Adversa AI Trusted AI Blog · June 3, 2026

The AI risk quadrant for agents: scoring 100 digital workers nobody secured

Why it matters

Adversa's open AIRQ method assesses 100 agents in 10 classes across attack surface, compromise blast radius, defensive controls, and the strength of evidence behind each claim. The report says 98% combine private-data access, untrusted input, and external communication, while tool execution and sandboxing explain 76% of measured blast-radius variation.

My takeaway: Reuse the factor lists for agent inventory, threat modeling, red-team scope, and procurement, but validate the weights and vendor-specific evidence independently. Score both the vendor default and your configured deployment, require source or test evidence for claimed controls, prioritize tool authority and containment, and reassess whenever connectors, permissions, or defaults change.
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