AI agent permissions are outrunning security

Oct 22, 2026 - 08:15
AI agent permissions are outrunning security

Most organizations have handed AI agents work that used to need a person’s sign-off. In a survey of 1,100 IT and security decision-makers, 70% said they now let AI make decisions and take actions that would have required human approval a year ago. That new authority is already causing trouble. Three in four organizations ran into at least one AI-related security issue or warning sign in the past year. In a lot of those cases, … More →

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