The Agent Access Problem: When AI Has the Keys, Who’s Really in Control?
About this episode
The episode discusses the implications of AI agents having access to systems and the associated security risks.
In this episode, we dive into the messy reality of AI agents acting inside your systems and what that means for modern security. We explore the idea of agents as actors with real access—credentials, APIs, and permissions—and why this isn’t as new as it sounds (hint: it’s just applications all over again). We unpack where things actually get risky, from over-permissioned agents to unpredictable behavior driven by prompts, and why “it won’t go rogue” might be missing the point entirely. We also...
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