AI Agent Security: Securing Autonomous Access with BeyondTrust Privileged Account and Session Management (PASM)
How You Can Limit Privileged Access to Prevent AI Agent Risks and Exploits
AI agents are transforming enterprise companies across the world, but they also introduce unique security risks. One such risk is level of access. AI Agents are often configured with very broad or global access when they should be limited, just like human accounts. Traditional identity systems, built for humans, often fail to provide adequate AI agent security to protect these autonomous accounts, leaving organizations exposed to credential theft and unauthorized access.
To adequately protect against AI agent risks and exploits, organizations need to address AI agent security. This blog explores how PASM for AI agents can help safeguard credentials, monitor access, and minimize attack pathways.
The Growing Security Risks of AI Agents and Non-Human Identities
Non-human identities, like AI agents, service accounts, and API tokens, now outnumber human users by more than 80 to 1 in many organizations, rapidly increasing the AI agent security challenges IT teams must face. This surge has introduced hidden security gaps and escalated AI-driven attack risks. A recent survey by Help Net Security revealed that 39% of organizations reported AI agents accessing unauthorized systems, and 33% observed agents downloading or sharing sensitive data inappropriately.
These numbers reflect real vulnerabilities that can lead to costly breaches, regulatory penalties, and reputational damage. Without proper security controls, AI agents can expose sensitive data or create privilege escalation pathways that allow threat actors to move laterally through your environment. However, the real challenge is the scale and speed of impact. Unlike human users, AI agents can execute large-scale actions in seconds. A single compromised identity can cause widespread damage before security teams even have time to detect the breach.
Further, because AI agents are often integrated across cloud services, infrastructure, and applications, a compromise here can impact the entire environment, which is exactly what happened with Claude Cybercrime.
AI Agent Exploits: Lessons from Claude Cybercrime Attacks
In August 2025, Anthropic’s AI chatbot, Claude, was exploited by hackers to automate credential harvesting, network reconnaissance, and unauthorized system access. At least 17 organizations across government, healthcare, and emergency services were affected, with sensitive data stolen and ransom demands exceeding $500,000.
This recent event highlights the danger of AI agents having unmonitored or privileged access—and how quickly AI agent exploits can escalate if you don’t have the proper security controls in place.
Privileged account and session management (PASM), a pillar of privileged access management (PAM), addresses these risks by controlling the most sensitive accounts and monitoring how they’re used. PASM ensures credentials are stored securely, access is granted only when needed, and every privileged action is tracked, keeping AI agents operating safely within defined boundaries.
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