Okta develops 'kill switch' for rogue AI agents
TL;DR. Okta is building capabilities for enterprises to shut down autonomous AI agents that operate outside policy, addressing a critical security gap. - Okta's research indicates 92% of executives use AI agents, but only 22% link them to identities. - ServiceNow specifically requested this 'kill switch' function from Okta to manage agent behavior. - Okta's system severs connections and access tokens at the authorization layer when agents go awry.
- Okta develops a 'kill switch' to manage rogue AI agents.
- Enterprises are deploying AI agents faster than they can secure them.
- ServiceNow requested this capability to control agent access and behavior.
- Okta's solution focuses on revoking access through authorization layers.
Sources
- Okta writes its own license to kill rogue AI agents — theregister.com