AI agents are quickly moving from experiments into everyday enterprise environments, but the security controls around them are not keeping pace, according to enterprise identity security company SailPoint.

AI agents are moving from experiments into everyday enterprise environments, but the security controls around them are not keeping pace, according to enterprise identity security company SailPoint.

AI agents have made identity the front line of enterprise security, with their numbers now in the thousands.

Reported Monday, Oct 12 - 7:37am EDT (TheFly subscription required to read more.)

AI is spreading fast, and enterprises are shifting from “humans only” workflows to hybrid teams: people + machines + generative AI. But the security conversation isn’t really about whether AI can be used—it’s about identity governance getting harder, faster. SailPoint CEO & founder Mark McClain puts it bluntly: the hardest risk isn’t visible attacks anymore—it’s invisible permissions. AI agents aren’t just tools; many systems can think, act, and orchestrate resources at digital speed. That changes the attack surface from “break in” to “sign in.” And the identities? They’re no longer just employee accounts. API tokens, service accounts, software robots—and even autonomous AI agents—become “non-human” identities. In some companies, they can outnumber human identities, creating a whole new set of shadow entry points. What should businesses do? Discover all identities, map how they’re defined and what they can access, and build a unified control plane for human + non-human governance. Then enforce effective least privilege and stop over-permissioning agents. #CyberSecurity #IdentityGovernance #AIAgents #ZeroTrust #GRC #AppSec

SailPointの調査によると、組織の54%がAIエージェント向けの正式なID管理セキュリティプログラムを持たない一方、人間用IDでは23%にとどまる。AI導入の急速な拡大に対し、セキュリティ態勢が大きく遅れている実態が明らかになった。

As enterprises race to deploy autonomous AI agents to accelerate business, a new report reveals they are tethered to security architectures built for a different era. The "Horizons of Identity Security" report from SailPoint highlights a critical “velocity paradox,” in which organizations invest in AI-speed business operations while continuing to rely on human-speed security controls, creating a

SailPoint’s report says organizations are deploying AI faster than their identity-security controls can adapt, leaving non-human identities less maturely…

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Reported Friday, Oct 9 - 8:42am EDT (TheFly subscription required to read more.)

Oct 9, 12:23 UTC **Resolved** - This issue has been resolved. Oct 9, 11:42 UTC **Investigating** - SailPoint is investigating an issue with NERM that is currently impacting some customers in US-East-1, resulting in degraded Identity Suite and Audit services. We are actively working to restore service and will provide an update once the issue has been resolved.

As enterprises race to deploy autonomous AI agents to accelerate business, a new report reveals they are tethered to security architectures built for a different era. The "Horizons of Identity Security" report from SailPoint highlights a critical “velocity paradox,” in which organizations invest in AI-speed business operations while continuing to rely on human-speed security controls, creating a

SailPoint incident on October 9, 2026: SailPoint is investigating an issue with NERM that is currently impacting some customers in US-East-1, resulting in degraded Identity Suite Started 11:42 AM UTC, resolved ongoing (● 6m). Affected: N. Virginia us-east-1.

As enterprises race to deploy autonomous AI agents to accelerate business, a new report reveals they are tethered to security architectures built for a different era. The "Horizons of Identity Security" report from SailPoint highlights a critical “velocity paradox,” in which organizations invest in AI-speed business operations while continuing to rely on human-speed security controls, creating a

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Reported Thursday, Oct 8 - 7:15am EDT (TheFly subscription required to read more.)

Humans should be able to instantly put AI agents to sleep if they cause harm to a business, the leader of cybersecurity company SailPoint said.

In the agentic era, standing privilege must go: Key thoughts from the SailPoint Navigate keynote - SiliconANGLE