venturebeat
PublishedJuly 16, 2026 at 7:02 PM
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The agent security gap: 54% of enterprises have already had an AI agent incident, and most still let agents share credentials

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Across 107 enterprises, AI agents are being given real access to systems and data while the controls meant to contain them lag behind. More than half have already had a confirmed agent security incident or a near-miss; only about a third give every agent its own scoped identity, and most agents stil
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