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Muhammad ALhilali
Muhammad ALhilali

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Why Your AI Agent is a Security Nightmare (And How to Fix It) πŸ›‘οΈ

Everyone is building AI Agents.
But almost nobody is securing them.

We give them long-term memory, access to APIs, and permission to execute code. Then we act surprised when a simple Prompt Injection tricks them into leaking keys or running malicious commands.

This isn't just a "bug"β€”it's an architectural vulnerability.

The Agentic Web Needs an Immune System

Standard security tools (WAFs, static scanners) don't work here. They don't understand context. They can't see that a user asking to "ignore previous instructions" is an attack.

That's why I built ExaAiAgent.

It's not just a scanner. It's a real-time security layer for AI agents.

What's New in v2.1.2? πŸš€

We just shipped a massive update:

  • Real-time Injection Detection: catches attacks before the LLM processes them.
  • Payload Fuzzing: tests your agent against thousands of known jailbreaks.
  • Reporting: gives you a clear view of your agent's risk posture.

Don't Wait for the Hack

If you're deploying agents to production, you need to test them.

πŸ‘‰ Star the repo & try it out: github.com/hleliofficiel/ExaAiAgent

Let's build a secure Agentic Web, together. 🦞

AI #CyberSecurity #OpenSource #DevSecOps

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