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Cortex Agents deployed without monitoring for a month, revealing security gaps

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A recent deployment of Cortex Agents by Towards AI revealed a significant security oversight, as three agents handling critical tasks like customer support and data quality were left unmonitored for a month. This occurred because the AI Security features within Trust Center, including guardrails and monitoring, were not enabled by default and required explicit configuration. Once enabled, the AI Security scanner identified four high-severity issues, including agents accessing sensitive data without proper masking, highlighting the importance of these security measures. AI

IMPACT Highlights the critical need for explicit configuration of AI security features to prevent data access and prompt injection vulnerabilities.

RANK_REASON Article details the configuration and security implications of a specific product feature (AI Security scanner and guardrails) within a larger platform (Snowflake's Trust Center).

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Cortex Agents deployed without monitoring for a month, revealing security gaps

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COVERAGE [1]

  1. Towards AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Satish Kumar ·

    Cortex Agents Left Unmonitored for a Month — Here’s What Trust Center Found

    <p>An initial Cortex Agent deployment began in May. By June, three agents were running across different teams — handling customer support triage, internal knowledge lookup, and a data quality pipeline. None had guardrails enabled. None were being monitored for prompt injection. T…

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