Emerging Security Risks from Autonomous AI Agents
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Autonomous AI agents are increasingly performing actions such as opening tickets, analyzing logs, managing accounts, and fixing incidents. This shift introduces new security risks as these agents operate faster than human monitoring and can act across multiple systems. Organizations must adapt their identity strategies to manage these agents effectively. The use of AI agents in enterprises is growing rapidly, often without proper security reviews or approvals. These agents can interpret goals, plan steps, call APIs, and invoke other agents, making them powerful but also dangerous. They can access various systems and adjust their plans, blurring the traceability of actions back to the human initiator. Shadow AI, or unauthorized AI agents, are already present in many environments. These agents enter enterprises without formal reviews, security scans, or identity records, making them difficult to track and manage. Traditional visibility tools often fail to detect them, posing significant security risks.
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14.10.2025 17:01 1 articles · 7h ago
Autonomous AI Agents Introduce New Security Risks
Autonomous AI agents are performing critical actions in enterprises, such as opening tickets, analyzing logs, managing accounts, and fixing incidents. These agents operate faster than human monitoring and can act across multiple systems, making them powerful but also dangerous. Shadow AI agents are already present in many environments, often entering without proper reviews or identity records. Organizations must adapt their identity strategies to manage these agents effectively.
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- When AI Agents Join the Teams: The Hidden Security Shifts No One Expects — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 14.10.2025 17:01
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AI agents are performing actions such as opening tickets, analyzing logs, managing accounts, and fixing incidents.
First reported: 14.10.2025 17:011 source, 1 articleShow sources
- When AI Agents Join the Teams: The Hidden Security Shifts No One Expects — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 14.10.2025 17:01
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AI agents can interpret goals, plan steps, call APIs, and invoke other agents.
First reported: 14.10.2025 17:011 source, 1 articleShow sources
- When AI Agents Join the Teams: The Hidden Security Shifts No One Expects — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 14.10.2025 17:01
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AI agents can access multiple systems and adjust their plans, making them powerful but also dangerous.
First reported: 14.10.2025 17:011 source, 1 articleShow sources
- When AI Agents Join the Teams: The Hidden Security Shifts No One Expects — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 14.10.2025 17:01
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Shadow AI agents often enter enterprises without formal reviews, security scans, or identity records.
First reported: 14.10.2025 17:011 source, 1 articleShow sources
- When AI Agents Join the Teams: The Hidden Security Shifts No One Expects — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 14.10.2025 17:01
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Traditional visibility tools often fail to detect shadow AI agents.
First reported: 14.10.2025 17:011 source, 1 articleShow sources
- When AI Agents Join the Teams: The Hidden Security Shifts No One Expects — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 14.10.2025 17:01
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Organizations need to adapt their identity strategies to manage AI agents effectively.
First reported: 14.10.2025 17:011 source, 1 articleShow sources
- When AI Agents Join the Teams: The Hidden Security Shifts No One Expects — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 14.10.2025 17:01