# AI agent permissions are outrunning security > Source: > Published: 2026-10-22 05:30:14+00:00 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/) The 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).