While network perimeter loses effectiveness as a primary protection layer, Zero Trust models offer an alternative but first require comprehensive transparency across all network actors.
Service desks are popular vectors for social engineering attacks because controls are weak and operational pressure on staff is high — a combination that demands training, process improvements, and technical controls.
The effective access of AI agents is not determined by IAM permissions alone, but by the interplay with firewall rules, cloud policies and microsegmentation — a policy governance task that most organizations systematically underestimate.
AI agents must be treated as additional identities in identity governance systems, as they can access critical systems and data with minimal oversight.
Security leaders in SMEs should make risk-aware choices about Claude plans and products rather than enabling all features immediately, and should include shadow AI usage by employees in their risk modeling.
Orphaned AI agents in enterprise networks pose significant security risks because their authorization and access rights are often undocumented and not traceable.
