Darktrace CEO: AI Agents Are the New 'Insider Threat'

Darktrace CEO Ed Jennings says AI agents are becoming a new kind of insider threat as companies deploy autonomous systems with access to sensitive data and infrastructure. Darktrace launched tools to track shadow AI, agent identities and behavior.

• Darktrace calls AI agents a new type of insider threat
• The company launched tools to track shadow AI and agent behavior
• Jennings says cybersecurity is racing to catch up with AI adoption