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Along The Edge e3: Breaking AI Agents: From Jailbreaks to MCP Exploits with Javi Rivera
Along the Edge — Episode 3
How do you break an AI agent? Javi Rivera — AI security researcher at ZioSec with 8+ years of offensive security experience from MITRE to ThreatX — breaks down the real-world techniques attackers use against agentic AI systems.
In this episode, we cover:
• Jailbreaks vs. prompt injections — what's the actual difference and why it matters
• Why classic attacks still work — SQL injection, command injection, and XSS through AI agents as a "middleman"
• System prompt extraction — how attackers use leaked instructions to craft targeted exploits
• MCP server security —…
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