The cyber security landscape is undergoing its most dramatic transformation in decades. (Image source: 123RF)
During its participation at the ITWeb Security Summit 2026, KnowBe4 will be discussing how African organisations can secure, monitor and govern the behaviour of autonomous AI agents alongside the human workforce.
The cyber security landscape is undergoing its most dramatic transformation in decades. As AI agents enter the workplace en masse, organisations are no longer just dealing with human vulnerabilities; they are facing the compound risk of human-AI interaction vulnerabilities that cyber criminals are already beginning to exploit.
As organisations adopt AI tools, agents are taking on critical workflows with incredible confidence but no understanding of corporate policies. Traditional SIEM and DLP tools were not built to monitor the nuanced inputs and outputs of these agents. This leaves organisations exposed to silent exploitation like indirect prompt injections or “permission creep”, where an agent inadvertently accesses and exposes sensitive information.
KnowBe4’s new Agent Risk Manager will fundamentally change how organisations quantify and mitigate risks of the…
