Access A Specific Guardrail Actor

Overview

Akto provides a focused view of security activity associated with a single actor. You can analyze the actor’s behavior, understand attack patterns, and assess risk based on severity and affected components.

Access a Particular Actor

Follow these steps to view the breakdown for a specific guardrail actor:

1

Log in to your Akto account and switch to the Agentic Security product.

2

From the left navigation bar, go to Agentic Guardrails → Guardrail Actors.

3

Scroll down to the actors table.

4

Click the actor for which you want a detailed breakdown.

Understand the Drilldown

The actor drilldown page is designed to help you quickly assess intent, impact, and risk.

Actor Summary

The top section displays key metadata:

Field
Description

Actor ID

Unique identifier assigned to the actor

Status

Current state of the actor (for example, active or blocked)

Discovered Timestamp

Time when the actor was first identified

Attack Classification by Severity

Below the summary, the page presents a list of detected attacks attributed to the actor. Attacks are distinguished by severity, allowing you to prioritize response.

Time
Attack Type
Severity
Host
Agentic Component

Event timestamp

Classification of the attack

Risk level assigned by Akto

Target host

Guardrail or agentic module that detected the activity

With the breakdown helps you correlate attack behavior over time, understand which agentic components are involved, and decide on appropriate response actions.

Take Action

You can also block the IP address associated with a particular guardrail actor. For step-by-step instructions, refer to the Take Action on Guardrails Events.

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