The 2026 State of Agentic AI Cyber Risk Report

How Security Leaders Are Preparing for AI Agents

As organizations adopt Agentic AI, many security teams are questioning whether their identity and access controls are strong enough to support autonomous systems operating inside their environments.

This report explores how CISOs and cloud security teams are thinking about Agentic AI risk — and where they feel unprepared.

Download the report to learn:

• How security leaders view Agentic AI threats
  
• Why access and identity gaps become more dangerous with AI
  
• Where confidence is low — and why
• What needs to change before AI can scale safely

AI opens up a new world of possibilities for growth and productivity. But security leaders understand that they need to close the gaps they have in their posture today because AI will expose and amplify those holes exponentially.

If you're deploying or evaluating AI agents, this report will help you understand the risks security teams are prioritizing and how to address them.

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