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It’s easy to think about securing an organization’s data like building a bank vault. You focus on defenses that are impermeable to unauthorized parties: doors hardened against drills, walls resistant to impacts, and countermeasures for any number of other illicit access methods. Ultimately, you feel confident that only people with the right clearance will get in.

“72% of organizations use AI in business functions — but only 13% feel ready to secure it.” That gap, between adoption and preparedness, explains why traditional AppSec approaches aren’t enough.

“Agentic AI is here to stay. It doesn’t matter whether you’re just experimenting with simple AI assistants and chatbots or already have autonomous agents with privileged access running in production.

In today’s digital economy, every organization—whether a law firm, retailer, or financial services provider—is now part of someone’s critical infrastructure. A dangerous misconception persists: that Internet of Things (IoT) devices and Industrial Control Systems (ICS) are only concerns for industrial or manufacturing sectors. In reality, these technologies are quietly embedded in everyday operations across nearly every industry.

The SolarWinds supply chain attack in 2020 reminded the world how a single weakness in trusted software can have global consequences. That incident reshaped how organizations view software integrity and the importance of securing every stage of the development pipeline.

In Part 1 of the cloud app control series, we explored how SinaraTech, a mid-sized ecommerce company, implemented access control to help reduce shadow cloud app usage by blocking risky or redundant sites. But the story isn't over yet. The SOC team had more nuanced challenges to be addressed. Let's continue down the road to find answers to those challenges.