SailPoint report shows 79% of enterprises run AI agents in production, only 2% deploy purpose-built security
SAIL•SailPoint’s report found that 79% of enterprises run AI agents in production, while only 2% have deployed purpose-built identity security for them. AI agents make up 22% of non-human accounts, and 85% of organizations still rely on legacy identity tools.
1. AI security gap
SailPoint’s Horizons of Identity Security report found a 40-to-1 gap between enterprise use of AI agents in production and deployment of purpose-built identity security for them. The report said 54% of organizations are at the lowest tier for agent identity controls, only 15% can provision non-human access in real time, and 57% are confident they can meet regulations.
