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How to evaluate AI agent security and privacy

Audit checklist: data handling, tool sandboxing, access controls, logging, compliance.

Five checks before you trust an agent

An agent

It takes actions, not just answers.

Five checks

  • Data: what it sees and sends
  • Sandbox: only what it needs
  • Access: who can run it

Then

Logs

Every action is recorded.

Compliance

GDPR, SOC 2 or your own rules.

Trusted agent

More checks than a chatbot needs.

Step by step

  1. Data

    What does it see, store and send, and where does it go?

  2. Sandbox

    Can its tools touch only what they need?

  3. Access

    Who can run it, and with which permissions?

  4. Logs

    Is every action recorded so you can review it later?

  5. Compliance

    Does the vendor meet GDPR, SOC 2 or your own rules?

Agents take actions, so they need more checks than chatbots.