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The New Insider Threat - Securing a Workforce of AI Agents

AI agents are the new insiders: learn why traditional security approaches fail and how identity controls and the principle of least privilege keep them in check.

Topic

Cloud SecuritySecure HomeofficeWebsecurity / VPN

When & Where

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Thu, 10/29/2026 11:45 AM - 12:00 PM

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Forum A, Booth 6-216

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Details

  • Format:

    Technology lecture

  • Language:

    English

Session description

Speaker: Eliu Rodriguez Gomez , HPE und Oliver Sears, RECO.ai

AI agents are no longer just tools. They make decisions, access sensitive systems, interact with other applications, and act on your behalf. In many organizations, they already hold credentials to critical business systems, often with less oversight than a human employee. 

This session explores why autonomous AI agents create a new category of insider risk, where traditional security controls no longer apply. Learn how prompt injection, excessive permissions, compromised plugins, and hidden non-human identities can turn helpful automation into a security incident. 

You'll leave with a practical framework for governing AI agents through identity, least privilege, and behavioural visibility, before t ...