{"slug": "gen-builds-trust-layer-to-secure-ai-agents-from-hidden-threats", "title": "Gen Builds Trust Layer to Secure AI Agents from Hidden Threats", "summary": "Gen Digital researchers demonstrated that AI agents can be manipulated into executing system commands, transmitting sensitive data, or performing destructive file operations without any software vulnerability, because the agents treat untrusted content as instructions. The company is building a trust layer intended to secure AI agents against these hidden threats.", "body_md": "Imagine an AI agent being manipulated into executing system commands, transmitting sensitive data, or performing destructive file operations - all without a software vulnerability in sight. Gen Digital's researchers have just demonstrated how easily this can happen when agents treat untrusted content as instruction.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/gen-builds-trust-layer-to-secure-ai-agents-from-hidden-threats", "canonical_source": "https://osintsights.com/gen-builds-trust-layer-to-secure-ai-agents-from-hidden-threats", "published_at": "2026-10-23 14:22:14+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-10-23 14:42:42.536306+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-safety", "ai-agents", "artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["Gen Digital"], "also_reported_by": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/gen-builds-trust-layer-to-secure-ai-agents-from-hidden-threats", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/gen-builds-trust-layer-to-secure-ai-agents-from-hidden-threats.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/gen-builds-trust-layer-to-secure-ai-agents-from-hidden-threats.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/gen-builds-trust-layer-to-secure-ai-agents-from-hidden-threats.jsonld"}}