulated into changing vendor bank details through a malicious email, without triggering traditional security alerts. Token Security examines five critical AI agent security gaps and shares practical guidance from industry security leaders on preventing them.
Using AI safely
- Know which AI tools your organisation uses, and what data goes into them.
- Treat AI agents like any other identity: least privilege, logging and a named owner.
- Test AI features for prompt injection and data leakage before customers reach them.
More helpNCSC: guidelines for secure AI system development (opens in a new tab)
Defender’s notebook
The attacker technique behind this story, in MITRE’s terms – and what to check in your own estate.
Phishing
Initial AccessWhat a defender checks
- Search mail flow for the sender, subject and links, and pull every copy from mailboxes.
- Check who clicked or replied, and what signed in afterwards.
- Block the sender and URLs, and tell staff what to look for.
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Blue Team Analyst covers Security Copilot in triage and monitoring the AI itself: inherited permissions, prompt injection and Purview DSPM for AI. Blue Team Engineer secures the deployment: Copilot pre-flight hardening, agent identity and tool allow-lists.
- Security Copilot in triage
- Prompt injection and DSPM for AI
- Agent identity and allow-lists
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