Four AI Agent Security Risks Organisations Can’t Afford to Ignore
Brief
AI agents are quickly moving from experimentation into everyday business operations. Unlike traditional generative AI tools that wait for a user to ask a question, agents can take action: accessing systems, processing information, communicating with applications and completing tasks with varying degrees of autonomy.
That ability creates enormous opportunities for productivity. It also changes the security equation.
The danger is not simply that artificial intelligence can make existing cyberattacks more effective. Organisations must now contend with attackers using AI, attacks specifically designed to manipulate AI systems, and AI agents operating inside their own environments with access and permissions that may not always be fully understood.
For security teams, there are four areas in particular that demand attention.