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AI agents as service accounts for federated query security

In an interview with Help Net Security, Paras Malhotra, CISO at Starburst, details how the company manages data governance within federated query environments. He discusses layering Starburst’s access controls over native source permissions, and tiering vendor risk across over 200 partners and connectors. This also includes building audit trails for autonomous agents.

AI agents as service accounts for federated query security
In an interview with Help Net Security, Paras Malhotra, CISO at Starburst, details how the company manages data governance within federated query environments. He discusses layering Starburst’s access controls over native source permissions, and tiering vendor risk across over 200 partners and connectors. This also includes building audit trails for autonomous agents. The discussion further explores how AIDA converts natural language into SQL, effectively guarding against prompt injection attacks. It also highlights how Starburst addresses the treatment of AI agents when they query through MCP, ensuring secure and controlled data access.

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