FEAR & GREED | Business News Q+A: AI is creating a whole new cybersecurity problem
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Oct 22, 2026 Nam Lam, SailPoint’s Australia and New Zealand Group Vice President, explores the cybersecurity risks emerging from AI agents. They discuss lessons from the Medicare incident, why perimeter defences are no longer enough, and the challenge of securing human, bot and AI identities. The conversation also covers spotting sanctioned versus rogue AI activity and building the business case for identity security.
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Identity Security Begins After Hackers Get Inside
- Identity security protects against threats already inside an environment, complementing perimeter defences.
- It focuses on detecting what compromised identities can access after infiltration.
Breaches Follow A Predictable Escalation Path
- Attackers typically remain hidden while studying systems, escalating access and locating critical applications.
- Their final move may be ransomware, locking systems and demanding payment.
AI Agents Need Identity Permissions Too
- Organisations must treat bots, AI agents and robotic process automations as identities requiring appropriate access.
- Security should distinguish authorised identities from unauthorised ones and stop malicious activity.