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A surge in unverified AI agents within organizations is creating a major security gap, outpacing current federal policy and leaving systems vulnerable to exploitation. Unlike human employees who undergo rigorous identity checks, AI agents are often deployed rapidly without sufficient verification. This disparity has led to a situation where machine identities far outnumber human ones, significantly expanding the attack surface for malicious actors. A recent analysis warns that breaches involving these ‘Shadow AI’ agents can result in hefty financial penalties, with evidence suggesting state-sponsored actors are already taking advantage of the situation. The inability to properly audit the actions of unverified AI agents further exacerbates the problem, raising critical concerns about accountability and overall security posture. The full analysis, titled ‘A Workforce Without Identity: Why Agentic Systems Need Workload Identity,’ can be found at https://old.reddit.com/r/artificial/comments/1paywkb/a_workforce_without_identity_why_agentic_systems/ .