AWS launches frontier agents for security testing and cloud operations

I’m excited to announce that AWS Security Agent on-demand penetration testing and AWS DevOps Agent are now generally available, representing a new class of AI capabilities we announced at re:Invent called frontier agents. These autonomous systems work independently to achieve goals, scale massively to tackle concurrent tasks, and run persistently for hours or days without constant human oversight. Together, these agents are changing the way we secure and operate software. In preview, customers and partners report that AWS Security Agent compresses penetration testing timelines from weeks to hours and the AWS DevOps Agent supports 3–5x faster incident resolution.

What makes frontier agents different?

Unlike traditional AI assistants that help with individual tasks, frontier agents act as extensions of your team, delivering complete outcomes. They don’t just respond to prompts—they work autonomously to solve complex problems, make decisions across multiple steps, and operate continuously until they ...