Identity security for AI agents: The proliferation challenge | TechTarget
- Todd Thiemann,
- Omdia
Published: 22 May 2026
AI agents are proliferating across the enterprise, with use cases ranging from IT and security operations to legal and compliance tasks.
Omdia, a division of Informa TechTarget, published the results of a survey of 400 security leaders that showed the state of identity security for AI agents. There has been a lot of noise about AI agent security in the marketplace, and the data provided clarity around the importance of building a strong foundation of identity security to enable AI adoption.
Identity security and AI agents
AI agents represent a dramatic expansion of the enterprise attack surface. There are multiple layers to any technology stack for AI agent security. For example, teams need AI security posture management to counter model poisoning and prompt injection attacks, data security posture management to ensure the right data reaches the AI infrastructure, and data loss prevention...
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