{"slug": "what-the-cloud-revolution-can-teach-about-securing-ai-agents", "title": "What The Cloud Revolution Can Teach About Securing AI Agents", "summary": "Forbes Councils member Michael Nicosia argues that securing AI agents requires lessons from the cloud revolution, emphasizing that organizations must focus on the underlying infrastructure rather than just the visible application layer. He highlights that AI agents introduce new security challenges, including data exposure and unauthorized actions, and recommends applying cloud-era principles like identity management, least privilege, and continuous monitoring to mitigate risks.", "body_md": "# What The Cloud Revolution Can Teach About Securing AI Agents\n\nBy Michael Nicosia, Forbes Councils MemberSource:\n\n[Forbes Innovation](https://www.forbes.com/innovation/)As organizations race to embrace AI agents, the temptation is to focus entirely on the visible layer.\n\nGet AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/what-the-cloud-revolution-can-teach-about-securing-ai-agents", "canonical_source": "https://www.machinebrief.com/news/what-the-cloud-revolution-can-teach-about-securing-ai-agents-viga", "published_at": "2026-08-17 12:45:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-17 13:44:43.923907+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-safety", "ai-agents", "ai-policy"], "entities": ["Michael Nicosia", "Forbes Councils", "Forbes"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/what-the-cloud-revolution-can-teach-about-securing-ai-agents", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/what-the-cloud-revolution-can-teach-about-securing-ai-agents.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/what-the-cloud-revolution-can-teach-about-securing-ai-agents.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/what-the-cloud-revolution-can-teach-about-securing-ai-agents.jsonld"}}