Akto

Secure MCPs and AI Agents with Akto

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Description

Akto is a comprehensive security platform purpose-built for modern AI agent environments and MCP (Multi-Component Platform) servers. It delivers advanced discovery and cataloging of AI assets, continuous red teaming, detailed posture management, and runtime protection to safeguard large language models, AI agents, and associated tools.

With enterprise-focused guardrails and risk management, Akto equips teams to detect, assess, and mitigate cybersecurity risks related to AI deployment across cloud infrastructure, employee devices, and homegrown applications. Organizations choose Akto to gain visibility, enforce security controls, and manage threats in complex, agentic AI environments.

Key Features

Agentic AI Discovery: Automatically discovers and catalogs MCPs, AI agents, tools, and resources across infrastructure.
Automated Agentic Red Teaming: Simulates attacks to expose vulnerabilities and assess agent security.
Guardrails Enforcement: Implements security guardrails for MCP servers, LLMs, AI agents, and connected tools.
Runtime Threat Detection and Blocking: Monitors and blocks threats in real-time during AI agent operation.
Sensitive Data Exposure Prevention: Identifies and mitigates data leaks through MCPs and AI agents.
Risk Assessment and Reporting: Provides detailed, category-wise risk assessment and developer-friendly reporting.
Large Probe Library: Access to 1000+ probes for comprehensive agentic security testing.
AI Powered Contextual Red Teaming: Uses AI to generate contextual red team scenarios for enhanced security validation.
Asset Discovery for Employees and Homegrown Apps: Tracks AI usage and tooling on employee devices and custom apps.

Use Cases

Enterprise AI agent security
Guarding MCP servers in production environments
Continuous security posture management for AI systems
Red teaming and simulating attacks on AI-driven applications
Compliance and risk assessment for AI agent deployment
Protecting employee AI usage across devices

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Akto?

Akto is an enterprise-grade AI security platform designed to protect MCPs, AI agents, LLMs, and associated tools through advanced discovery, red teaming, guardrails enforcement, and runtime threat protection.

Which threats can Akto detect and mitigate?

Akto protects against threats like tool poisoning, line jumping, tool shadowing, prompt injection via tool output, broken authorization, and rug pull attacks in AI agent environments.

Who should use Akto?

Akto is ideal for teams responsible for securing enterprise AI deployments, including security analysts, DevSecOps engineers, compliance officers, IT managers, and cloud architects.

Does Akto support red teaming for AI agents?

Yes, Akto provides automated agentic red teaming using a large probe library and AI-powered contextual scenarios to assess and harden AI agents and MCPs.

How does Akto help manage AI agent risk?

Akto offers continuous discovery, risk assessment, guardrails, and runtime protection, enabling organizations to proactively identify and mitigate vulnerabilities in their AI agent infrastructure.