UAE security experts warn that AI agents need controlled identities
A Gulf News report cited more than 800,000 daily attempted cyberattacks and urged firms to govern autonomous agents as new access points.
- Publish date: 2026-10-19
- Category: Standards & Policy
- Original source: Gulf News
- Reading time: 1 min read
UAE security experts warn that AI agents need controlled identities
Gulf News reported on 19 October that the UAE Cyber Security Council had recorded more than 800,000 attempted attacks per day, up from 90,000–200,000 early in the year; it also cited 128 confirmed incidents. Security executives warned that AI agents can access data and act across systems with limited oversight. Their recommendations focused on machine identities, bounded permissions, visibility and audit trails. The figures describe attempted attacks and reported incidents, not 800,000 successful breaches.