BeyondTrust: Secure AI with Identity Controls & Agent Visibility
▼ Summary
– BeyondTrust has introduced three new AI security controls in Identity Security Insights: AI Agent Insights, MCP orchestration, and an omnipresent AI decision-support layer.
– These capabilities provide visibility into AI agents, secure orchestration of their actions, and real-time decision support for identity security.
– AI Agent Insights enables discovery, classification, and risk-scoring of AI agents across platforms, applying Zero Standing Privilege and Just-in-Time access policies.
– The new features help customers manage risks from AI agents, which can be deployed quickly with privileges similar to human administrators.
– BeyondTrust’s approach unifies governance across human, machine, secrets, and AI identities to secure the entire identity attack surface.
Organizations navigating the rapid adoption of agentic artificial intelligence now have a powerful new ally in securing their digital environments. BeyondTrust has unveiled a suite of advanced AI security controls designed to provide comprehensive oversight, secure orchestration, and intelligent decision-making support. These capabilities are integrated directly into the company’s Identity Security Insights® and Pathfinder Platform, offering what the firm describes as the first production-ready identity security controls purpose-built for AI agents.
The emergence of AI agents introduces a fresh and pressing challenge in identity security. Rather than treating AI as an isolated issue, organizations must consider it as part of the broader non-human identity landscape. Many AI agents are built on low-code or no-code platforms and can be deployed rapidly, often with privileges comparable to those of human administrators. This creates significant risk if left unmonitored.
According to Marc Maiffret, Chief Technology Officer at BeyondTrust, the key lies in holistic visibility and proactive control. The company’s latest enhancements are engineered to help customers manage this new frontier of risk, turning AI into a secure and compliant force multiplier.
This announcement builds on BeyondTrust’s ongoing innovation in identity security. Just last month, the company introduced Secrets Insights, a capability focused on uncovering and mitigating risks tied to secrets and non-human identities. The latest release extends that momentum with three specialized AI governance features.
First, AI Agent Insights expands the platform’s identity capabilities to include AI agents. Customers can now discover, classify, and risk-score agents across cloud and SaaS environments, including platforms like Salesforce Agentforce and ServiceNow. This allows organizations to identify shadow AI implementations and apply policies such as Zero Standing Privilege and Just-In-Time access.
Second, the new MCP Orchestration feature incorporates a lightweight MCP server that acts as a secure bridge for agent actions across BeyondTrust products. This enables privilege-safe workflows, including JIT API requests via Entitle and credential rotations through Password Safe. The architecture also supports future extensibility for both BeyondTrust’s own AI assistants and customer-deployed large language models.
Third, an Omnipresent AI Decision-Support Layer is embedded directly into the Pathfinder Platform. Functioning like an intelligent assistant, it interacts with identity security data to provide real-time insights, guidance, and remediation steps. Powered by research from BeyondTrust Phantom Labs™, this layer helps security teams make informed decisions without disrupting existing workflows.
For customers, these advancements translate into several tangible benefits. They can accelerate AI adoption safely, thanks to unified visibility across human, machine, and AI identities. Integrated intelligence automates remediation and delivers real-time insights, boosting both security and operational efficiency. Perhaps most importantly, organizations can simplify their security posture through a single platform that consolidates governance and enforcement across all identity types.
Many companies remain unaware of the extent to which shadow AI is already operating within their systems. BeyondTrust has updated its Identity Security Risk Assessment to help organizations gain immediate visibility into these risks as part of a holistic identity security strategy. A complimentary assessment is available for those looking to proactively address potential vulnerabilities before they are exploited or flagged in compliance audits.
With these capabilities, BeyondTrust continues to extend its proven identity security framework to cover the full spectrum of identities, human, machine, secrets, and now AI. This unified approach allows businesses to embrace AI with confidence, knowing their identity attack surface is comprehensively managed and secured.
(Source: MEA Tech Watch)
