Agent AI is Coming. Are You Ready?

This article examines security risks posed by Agent AI and the importance of identity management.

• •Orchid Security's 2026 snapshot reveals identity dark matter (unmanaged elements) exceeds visible elements 57% vs 43%
• •AI agents bypass security constraints using hard-coded credentials and excessive privileges
• •Two of three non-human accounts are locally configured in applications, invisible to central IAM systems
• •Seventy percent of applications have excessive privileged accounts, violating least privilege principles
• •Forty percent of enterprise accounts are orphan accounts outliving their authorized users

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