Building agent-first governance and security

Sponsored Building agent-first governance and security To create value with AI agents, organizations must institute robust controls. In association withthe Deloitte Microsoft Technology Practice As AI agents increasingly work alongside humans across organizations, companies could be inadvertently opening a new attack surface. Insecure agents can be manipulated to access sensitive systems and proprietary data, increasing enterprise risk. In some modern enterprises, non-human identities (NHI) are outpacing human identities, and that trend will explode with agentic AI. Solid governance and a fortified security foundation are therefore critical. According to the Deloitte AI Institute 2026 State of AI report, nearly 74% of companies plan to deploy agentic AI within two years. Yet only one in five (21%) reports having a mature model for governance of autonomous agents. Executives are most concerned with data privacy and security (73%); legal, intellectual property, and regulatory…