Red Hat and Nvidia’s OpenShell puts AI agents on a deny-by-default leash

Red Hat Inc. and Nvidia Corp. expanded their partnership to launch OpenShell, a deny-by-default security layer for AI agents aimed at blocking prompt injection attacks and silent data exfiltration as agents move from developer laptops into data centers. The announcement was reported by SiliconANGLE on November 11, 2026, tied to KubeCon North America. OpenShell is positioned to impose guardrails on agent behavior without removing the capabilities that make agents useful to enterprises.

Red Hat and Nvidia’s OpenShell puts AI agents on a deny-by-default leash By Ryan StevensSource: SiliconANGLE https://siliconangle.com Prompt injection attacks and silent data exfiltration have turned AI agent https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/ai-agent security from a theoretical worry into an urgent enterprise concern. As agents move from developer laptops into data centers, companies need guardrails https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/guardrails that don’t strip away what makes agents useful. Red Hat Inc. and Nvidia https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/nvidia Corp. have expanded their partnership to tackle that problem … The post Red Hat and Nvidia’s OpenShell puts AI agents on a deny-by-default leash https://siliconangle.com/2026/11/11/prompt-injection-attacks-drive-red-hat-nvidia-s-openshell-kubeconna/ appeared first on SiliconANGLE https://siliconangle.com . Get AI news in your inbox Daily digest of what matters in AI.