Okta-led alliance pushes kill switch for AI agents

Okta, AWS, Google Cloud and Salesforce launched the Blueprint Alliance at Oktane to govern AI agents. Its first blueprint sets six principles, including a mandatory kill switch to instantly suspend or terminate suspicious agents.

• Alliance includes Okta, AWS, Google Cloud and Salesforce
• 92% of organizations use agents, only 34% secure them like humans
• Just 13% say their AI agent governance is adequate
• One principle requires an immediate kill switch per agent