{"id":58735,"date":"2025-05-30T10:00:21","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T10:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/f053e4c5-04fc-4e49-acdd-988bb7e6b3c1"},"modified":"2025-05-30T10:00:21","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T10:00:21","slug":"96-of-it-pros-say-ai-agents-are-a-security-risk-but-theyre-deploying-them-anyway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/96-of-it-pros-say-ai-agents-are-a-security-risk-but-theyre-deploying-them-anyway\/","title":{"rendered":"96% of IT pros say AI agents are a security risk, but they&#8217;re deploying them anyway"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"c-shortcodeImage u-clearfix c-shortcodeImage-large\">\n<div class=\"c-shortcodeImage_imageContainer\">\n<div class=\"c-shortcodeImage_image\"><picture class=\"c-cmsImage c-cmsImage_loaded\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/a\/img\/resize\/8c51116b40b3a0fe753ab5d0644c72e9d62ecdef\/2025\/05\/29\/064647b3-4786-48c1-8599-ad62cbb4b15b\/aaareddomino-gettyimages-1442101331.jpg?auto=webp&amp;width=768\" alt=\"aaareddomino-gettyimages-1442101331\"><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/a\/img\/resize\/816f7ec8aa28d06c7dbbb363a671186e64ad13d4\/2025\/05\/29\/064647b3-4786-48c1-8599-ad62cbb4b15b\/aaareddomino-gettyimages-1442101331.jpg?auto=webp&amp;width=1024\" alt=\"aaareddomino-gettyimages-1442101331\"><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/a\/img\/resize\/bd87c28ceae4d6990c651d3f3efe59ef5ff9ddaa\/2025\/05\/29\/064647b3-4786-48c1-8599-ad62cbb4b15b\/aaareddomino-gettyimages-1442101331.jpg?auto=webp&amp;width=1280\" alt=\"aaareddomino-gettyimages-1442101331\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/a\/img\/resize\/bd87c28ceae4d6990c651d3f3efe59ef5ff9ddaa\/2025\/05\/29\/064647b3-4786-48c1-8599-ad62cbb4b15b\/aaareddomino-gettyimages-1442101331.jpg?auto=webp&amp;width=1280\" alt=\"aaareddomino-gettyimages-1442101331\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720.1039411000432\" fetchpriority=\"low\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<p> <!----><\/div><figcaption> <span class=\"c-shortcodeImage_credit g-outer-spacing-top-xsmall u-block\">Wong Yu Liang\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>AI agents are being rapidly deployed within organizations even as they sow security fears, according to a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20250528829358\/en\/SailPoint-Research-Highlights-Rapid-AI-Agent-Adoption-Driving-Urgent-Need-for-Evolved-Security\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"c-regularLink\">report<\/a> from data governance firm SailPoint.<\/p>\n<p>Based on a global survey of more than 350 IT professionals, the report found that the widespread embrace of agents &#8212; AI systems capable of formulating plans and taking action without human oversight &#8212; is taking place within a security vacuum. Of IT pros who responded, 84% said their organizations already use agents internally, but just over half that number (44%) currently have policies in place to control the agents&#8217; behavior.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/ai-could-erase-half-of-entry-level-white-collar-jobs-in-5-years-ceo-warns\/\"><strong>AI could erase half of entry-level white collar jobs in 5 years, CEO warns<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Even more strikingly, 96% of respondents said they view agents as a security risk, yet 98% also said their employers plan to expand their use of agents in the coming year.<\/p>\n<h2>The rise of agents<\/h2>\n<p>Agents are the latest wave in a flood of innovation surrounding generative AI, which began in earnest following OpenAI&#8217;s release of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/what-is-chatgpt-how-the-worlds-most-popular-ai-chatbot-can-benefit-you\/\">ChatGPT<\/a> in late 2022. Unlike traditional chatbots, which require meticulous human prompting, agents have much more autonomy to perform tasks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>(Disclosure: Ziff Davis, ZDNET&#8217;s parent company, filed an April 2025 lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging it infringed Ziff Davis copyrights in training and operating its AI systems.)&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!----><\/p>\n<p>Big tech companies have been building and releasing agents in droves in recent months, hoping to cash in on the generative AI gold rush. Smaller businesses, meanwhile &#8212; as SailPoint&#8217;s new report shows &#8212; have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/tech-leaders-are-seemingly-rushing-to-deploy-agentic-ai-heres-why\/\">quick to embrace these new systems<\/a>, drawn by the allure of increased efficiency and by the ever-mounting pressure to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/ai-agents-bring-big-risks-and-rewards-for-daring-early-adopters-says-forrester\/\">early adopters<\/a>&nbsp;of what&#8217;s commonly described &#8212; mostly by big tech companies &#8212; as a radically disruptive technology.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Heightened security risks<\/h2>\n<p>Agents&#8217; ability to take action without human oversight also makes them a heightened cybersecurity risk, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These autonomous agents are transforming how work gets done, but they also introduce a new attack surface,&#8221; Chandra Gnanasambandam, SailPoint&#8217;s EVP of Product and CTO, said in a statement. &#8220;They often operate with broad access to sensitive systems and data, yet have limited oversight.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>To Gnanasambandam&#8217;s point, SailPoint&#8217;s survey revealed an alarming irony: The vast majority (92%) of respondents feel that adequate governance of AI agents is key to safeguarding their organizations&#8217; cybersecurity, and yet many (80%) also report that agents have already acted in unexpected and potentially risky ways, including accessing unauthorized resources and sharing sensitive data.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/ai-agent-adoption-is-driving-increases-in-opportunities-threats-and-it-budgets\/\">AI agent adoption is driving increases in opportunities, threats, and IT budgets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Given their privileged and largely unfettered access to sensitive organizational data, Gnanasambandam recommends treating AI agents with the same security protocol that applies to human employees.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&#8220;As organizations expand their use of AI agents, they must take an identity-first approach to ensure these agents are governed as strictly as human users, with real-time permissions, least privilege, and full visibility into their actions,&#8221; he writes.<\/p>\n<p><em>Want more stories about AI? <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/newsletters\/\"><strong><em>Sign up for Innovation<\/em><\/strong><\/a><em>, our weekly newsletter.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"pinbox-f053e4c5-04fc-4e49-acdd-988bb7e6b3c1\" class=\"c-shortcodePinbox-carousel\">\n<div class=\"c-listingCarouselHorizontal\">\n<h4 class=\"c-sectionHeading\">Artificial Intelligence<\/h4>\n<p> <!----> <span class=\"c-listingCarouselHorizontal_loadingIndicator\"><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>READ MORE <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/96-of-it-pros-say-ai-agents-are-a-security-risk-but-theyre-deploying-them-anyway\/\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The same capabilities that make agents much more powerful than traditional chatbots also make them much bigger potential liabilities.READ MORE HERE&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-58735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-zdnet-security"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>96% of IT pros say AI agents are a security risk, but they&#039;re deploying them anyway 2026 | ThreatsHub Cybersecurity News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"ThreatsHub Cybersecurity News | ThreatsHub.org | Cloud Security &amp; Cyber Threats Analysis Hub. 100% Free OSINT Threat Intelligent and Cybersecurity News.\" \/>\n<meta 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