DTEX research warns agentic AI tools like Anthropic's Claude Cowork create new insider threat risks
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Derek B. Johnson
Summary
The article discusses how agentic AI tools integrated into business infrastructure pose a growing insider threat. While much attention focuses on external malicious actors using AI for hacking, DTEX research (shared exclusively with CyberScoop) highlights that breaches may increasingly come from insiders—whether malicious or negligent—who guide AI agents. The research specifically examines how Anthropic's Claude Cowork workflow in corporate environments can expose sensitive data when used by insiders without proper security controls.
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· 3 pulledGovernment agencies, cybersecurity companies and threat researchers are pouring resources into studying how fast-developing AI tools can be wielded by malicious actors to hack into victim organizations.
But as agentic AI becomes more embedded in business infrastructure, there's also a high possibility that a breach could be caused by an insider guiding the tool, whether maliciously or due to lack of security controls.
In research shared exclusively with CyberScoop, DTEX researchers detail how a common workflow in Anthropic's Claude Cowork used in corporate environments offers c
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