3 priorities for federal CISOs in the agentic era
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ByLarry Kovalsky,
Director, Public Sector Solutions Engineering, Netskope
June 16, 2026 05:41 PM ET
COMMENTARY | As agentic AI use spreads across government, agencies need to develop security programs, craft playbooks for mitigating incidents and simulate adversarial attacks.
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), alongside counterpart agencies from allied governments, recently published guidance advising organizations to treat autonomous AI systems as a core cybersecurity concern. While the guidance focused primarily on critical infrastructure operators, its implications extend directly to the broader federal government.
Federal CISOs are not just experimenting with AI; they are being held accountable for securing it under zero trust mandates, software supply chain requirements and emerging federal AI governance frameworks.
Recent coverage of federal cybersecurity makes one thing clear: AI threats have evolved faster in the last 12 months than most agencies have been able to absorb. Agents are operating...
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