Gartner's Workload IAM Architecture Is a Big Step Forward for AI Agent Security
Security Boulevard, Friday, May 15th, 2026
AI agents are often described as a new identity problem. That is true, but it is only half the story.
Agents do introduce new behaviors. They can dynamically choose tools, chain actions together, call APIs, retrieve data, invoke MCP servers, and operate without a human approving every step. That changes the risk model from one built around relatively predictable service-to-service calls to one where agents assemble the access path at runtime.
A traditional workload usually has a known dependency graph. An agent will reason and dynamically formulate a plan to achieve a goal. That makes identity, policy, and audit more important, not less.