AI in Cybersecurity

CH15 Securing AI Agents with Identity: From Agent IDs to Zero Trust Governance

August 6th, 2026

11:00am - 12:15pm

Level: Introductory Intermediate

Vijaya Lakshmi Nukala

Product Manager

Microsoft

AI agents are moving from experiments to real enterprise workflows, where they can access data, call tools, and take actions. This talk explains why agents need their own identities, how Agent Identity helps enterprises discover, govern, and protect them, and how Zero Trust principles apply to both first-party and third-party agent scenarios. Attendees will learn practical patterns for permissions, token flows, governance, and risk reduction as organizations scale AI adoption.

You will learn:

  • What Agent identity is and how it is different from traditional identities
  • How is Microsoft solving for it – Technical architecture of Blueprint, Agent identity
  • How to use Agent identity in first party scenarios and third party scenarios