Predicts 2026: Secure AI Agents to Avoid Ungoverned Sprawl and Abuses

In this ebook, Gartner explores the emerging risks and realities of AI agent sprawl as organizations rapidly move from GenAI chatbots to embedded and autonomous AI systems. It reveals how ungoverned deployment, poor data controls, and rushed innovation cycles are creating a new wave of cybersecurity challenges that demand immediate attention from IT and security leaders. As enterprises scale AI adoption, the need for structured governance, identity-driven security, and proactive testing becomes both urgent and unavoidable.

You will learn:

  • Why AI agent sprawl is outpacing traditional security and visibility controls
  • How unmanaged data access is turning AI into a high-risk attack surface
  • Why identity and access management is foundational to securing AI agents

Join us for this strategic discussion to learn how to secure AI-driven innovation without slowing business momentum. Discover how to build adaptive security programs, reduce AI risk exposure, and align cybersecurity with evolving regulatory and operational demands.

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