{"slug": "ai-agent-permissions-are-outrunning-security", "title": "AI agent permissions are outrunning security", "summary": "In a survey of 1,100 IT and security decision-makers, 70% said they now let AI agents make decisions and take actions that would have required human approval a year ago, Help Net Security reported. Three in four organizations experienced at least one AI-related security issue or warning sign in the past year, according to the survey. The findings indicate that expanded agent permissions are outpacing security controls.", "body_md": "Most organizations have handed AI agents work that used to need a person’s sign-off. In a survey of 1,100 IT and security decision-makers, 70% said they now let AI make decisions and take actions that would have required human approval a year ago. That new authority is already causing trouble. Three in four organizations ran into at least one AI-related security issue or warning sign in the past year. In a lot of those cases, … [More](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/22/ai-agent-permissions-security/) \n\nThe post [AI agent permissions are outrunning security](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/22/ai-agent-permissions-security/) appeared first on [Help Net Security](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-agent-permissions-are-outrunning-security", "canonical_source": "https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/22/ai-agent-permissions-security/", "published_at": "2026-10-22 05:30:14+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-10-22 05:43:06.524354+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-agents", "ai-safety", "artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["Help Net Security"], "also_reported_by": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-agent-permissions-are-outrunning-security", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-agent-permissions-are-outrunning-security.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-agent-permissions-are-outrunning-security.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-agent-permissions-are-outrunning-security.jsonld"}}