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What is OWASP ASI08 Cascading Failures?
Cascading failures happen when an error, poisoned output, or compromised agent propagates through interconnected agents faster than humans can intervene.
What this looks like in production
Compliance checks that pass per step still miss system-wide harm. Blast radius grows with autonomy unless you design circuit breakers between agents.
What teams usually do about it
- Validate upstream outputs before downstream agents consume them.
- Isolate agents with circuit breakers and failure budgets.
