Grab Builds Secure Agentic AI Workload Platform
Not a sandbox. Grab shipped Palana—a Kubernetes-native platform that lets you run autonomous AI agents without losing sleep over prompt injection attacks.
Why it matters
As autonomous agents move from research to production, infrastructure-level security is becoming table-stakes. Grab's Palana demonstrates how enterprises are operationalizing agent safety at scale, not as an afterthought.
The key facts
6 to knowPalana: Kubernetes-native secure execution platform for AI agents
Built by Grab's security team
Addresses model-driven agent risks: unpredictable tool-use, code-writing, prompt injection
Security mechanisms: isolated namespaces, out-of-process control planes, proxy-mediated secrets with Vault integration
Infrastructure-level threat containment approach
Published June 25, 2026
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Publisher excerpt: Grab's security team built Palana, a Kubernetes-native secure execution platform, to run autonomous AI agents safely. Unlike deterministic software, model-driven agents exhibit unpredictable tool-use, code-writing, and prompt injection risks. Palana contains these threats at the infrastructure…