Report by Akeyless
2026 State of AI Agent Identity Security
Key Findings
67% of organizations using AI agents suspect those agents have already accessed data beyond their intended scope.
61% of organizations have revoked or rotated AI agent credentials due to suspected exposure.
More than four in five organizations say a single compromised credential could affect multiple major systems.
Fewer than half of organizations report full visibility into where AI agent credentials are stored.
Only 7% of organizations believe their controls would prevent a compromised agent from operating.
Organizations spent more than $1 million on average in the past year responding to AI agent identity and security issues.
It takes nearly a week to contain and remediate a compromised AI agent.
It takes an average of 14 hours to detect a compromised AI agent.