Nono: Open-source sandbox for AI agents

Help Net Security reports on Nono, an open-source sandbox designed to secure AI agents by restricting their access to system resources, preventing credential theft and damage from prompt injections or hallucinations.

An AI coding agent opens a terminal, reads a config file, and finds a live cloud key sitting in plaintext. It runs with the permissions of the person who launched it. Every file that person can read, the agent reads. Every credential in the environment, the agent can use. That reach is where the damage starts. A prompt injection, a mistyped command, or a hallucinated path points that access at the company’s own credentials and … More https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/07/27/nono-open-source-ai-agent-sandboxing/ The post Nono: Open-source sandbox for AI agents https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/07/27/nono-open-source-ai-agent-sandboxing/ appeared first on Help Net Security https://www.helpnetsecurity.com .