Does the agentic era signal the end of cybersecurity perimeters?

""The new perimeter is wherever the user is going, it's on the endpoint itself. It's the identity that's authentic, authenticating against the endpoint itself, but then also the identity that's authorized to access any of the services that you are publishing for your employees.""

""The change in this that agentic has played into it is that it's no longer just a person reaching out and doing that, it could be an agent. If they don't have the visibility to understand that and treat these connections very differently... a lot of these back-end infrastructure do not, they treat them all just like they were a user reaching out.""

""The biggest thing for IT pros to consider with a new perimeter is trust in the foundational framework. How do you establish a framework that enables agents to safely carry out their tasks within the organization, especially as new tools are continually brought online?""

Agentic AI is transforming cybersecurity by introducing synthetic identities and automated workflows, making it difficult for organizations to maintain traditional perimeter defenses. Cristian Rodriguez emphasizes that the new perimeter is defined by user identity and endpoint security. Gavin Reid notes that agentic AI blurs the lines of traditional network edges, complicating visibility and security measures. Johnny Ayers highlights the importance of establishing a trust framework for agents to operate safely within organizations, especially as new tools are integrated into the security landscape.

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