AI agents now handle mission-critical work fast, outpacing governance.
Broadcom says treating agents as identities is key.
Firms should start by watching traffic, then add controls.
What happened
Broadcom's Clayton Donley says companies are doing mission-critical work with AI agents quickly, but without the controls built for human employees.
Why it matters
This gap means agents can act without certification or audit, a risk regulated industries can't carry for long, Donley explained.
What to watch
Broadcom recommends starting passively by watching traffic, then adding a central control point to enforce policy.
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The conversation at VMware Explore 2026 highlights a shift in AI security: from external threats to internal agent behavior. Broadcom's approach extends distributed tracing to agent actions, applying lessons from employee access control to AI. As agents take on more mission-critical tasks, enterprises must adopt identity-based governance to avoid regulatory and operational risks.
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