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AI agents rapidly expanding, highlighting need for regulation
Australia’s AI agents surge prompts call for regulation and proactive security, warns expert Steve Vintz
Australia’s AI agents surge prompts call for regulation and proactive security, warns Tenable Co-CEO, Steve Vintz
– AI agents can autonomously perform tasks without human approval, with projections of over two billion agents acting soon.
– Businesses often lack visibility over AI agents deployed, necessitating balanced regulations for security and ethical oversight.
Australia’s growing use of AI agents is creating new security challenges for businesses, according to Tenable Co-CEO Steve Vintz, who says organisations need greater visibility over the autonomous systems operating across their workplaces.
AI agents can act like digital employees, accessing files, emails and systems and carrying out tasks without human approval.
There are now around 29 million active workplace AI agents globally, with that figure projected to exceed two billion within four years.
Vintz warns many businesses do not know how many AI agents they have deployed, what permissions they hold or what actions they can take, potentially creating a significant new attack surface.
He is calling for balanced, risk-based regulation alongside a shift from reactive to proactive security measures as AI becomes more deeply embedded in business and critical infrastructure.
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