Agentic Security Explorer (ASE)

Learn Agentic Attack Surfaces, Risks, and Business Impact

Business Guide - Layers

SATF Layers

The layers help leaders understand where risk enters, where work happens, and where oversight must operate.

OverviewLayersComponentsBusiness Impacts
SATF Layer

Interaction Layer

How users, agents, APIs, files, tools, and external systems communicate with the agent ecosystem.

Business purpose: This is the front door and communication fabric of an agentic system.

Examples

  • User prompts
  • Inter-agent messages
  • External APIs
  • Files
  • Retrieved content

Business risks

  • Prompt injection
  • Data leakage
  • Fraudulent instructions
  • Untrusted integrations
SATF Layer

Runtime Layer

Where agents reason, plan, remember, call tools, execute workflows, and perform work.

Business purpose: This is where AI-driven work and operational decisions happen.

Examples

  • Orchestration
  • Sub-agents
  • Memory
  • RAG
  • Tool execution
  • Sandboxing

Business risks

  • Unsafe actions
  • Incorrect decisions
  • Workflow disruption
  • Autonomous errors
SATF Layer

TrustOps Layer

The governance, monitoring, approval, identity, policy, and accountability layer for trusted autonomy.

Business purpose: This is the seatbelt, dashboard, brakes, and audit evidence for agentic systems.

Examples

  • Identity and authorization
  • Human approvals
  • Policy controls
  • Monitoring
  • Audit evidence

Business risks

  • Weak oversight
  • Compliance gaps
  • No accountability
  • Uncontrolled delegated authority