Agentic Security: Visibility and Control in AI-Driven Environments

Your enterprise may already have hundreds of AI agents operating in your environment, and your security team may have no idea. As non-human identities multiply and AI agents gain broad access to APIs, MCP servers, and sensitive data, the zero trust posture organizations spent years building is being bypassed. In this episode of The Balancing Act, host Tim Currie is joined by Michael Caplan, CTO of In Balance IT, to break down what agentic security really requires, starting with visibility. What we cover: • Why enterprises consistently undercount the agents in their environment • The difference between binary and contextual guardrails and when each applies • Non-human identities: why they're over-provisioned and how they get compromised • Threats like prompt injection, memory poisoning, and rogue MCP servers • The role of human-in-the-loop controls in a mature agentic security posture • Where CISOs should start: discovery, inventory, and continuous compliance AI adoption is accelerating, but deploying agents safely requires the same discipline you built around human identities. This conversation breaks down exactly how to approach it. Learn more about the Adaptive Defense framework: https://InBalanceIT.com/adaptive-defe... Ready to talk with a practitioner? Schedule a free 45-minute security briefing: https://InBalanceIT.com/contact/ Connect with us: Tim Currie —   / tim-currie-ed-d-37756a   Michael Caplan —   / michael-caplan-63aa4511