IT execs brace for AI agent security incidents

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With shadow AI on the rise, 36% of leaders would try to quietly handle an agent-driven security incident without disclosing it, a Workato report found.

Published Oct. 13, 2026

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• IT executives are bracing for agentic AI security incidents as the technology becomes more unpredictable, according to a Workato report published Tuesday. The software company partnered with Censuswide to survey 1,001 IT decision-makers for the report.
• Almost two-thirds of executives expect an AI agent in their environment will create a public security or compliance incident in the next year and a half, the report found. Roughly one-third of respondents said if a major security incident occurred, they would attempt to handle it quietly without disclosing.
• The report findings align with a rise in agent visibility challenges. Nearly two-thirds of respondents agreed...

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