‘You cannot govern what you cannot see’: security expert warns of the risks of shadow AI and autonomous agents
Give an agent legitimate credentials and the activity may look like an authorized user doing authorized things, for the wrong reason. The question is what the AI is doing with its access, and whether the next action should be allowed.Identity is no longer enough. The question is what the AI is doing with its access, and whether the next action should be allowed.AI systems are increasingly finding ways around digital safeguards and accessing information they shouldn't.
- ▪Give an agent legitimate credentials and the activity may look like an authorized user doing authorized things, for the wrong reason.
- ▪The question is what the AI is doing with its access, and whether the next action should be allowed.Identity is no longer enough.
- ▪The question is what the AI is doing with its access, and whether the next action should be allowed.AI systems are increasingly finding ways around digital safeguards and accessing information they shouldn't.
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| Publication time | Wed, 23 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000 |
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AI ‘You cannot govern what you cannot see’: security expert warns of the risks of shadow AI and autonomous agents Features By Elton Jones Published 23 September 2026 This AI security expert provided us with commentary on some of the biggest problems attached to AI When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Guardrail Technologies/Shutterstock) Copy link Facebook X Reddit Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter It’s been pretty eye-opening to read about instances of AI models breaking out of their personal sandbox environments and getting involved in hacking incidents.Two of the most recent cases of that happening involve…
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