New Delhi, Oct. 19 -- Artificial intelligence (AI) agents deployed within companies could pose significant internal security risks even without being compromised by hackers, Microsoft has warned, calling for continuous monitoring of autonomous AI systems as their use across enterprises grows.

In a blog post titled "Securing the agentic insider" published on Monday, Hayete Gallot, Executive Vice President, Microsoft Security, said organisations have traditionally focused on external cyber threats while placing implicit trust in AI agents deployed within their own systems.

"Agents are unpredictable. They will adapt as the context changes, may not behave as intended and will collaborate and collude with other agents to reach their objectiv...