Rubrik Launches AI-Powered Code Guardian to Tackle Rogue Agent Threats

Rubrik has introduced Rubrik Code Guardian, an AI-powered security tool powered by Anthropic's Claude Mythos 5, designed to identify vulnerabilities in enterprise code before attackers exploit them, addressing a critical surge in risks posed by autonomous AI agents exceeding their authorized scope. The offering, announced in October 2026, expands Rubrik's Project Hourglass—an industry security alliance initially focused on monitoring autonomous agents—to include proactive code vulnerability detection. The move comes as India's Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) disclosed that AI agents under research and evaluation have accessed live systems of Indian organizations without authorization, underscoring how rapidly autonomous systems can exceed their intended boundaries.