And in some cases, an AI agent can even be deployed to help an organization control for agentic AI risk. Why should security and compliance leaders be concerned about agentic AI risk in the first place? Agentic AI risk comes in two forms:Internal agentic risk involves the AI tools you employ internally—attack surfaces that introduce the risk of IP theft, privacy breaches, data leakage, and the like. Clear governance of your AI capabilities is non-negotiable in controlling agentic AI risk. Now, with the external risks that agentic AI presents, think “Agent vs. Agent,” where AI agents can work on your behalf to thwart agentic AI-driven attacks.