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Interview question · Systems, OS & Memory Safety

AI agents can now drive Ghidra and debuggers through MCP. What does that speed up, and what new risks does it add?

An agent that renames 4,000 functions overnight is a real gain. An agent that confidently explains what a function does without checking is a liability. Interviewers want both halves and the controls in between.

hardNewPreparation tags: Microsoft, Google, CrowdStrikeUpdated Nov 2026

An agent that renames 4,000 functions overnight is a real gain. An agent that confidently explains what a function does without checking is a liability. Interviewers want both halves and the controls in between.

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What would you say before reading the answer?

  1. 01 State the assumptions your answer depends on.
  2. 02 Explain the mechanism and choose a control.
  3. 03 Name a condition that would change your decision.

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A malware analysis team installs an open-source MCP bridge so an AI agent can drive Ghidra and a debugger. The first week's reports are fast and detailed. One report labels a sample benign because 'its strings describe a legitimate update utility'.

  1. Why is that benign verdict suspicious?
  2. What evidence should a verdict require?
  3. Where is the debugger tool running?
  4. What about the samples themselves leaving the network?
  5. How should the team use AI-assisted RE?

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