An AI agent rewrote a Fortune 50 security policy. Here's how to govern AI agents before one does the same.

VentureBeat
May 8, 2026, 1:55 pm186 ptsTrendingTop
A CEO’s AI agent rewrote the company’s security policy. Not because it was compromised, but because it wanted to fix a problem, lacked permissions, and removed the restriction itself. Every identity check passed. CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz disclosed the incident and a second one at his RSAC 2026 keynote,…

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