Spread of AI agents sparks fears of a cybersecurity crisis

A new report reveals an increasing trust gap between businesses deploying agentic AI for external communications and consumers wary of sharing personal information due to security concerns. The research, carried out by Censuswide for Salt Security, also warns that without proper API discovery, governance and security, the very technology meant to drive smarter customer engagement could open the door to cybersecurity issues including attacks or data leakage. Over half (53 percent) of organizations using agentic AI say they are already deploying it, or plan to, for customer-facing roles. 48 percent currently use between six and 20 types of AI agents… [Continue Reading]