The agent security gap: 54% of enterprises have already had an AI agent incident, and most still let agents share credentials
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Over half of enterprises surveyed have experienced an AI agent security incident or near-miss, highlighting significant vulnerabilities in their systems. Most organizations still allow agents to share credentials and lack tailored security controls, with only a small fraction implementing scoped identities for agents.
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Across 107 enterprises, AI agents are being given real access to systems and data while the controls meant to contain them lag behind. More than half have already had a confirmed agent security incident or a near-miss; only about a third give every agent its own scoped identity, and most agents still share credentials; and only three in ten isolate their highest-risk agents. The security stack is overwhelmingly borrowed from the model providers and hyperscalers rather than purpose-built for agen
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