{"slug": "what-90-days-and-a-small-budget-can-buy-in-ai-agent-security", "title": "What 90 days and a small budget can buy in AI agent security", "summary": "Prasad Tharippala, Field CISO at Versa, told Help Net Security that organizations running open-weight models in-house often overlook hidden costs of GPU infrastructure, licensing review, and staffing, and that hardening and incident response become the buyer's responsibility. He outlined red-teaming AI agents, what constitutes a failing result, and five questions buyers should ask agent platforms, noting that teams with 90 days and a small budget can still make meaningful security improvements.", "body_md": "In this interview with Help Net Security, Prasad Tharippala, Field CISO at Versa, explains what organizations miss when they run open-weight models in house. He covers the hidden costs of GPU infrastructure, licensing review and staffing, and why hardening and incident response become the buyer’s job. He walks through red-teaming AI agents, what counts as a failing result, and the five questions buyers should ask agent platforms. For teams with 90 days and little budget, … [More ](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/28/prasad-tharippala-versa-securing-ai-agents/)\n\nThe post [What 90 days and a small budget can buy in AI agent security](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/28/prasad-tharippala-versa-securing-ai-agents/) appeared first on [Help Net Security](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/what-90-days-and-a-small-budget-can-buy-in-ai-agent-security", "canonical_source": "https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/28/prasad-tharippala-versa-securing-ai-agents/", "published_at": "2026-08-28 05:30:40+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-28 05:49:07.275355+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-safety", "ai-agents", "ai-infrastructure"], "entities": ["Prasad Tharippala", "Versa", "Help Net Security"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/what-90-days-and-a-small-budget-can-buy-in-ai-agent-security", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/what-90-days-and-a-small-budget-can-buy-in-ai-agent-security.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/what-90-days-and-a-small-budget-can-buy-in-ai-agent-security.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/what-90-days-and-a-small-budget-can-buy-in-ai-agent-security.jsonld"}}