AI agents are transforming cybersecurity, from how access is granted to how attacks unfold. Frank Vukovitz (Delinea) joins Secure Disclosure to unpack the rise of non-human identities, the risks of autonomous agents, and why concepts like least privilege, identity lifecycle management, and continuous monitoring are more critical than ever. The big question: will AI ultimately make us more secure, or less? Chapters 0:00 “AI Agents: A New Kind of Identity” 0:57 “Why Access Control Is Breaking in the AI Era” 2:20 “Autonomous Agents & the 24/7 Risk Problem” 3:40 “Superhuman Workers: Speed, Scale, and Security Gaps” 4:58 “Intent vs Access: The Core Security Challenge” 7:32 “Why Traditional Security Controls Are Too Slow” 9:17 “AI Agents as Insider Threats” 11:52 “Overprivileged Agents & Vendor Risks” 13:26 “Shadow AI: What You Don’t See Will Hurt You” 16:13 “Agents You Didn’t Know You Had” 18:34 “Don’t Start From Scratch: Lessons from the Past” 21:40 “Blending Human and Machine Identity Models” 23:13 “1.3 Billion Agents: Scaling the Problem” 23:42 “Fighting AI with AI” 24:33 “Do AI Agents Make Us More or Less Secure?” 27:23 “A Pragmatic Take on AI Security”