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AI Agent Permissions Exploited as Identity Tools Lag

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from TechRepublic ·

New research reveals that unmonitored AI agent permissions are being exploited in enterprises, with Australian identity governance systems designed for human employees failing to detect these threats. The findings highlight a critical security gap as AI agents operate outside traditional oversight frameworks. Organizations must adapt identity management to cover non-human entities to prevent breaches.

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The real story is that identity governance tools, already struggling with human access, are wholly unprepared for the scale and speed of AI agent permissions — a problem that will only worsen as agentic AI adoption grows.
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