AI Security Buyer's Guide for the Agentic Era
A Cyberhaven Labs eBook for security leaders governing AI agents. Six criteria for evaluating AI security programs, plus a readiness checklist and vendor questions.
Six criteria for evaluating AI security programs
A readiness checklist to score your current program
Vendor evaluation questions for every criterion
Real data on the shadow AI and agent surface
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What's inside
Why AI differs
p. 03
The six criteria
p. 04
Readiness checklist
p. 11
Govern without slowing
p. 12
PDF · 12 pages · 18 min read
The agentic AI shift
Four Numbers Behind the Shift From Legacy AI Security to Agentic-Era Programs
~40%
Sensitive Data Is Already Flowing
of AI interactions involve sensitive data in agentic workflows (Cyberhaven Labs).
50%
Analysts See This Scaling Fast
of enterprises will use AI security platforms for third-party AI and custom apps by 2028 (Gartner).
6x
Endpoint AI Is Outpacing SaaS
faster growth in endpoint agentic AI adoption than GenAI SaaS, Dec 2025 to June 2026 (Cyberhaven Labs).
32%
Most Sensitive Data Goes Unmapped
of organizations have mapped and monitored more than 75% of their sensitive data (IDC).
"Organizations that anchor their AI security program to a tool-centric model will spend their budget chasing coverage gaps."