Why Red Team
Real users will try things you didn’t anticipate. Adversarial users will try things deliberately. Red teaming surfaces these scenarios in controlled environment before production.
Scope
Prompt injection (can users manipulate system prompt?). Data exfiltration (can agent leak sensitive data?). Unauthorized actions (can agent be tricked into privileged operations?). Bias triggering (can agent be induced to discriminate?). Harmful content generation.
Tools
LLM-specific red team tools (Garak, PyRIT). Human red team services (specialized firms). Internal bug bounty extended to agents. Pick based on risk level; high-stakes deployments warrant human red team.
Post-Launch
Red team continuously. Model updates, prompt changes, and new tools change attack surface. Quarterly red team cadence for customer-facing agents. Monthly for high-stakes ones.