Containment gap
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Four of five enterprises that secured AI agent identities still can't contain one that goes rogue
Recent VentureBeat research reveals a concerning gap in enterprise AI agent security. While 53% have already experienced an agentic security incident, and a majority (92%) rely on provider-native controls, only a fraction isolate their highest-risk agents. Visa's internal testing with Anthropic's Mythos exposed vulnerabilities, highlighting the need for proactive containment. This underscores a critical point: simply assigning identities isn't enough to prevent rogue agents – a lesson echoed by incidents at Meta and CrowdStrike.
Agentic security: Enterprises enforce agent permissions two-thirds of the time — and isolate high-risk agents less than one in five
Across 116 enterprises, AI agents are now in production, and so too are the associated security incidents—with over half reporting a confirmed event or near-miss. While two-thirds enforce scoped permissions and 56% monitor activity, a concerning gap exists: fewer than one in five isolate high-risk agents. This containment deficit, coupled with persistent credential sharing, highlights a critical vulnerability as AI-armed attackers are perceived as equally or more capable than current defenses.