w/ Johannes Keienburg, Co-founder & CEO, Cakewalk
AI agents are here, and they’re already transforming how we work. But beneath the hype lies a massive, unsolved security problem. In this episode, Mackenzie Jackson sits down with Johannes Keienburg to unpack the reality of autonomous agents: why they’re so powerful, why they’re so dangerous, and why access control is about to become the biggest challenge in cybersecurity. From broken authorization to “agents without brakes,” they explore how today’s systems are fundamentally unprepared—and what needs to change before things go seriously wrong. 00:00 — AI Agents Enter the Wild West 01:04 — Why Identity and Access Matter 07:14 — Why Access Control Keeps Failing 12:25 — Why AI Agents Are So Dangerous 15:53 — Can We Actually Secure Agent Access? 23:06 — Should Companies Use AI Agents Today? 27:08 — Should Businesses Ban AI Tools? 30:32 — Would You Rather: AI Agents Edition
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