Where most IT teams are starting from
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We’re not really using AI agents yet
Agents within the Microsoft 365 ecosystem have grown 15X year-on-year. They activate when an employee installs an add-on or enables a Copilot feature. If your organization uses Microsoft 365, there’s a high chance you already have AI agents running inside it, even if you never formally adopted them.
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We already have an AI policy that covers this
A policy tells people what should happen. But visibility shows the potential blast radius: If an employee shares their permissions with an AI agent, that agent will be able to reach the same systems.
Getting visibility into human access first allows you to make a risk-based decision on whether to allow the tool and for whom.
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Our 365 admin console gives us what we need
The admin console shows you what Microsoft manages, not the agents authenticating with employee credentials or those embedded in third-party apps. Those are the gaps where your highest risks live.
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Where do I start with agentic AI governance?
The organizations making progress on agentic AI governance share a starting point: They begin with visibility, not policy. You can't write a meaningful policy about what agents can access until you know what's already running and what credentials those agents are using.
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Step 1: Understand what’s connecting to your environment
Before governance can begin and before you can even track agentic actions, you need visibility into which AI tools are connecting to your business systems. The LastPass 2026 State of AI and SaaS Security Report explores why traditional tools often miss these connections.
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Step 2: Prioritize your highest risk access paths
Not every AI tool presents the same level of risk. Accounts with reused or compromised passwords connected to agents are your highest-priority exposure.
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Step 3: Guide behavior with context-aware controls
Many organizations are discovering that governance works best when employees receive guidance at the point of access. The LastPass 2026 State of AI and SaaS Security Report examines which approaches security leaders believe are most effective for reducing risky access without slowing innovation.
Want to see how 412 IT leaders are handling agentic AI governance, where confidence remains low, and which controls are gaining traction?
The LastPass 2026 State of AI and SaaS Security Report reveals why visibility into AI tool adoption is becoming the starting point for governance and where forward-thinking organizations focus next.
