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TECTEC-001 — Integration Architecture Weaknesses

Cascading Security Failures in Multi-Agent AI Systems

5/5Sector: OtherGeography: GlobalStage: OperateIngested: —

Executive Summary

Localised attacks on networked large language model agents can propagate rapidly, producing system-wide failures that are difficult to detect or contain. Boards face amplified liability exposure and operational disruption where AI orchestration layers lack robust authentication and incident isolation controls.

Domain

Technical Implementation

Blindspots in integration architecture, deployment, performance, data pipelines, security architecture, and maintenance.

Source

MIT AI Risk Repository — Multi-Agent Risks from Advanced AI (Hammond2025) ↗

https://airisk.mit.edu/

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