Shadow AI in enterprises has evolved from a data leakage issue to a complex access control challenge, as AI agents increasingly act autonomously with broad permissions on critical systems. These agents, created rapidly across departments via various tools, can read, write, and modify data using inherited credentials, often without clear ownership or oversight, posing significant security risks beyond traditional controls. Effective governance requires continuous discovery, ownership assignment, scoped access, and automated lifecycle management of AI agents to prevent unauthorized actions and exposure within organizational environments.
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