Oracle says the rise of autonomous AI agents acting on behalf of employees is forcing enterprises to rethink identity controls and database security, because agents inherit user permissions and can act on workflows without direct human oversight.
Identity as the new security boundary
According to Johnnie Konstantas, group vice president of Oracle Cloud Engineering, agentic AI introduces a scenario where an agent and its sub-agents function as a proxy for an individual, carrying those permissions along to access data and trigger actions. He argues that identity must therefore be uniform and pervasive across the enterprise, rather than tied only to human users.
Inventorying sensitive data first
Konstantas told theCUBE that organizations need to understand where their sensitive assets live and where agentic AI is being built inside the company. He described this inventory as extremely important, noting that Oracle’s latest AI database version includes capabilities specifically geared toward agentic AI workloads.
Source context and disclosure
The comments were made during Oracle’s 'AI Cyberattacks Are Escalating: How to Secure Your Data Now' event, covered by SiliconANGLE Media’s theCUBE. TheCUBE is a paid media partner for the event, and neither Oracle nor other sponsors have editorial control over the coverage. No independent verification of Oracle’s product claims was performed by the publisher.
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Source: Agentic AI puts new pressure on identity and database security
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