AI Agent Identity Management: A New Security Control Plane for CISOs

This sponsored article argues that autonomous AI agents (e.g., custom GPTs, copilots, MCP-based agents) are proliferating in enterprises and outpacing traditional IAM/PAM/IGA, creating identity sprawl, over-privilege, unclear ownership, and audit gaps. It recommends AI agent identity lifecycle management—continuous discovery of shadow AI, enforced ownership and accountability, dynamic least privilege based on behavior, and identity-centric traceability—to make identity the control plane for AI security without slowing adoption.