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AI Leaders Propose SAFE Guidelines for Cybersecurity Transparency

120 organizations just launched SAFE: a shared cybersecurity framework for agentic AI — at Black Hat, where exploits become public.

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Why it matters

As agents move into production, the industry is standardizing how to report and handle security vulnerabilities. This proposal shapes how agent vulnerabilities get disclosed and patched across the ecosystem.

The key facts

11 to know
  1. Open Secure AI Alliance now 120+ organizations

  2. SAFE (Shared AI Findings Exchange) — new vulnerability disclosure guidelines

  3. Focus on agentic AI cybersecurity

  4. Linux Foundation involvement

  5. Announced at Black Hat conference, Las Vegas, Aug 4, 2026

  6. Request for Comments (RFC) phase

  7. Open Secure AI Alliance now includes 120+ organizations

  8. Linux Foundation released Request for Comments on Shared AI Findings Exchange (SAFE)

  9. Guidelines target agentic AI cybersecurity specifically

  10. Announcement made during Black Hat 2026

  11. Focus on transparency and shared threat intelligence

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Publisher excerpt: Members of the Open Secure AI Alliance — now more than 120 organizations strong — are developing new guidelines to strengthen agentic AI cybersecurity as the annual Black Hat conference begins in Las Vegas today. The Linux Foundation today shared a Request for Comments on Shared AI Findings…
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