One control layer. Six areas of AI risk.

AI agents may encounter source code, credentials, private keys, and customer data while working. A malicious instruction can try to turn that access into a leak. Ring Zero Security can restrict access to protected files and help prevent secrets from leaving the machine.

• Protect .env files, SSH keys, and cloud credentials.
• Enforce access restrictions before protected files are read.
• Detect and block configured data-exfiltration paths.

Your agent can work on the project without getting unrestricted access to its secrets.

An agent that can launch programs may also attempt to run administrative tools, change system settings, or execute a dangerous script. Ring Zero Security checks program execution against your policies, helping stop unapproved commands before they run.

• Control access to sudo and administrative tools.
• Restrict programs and execution paths.
• Enforce rules even when an agent attempts a multi-step attack.

Give agents room to work without giving every command unrestricted authority.

A compromised or manipulated agent may try to change its instructions or create scheduled jobs that continue running after the original task ends. Ring Zero Security can protect configured instruction files and block unauthorized persistence mechanisms.

• Protect AGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md, and SKILL.md.
• Control changes to scheduled tasks, including crontab and at.
• Keep security controls outside the agent's authority.

The agent can complete its task without quietly changing what happens next.

An agent doesn't need unrestricted internet access to be useful. Many tasks require only a small set of trusted services. Use network policies to restrict connections to approved hosts and block configured attack paths, including exfiltration and reverse-shell attempts.

• Define which hosts an agent can reach.
• Apply network restrictions through policy.
• Investigate denied connection attempts.

Connect to what the job requires, not wherever an instruction tells the agent to go.

An agent may install packages or import skills and configurations that contain malicious code or hidden instructions. Ring Zero Security helps enforce software-installation policies and identify suspicious packages and agent extensions before they introduce risk.

• Check package installations against configured controls.
• Detect look-alike package names.
• Scan new skills and MCP configurations for hidden instructions.

Let developers move quickly without treating every package or extension as trustworthy.

MCP gives agents access to external tools and services. Without central control, a tool that shouldn't be available may still be invoked, or an agent may try to add a new server. Ring Zero Security places MCP tools behind a governance gateway.

• Enable or disable individual tools.
• Hold newly discovered MCP servers for administrator review.
• Keep a record of tool calls and policy decisions.

If a tool is switched off, the agent shouldn't be able to talk its way around that decision.