India, Nov. 6 -- AI agents are gaining access to enterprise data and systems, but their growing autonomy brings a new security challenge. An agent can be manipulated or drift away from its intended role without necessarily breaking a formal policy. That makes it harder for security teams to spot when something has gone wrong.

CrowdStrike is addressing this risk with new CrowdStrike Agentic SOC innovations, including Agent Insider Threat Detection. The approach combines behavioural monitoring, coordinated investigations and the ability to stop an agent when it acts outside its expected pattern.

Why AI Agents Are Becoming an Insider Threat Unlike traditional insider risks, an AI agent may act without a person directly directing every move...