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Securing the agentic enterprise with data lineage

Publisher description: A sales representative asks an AI agent for customer pricing, and the agent pulls data from multiple sources: restricted pricing systems, internal communications, and archived quotes. The output looks accurate to the agent, so a second agent uses the data to draft the proposal for the sales rep. No human checks either handoff. When it’s…

MIT Technology Review | Nov 4, 2026 | MIT Technology Review Insights

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Data lineage is the new security perimeter, providing the visibility needed for governance, accountability, and trust, without impeding AI adoption at scale. In short, AI security isn’t a tool problem; it’s a data visibility problem. Securing agentic AI at scale requires understanding how data moves.

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