# Where Security Fits in an AI Agent Stack

DevFeed: [Where Security Fits in an AI Agent Stack](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/where-security-fits-in-an-ai-agent-stack-6946.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://developer.nvidia.com/blog/where-security-fits-in-an-ai-agent-stack/>)

Author: Michelle Horton

Published: 2026-08-21T13:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [NVIDIA Developer](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/nvidia-developer.md>), [NVIDIA Technical Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/nvidia-technical-blog.md>)

Topics: [AI Bots](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-bots.md>), [Application Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/application-security.md>)

Tags: [agentic-ai-generative-ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agentic-ai-generative-ai.md>), [ai-agent](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-agent.md>), [ai-safety](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-safety.md>), [ai-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-security.md>), [inference](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/inference.md>), [nvidia-research](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/nvidia-research.md>), [openshell](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/openshell.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [trustworthy-ai-cybersecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/trustworthy-ai-cybersecurity.md>)

## AI overview

The article explains where security controls fit in an emerging AI agent stack. It emphasizes runtime boundaries, scoped access, authorization, isolation, auditability, and defense in depth rather than relying solely on prompts, model safeguards, or harness logic.

## Source excerpt

As AI agents become more capable and operate over longer horizons, building security and trust into the applications they power becomes increasingly important....