Justin Dolly looks to 2026 with a prediction: autonomous AI agents will fundamentally break traditional IAM, forcing enterprises to rethink security.

EMA research: 79% of firms are rushing to deploy AI agents without security policies, creating a major blind spot for autonomous identity risks.

New research reveals a dangerous gap: 79% of firms deploy AI agents without security policies, creating an "unsecured frontier" for cyber threats.

Forbes and Ory discuss the importance of authentication, authorization, and permissions for Agentic AI usage and workflows.

Ory enables Axel Springer as the first major publisher to adopt FedCM, enhancing user privacy and security.

CEO Jeff Kukowski discusses modern, open-source Identity and Access Management (IAM) offering flexible, scalable security, including for agentic AI.

CEO Jeff Kukowski stresses that AI agents must have secure identities and authorization standards to ensure accountability, governance, and security.

Jeff Hickman, Head of Customer Engineering, discusses Agentic AI and the pressing need to rely on identity fundamentals for safety and control.

Ory and partner Skyfire highlighted as combined solution set to power the next wave of AI-native marketplaces, agent ecosystems, and developer tools.