AI agent kill switch urged by Okta-led alliance – how businesses could make it work
Innovation > Artificial Intelligence AI agent kill switch urged by Okta-led alliance – how businesses could make it work In response to the emerging threat of rogue and shadow AI agents, here's how the newly formed Blueprint Alliance seeks to help businesses secure their systems against anomalous AI activity. The Alliance offers a blueprint for companies seeking visibility, control, and governance of agents. AI agents need the equivalent of a kill switch to expeditiously terminate suspicious behavior.
- ▪Innovation > Artificial Intelligence AI agent kill switch urged by Okta-led alliance – how businesses could make it work In response to the emerging threat of rogue and shadow AI agents, here's how the newly formed Blueprint Alliance seeks
- ▪The Alliance offers a blueprint for companies seeking visibility, control, and governance of agents.
- ▪AI agents need the equivalent of a kill switch to expeditiously terminate suspicious behavior.
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Innovation > Artificial Intelligence AI agent kill switch urged by Okta-led alliance – how businesses could make it work In response to the emerging threat of rogue and shadow AI agents, here's how the newly formed Blueprint Alliance seeks to help businesses secure their systems against anomalous AI activity. David Berlind Senior Contributing Editor David Berlind is one of the founding editors of ZDNET and is an award-winning tech journalist.… Read full bio David Berlind Senior Contributing Editor Read full bio September 24, 2026, 12:01 pm ET 9 min read Supersmario/iStock / Getty Images Plus via Getty Images ZDNET’s key takeaways Okta, AWS, Google Cloud, Salesforce, and others form an AI agent security coalition.
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