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- WP-01 · September 2026, revised October 2026 · 21 pages
The Agentic AI Threat Landscape
Agents do not fail like software. They fail like employees. Drawing on a verified record of 2026 incidents, this paper shows where identity governance decides what an attack is worth, where it does not, and what to do on Monday.
Read the PDFContents- 01The short version
- 02The shift: agents as attack surface
- 03The 2026 incident record
- 04The trick and the prize
- 05The identity gap
- 06The regulatory vise
- 07The economic layer
- 08The control plane
- 09What to do on Monday
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