Intelligent CIO APAC Issue 73 | Page 38

FEATURE building for human users. You need to know exactly what an AI agent can access, what it’ s authorised to do and how to shut it down instantly if needed.
The pace of innovation isn’ t slowing down. Building a neutral, independent identity foundation today is the only way to give your business the flexibility to adopt tomorrow’ s AI safely.
Across APJ, the conversation has shifted entirely to execution.
As Agentic AI becomes deeply embedded in everyday operations, you cannot rely on a legacy grab bag of fragmented tools to secure it. Identity is the control plane. C-suites and boards are realising that non-human identities – AI agents, APIs and service accounts – need the exact same visibility, lifecycle management and strict access controls we’ ve spent years
Celebrating AI responsibly means ensuring innovation and security evolve together, not in competition. Kash Sharma, Managing Director Australia and New Zealand at BlueVoyant, offers another perspective.
Across APAC, AI has stepped up from something people prompt to something that acts on its own. A growing list of third-party agents are reading data, calling other systems
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