Gen, a global leader powering Digital Freedom through trusted brands including Norton, Avast, LifeLock, MoneyLion, and more, has launched the Gen Agent Trust Hub. This new security platform serves as a foundational trust layer for the safe adoption of autonomous AI agents, addressing emerging risks as tools like OpenClaw bring millions of agents into everyday consumer and enterprise use.
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Enabling Confident Integration of Autonomous Agents
As autonomous AI agents transition from experimentation to widespread use, they introduce new attack surfaces. Gen Threat Labs identified thousands of customer-run OpenClaw instances with significant vulnerabilities, where malicious skills can quietly escalate into insider threats. The Gen Agent Trust Hub counters this by offering accessible, proactive verification tools that both humans and agents can use to ensure safety before execution.
Core Components of the Gen Agent Trust Hub
The AI Skills Scanner allows users to input any OpenClaw skill URL for immediate analysis, detecting hidden malicious instructions and risky behaviors. This prevents compromised skills from being deployed. The AI Skills Marketplace provides a secure, curated collection where every skill undergoes Gen's rigorous security auditing, creating a reliable source for agent enhancements. These tools enable seamless, automated safety checks—users can even configure agents to always verify skills through the Hub.
"Just as the App Store transformed how people use smartphones, the Gen Agent Trust Hub helps ensure consumers can integrate autonomous agents like OpenClaw into their daily lives with confidence and ease," said Howie Xu, Chief AI & Innovation Officer at Gen. "In this world of AI Agents, trust cannot be an afterthought. Gen is the trust layer for the autonomous AI era."
"We have already seen thousands of our own customers running OpenClaw instances, and Gen Threat Labs has seen serious security gaps emerge as these open-source agent platforms scale rapidly," explains Siggi Stefnisson, Cyber Safety CTO of Gen. "This marks a shift in the threat landscape in which security failures are no longer just one bad click, but trusted AI assistants quietly turning into persistent insider threats."
Securing the Future of Autonomous AI
OpenClaw represents only the beginning of agent proliferation. The Gen Agent Trust Hub establishes essential safeguards for this evolving landscape, helping users adopt powerful autonomous tools without compromising digital safety. By making trust foundational rather than optional, Gen empowers consumers and enterprises to navigate the Agentic Era securely.
About Gen
Gen (NASDAQ: GEN) is a global company dedicated to powering Digital Freedom through its trusted consumer brands including Norton, Avast, LifeLock, MoneyLion and more. The Gen family of consumer brands is rooted in providing financial empowerment and cyber safety for the first digital generations. Today, Gen empowers people to live their digital lives safely, privately and confidently for generations to come. Gen brings award-winning products and services in cybersecurity, online privacy, identity protection and financial wellness to nearly 500 million users in more than 150 countries. Learn more at GenDigital.com.
About the Gen Threat Labs
Gen Threat Labs is the Cyber Safety research team within Gen, focused on uncovering and analyzing the latest digital threats and scams worldwide. Rooted in data, research, and technical expertise, the team identifies patterns and risks that shape the evolving cyber landscape. Their insights power the security technologies that protect people across Gen's portfolio of trusted brands, including Norton, Avast, LifeLock, and others.
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