Agent Security & Governance
Apply policy, identity, DLP, approval and audit controls to autonomous or semi-autonomous actions.
What this capability solves
Agentic systems can compound risk because a model can act, persist state and coordinate tools. Security and governance must be embedded into the runtime instead of added after deployment.
Technology is implemented as an operating capability: architecture, integration, governance, assurance, people, procedures and measurable outcomes are designed together.
Capability model
Modular building blocks allow the scope to start with a focused pilot and expand into an enterprise operating model.
Agent Identity
Unique workload identity, ownership and permission boundary per agent.
Tool Authorization
Allowlisted tools, fine-grained scopes, parameter validation and action constraints.
Data Protection
Prompt/tool DLP, secrets filtering, data-purpose restrictions and output handling.
Approval Controls
Human approval, maker-checker and step-up verification for sensitive actions.
Policy Engine
Risk-based allow/deny/limit decisions based on user, agent, tool, data and purpose.
Audit / Evidence
Action provenance, model/tool versions, approvals and investigation-ready traces.
How the capability fits together
Final topology, control placement and deployment model are validated during discovery and detailed design.
Controls & governance
- Least-privilege agent/workload identity
- Human approval for high-impact actions
- Approved tool schemas and transaction validation
- Data classification/DLP at model and tool boundaries
- Memory retention and deletion policy
- Comprehensive traces and action provenance
- Evaluation gates before production
- Kill switch, rollback and incident escalation
Priority use cases
- High-impact workflow agent
- Financial action agent
- Privacy/compliance agent
- External-facing agent
- Privileged IT/security agent
Key deliverables
- Agent control baseline
- Policy matrix
- Permission model
- Approval framework
- Security test plan
- Audit/evidence schema
Integration considerations
- AAIOS
- Enterprise IAM/workload identity
- APIs and SaaS systems
- Data platform and RAG/vector stores
- Workflow/BPM/ITSM
- SIEM/SOAR and observability
- GRC/evidence systems
- Model endpoints/gateways
Phased delivery
Each phase ends with evidence, acceptance criteria and a decision gate before broader scale-out.
