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Securing AI agents: A guide to what CSA, OWASP and NIST require

Securing AI agents: A CISO's guide to what CSA, OWASP and NIST require

As organizations rapidly deploy autonomous AI, a hidden security crisis is emerging. In typical enterprises, non-human identity credentials already outnumber human users 144 to 1, and over half of public Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers rely on static, hardcoded secrets. Operating without clear governance, unmanaged agents create a dangerous identity gap that leaves organizations vulnerable to token exposure, privilege abuse, and accidental data destruction.

Developing a security strategy that aligns with leading industry standards from CSA, OWASP, and NIST is critical to safely scale AI initiatives. Get the whitepaper to learn how to govern AI agent architectures before risks materialize.

Download your copy to learn:

  • The CISO's Mandate: Why traditional workforce identity models fall short and how to eliminate the attribution gap for autonomous agents.

  • Framework Crosswalks: How to map requirements from the OWASP Top 10 for Agentic Applications and the CSA Agentic Trust Framework directly to concrete identity controls.

  • Connection Controls: How to replace long-lived API keys and static credentials with short-lived, narrowly scoped, audience-restricted tokens.

  • Lifecycle Governance & Response: How to discover shadow agents, maintain immutable audit logs, and enforce rapid containment mechanisms like one-click deactivation and human-in-the-loop safeguards for high-risk actions.

Topics

  • Whitepaper
  • Whitepaper
  • AI Agents
  • AI
  • Non-Human Identities
  • IAM
  • Zero Trust
  • Access Control
  • Security
  • Compliance

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