AI-driven agents spark new identity crisis for cyber security

Organisations face an accelerating cyber risk as the number of digital identities in the workplace multiplies, with AI agents playing a key role in creating new security challenges. According to new survey data, 90% of global business leaders now see identity attacks as their primary cybersecurity concern, as the adoption of agent-based AI technologies increases the presence of non-human identities (NHIs) within enterprise systems.
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