A survey of large firms in the US and UK finds that more than half of the deployed agents are not actively monitored or secured.

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A survey of 750 IT executives reveals that approximately 1.5 million of the 3 million AI agents deployed in US and UK organizations operate without active monitoring or security oversight. 88% of respondents reported experiencing or suspecting AI agent-related security incidents in the past year. Security experts warn that unmonitored AI agents represent an insider threat with delegated credentials and persistent access, comparing the situation to the Titanic disaster where known risks were ignored. The core challenge is invisible AI agents deployed through low-code tools and informal experimentation that bypass traditional IT scrutiny, requiring continuous runtime oversight rather than just pre-approval governance.

1.5 million AI agents are at risk of going rogue