AI Sandbox Escapes: Why Forensic Readiness Matters More Than Containment

When AI agents escape sandboxes (isolated testing environments meant to restrict what a program can do), the underlying cause is often the same access-control failures (systems that fail to properly limit who or what can access resources) that have plagued security for years, not genuinely rogue AI behavior. The article emphasizes that understanding forensic readiness (the ability to investigate what happened after a security incident) matters more than just trying to contain the AI in the first place.