A Survey on Agentic Security: Applications, Threats and Defenses

The article presents a comprehensive survey on agentic security, detailing the interconnected landscape of applications, threats, and defenses for LLM-based agents in cybersecurity. It categorizes over 260 papers, providing insights into the use of agents, specific vulnerabilities, and defense strategies, while emphasizing the necessity for lifecycle-spanning defenses due to the inherent fragility of agentic systems. This work is significant for practitioners as it highlights the complexities of securing autonomous agents and offers a structured approach to understanding the evolving threats and countermeasures in this domain.