The System Prompt Is the Attack Surface: How LLM Agent Configuration Shapes Security and Creates Exploitable Vulnerabilities

The System Prompt Is the Attack Surface: How LLM Agent Configuration Shapes Security and Creates Exploitable Vulnerabilities explores This research demonstrates how prompt engineering can drastically improve LLM agent phishing detection, but also reveals exploitable vulnerabilities that require external tool augmentation for robust security.. Commercial viability score: 6/10 in LLM Security.