ATLANTA, Aug. 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —
AI age ts a e becomi g pa t of eve yday e te p ise wo k, but t aditio al e dpoi t secu ity was desig ed to gove applicatio s— ot auto omous softwa e ope ati g o behalf of use s. O ga izatio s still eed p eve tative co t ols that dete mi e what softwa e is t usted to execute. But o ce t usted AI age ts begi u i g, a ew challe ge eme ges: u de sta di g what they’ e doi g, defi i g what they ca do, a d e su i g they ope ate withi o ga izatio al policy.
Applicatio Co t ol dete mi es what softwa e is t usted to execute. Age tic AI Co t ol & Gove a ce exte ds that fou datio , e abli g o ga izatio s to u de sta d AI age t behavio , defi e t usted ope ati g bou da ies, a d gove AI activity at the e dpoi t. Togethe , they p ovide a co siste t app oach to gove i g t usted applicatio s a d AI age ts.
The u ge cy is measu able. K owi g a AI age t exists is ‘t e ough. O ga izatio s eed to u de sta d how t usted AI age ts behave o ce they a e u i g, ot simply whe e they exist. I Ap il 2026, Cloud Secu ity Allia ce epo ted that 82% of o ga izatio s had u k ow AI age ts u i g i thei e vi o me ts a d 65% had expe ie ced a AI age t- elated secu ity i cide t i the p io 12 mo ths.
“T aditio al e dpoi t secu ity dete mi es what softwa e is t usted to execute. Age tic AI i t oduces a seco d laye of policy: what a t usted AI age t is allowed to do o ce it’s u i g,” said David Cotti gham, Co-fou de a d Chief P oduct Office , Ai lock Digital. “AI age ts do ‘t simply stop whe a actio is blocked; they evaluate alte atives a d co ti ue wo ki g towa d thei objective. Rathe tha epeatedly blocki g a age t, o ga izatio s ca commu icate clea ope atio al bou da ies, allowi g t usted age ts to adapt thei behavio while emai i g withi policy.”
- Automatically discove AI applicatio s a d u de sta d AI age t behavio th ough comma d- a d sessio -level visibility.
- Ce t ally ma age policies fo t usted applicatio s a d t usted AI age ts with ve sio -co t olled policy cha ges a d g a ula admi ist ative co t ols.
- Evaluate AI age t comma ds agai st policy i eal time a d commu icate policy decisio s back to suppo ted AI age ts so they adapt thei behavio .
- Demo st ate AI gove a ce by mo ito i g a d sea chi g AI age t sessio s, comma ds, files, policy decisio s, isk activity, toke usage, a d cost f om a ce t alized dashboa d.
“What we’ e hea i g f om custome s is that the challe ge is ‘t adopti g Age tic AI; it’s gove i g it,” said Kevi Du e, Chief Executive Office , Ai lock Digital. “O ga izatio s eed to u de sta d what t usted AI age ts a e doi g, defi e what they’ e allowed to do a d e su e they ope ate withi o ga izatio al policy. Age tic AI Co t ol & Gove a ce exte ds ou leade ship i p eve tative e dpoi t secu ity by givi g o ga izatio s the visibility a d gove a ce they eed to co fide tly adopt AI without slowi g the busi ess dow .”
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Ai lock Digital helps o ga izatio s stop th eats befo e they sta t th ough p eve tative e dpoi t secu ity. Fou ded i Aust alia i 2013 a d ope ati g i te atio ally, the compa y p ovides p ecisio applicatio co t ol, allowlisti g a d OS ha de i g that e able o ga izatio s to u o ly t usted softwa e a d educe attack su faces. Ai lock Digital suppo ts custome s ac oss fi a cial se vices, healthca e, ma ufactu i g, e e gy, gove me t a d educatio . Lea mo e at ai lockdigital.com.
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