The adoption of AI agents is changing the internal functioning of companies, thanks to the push for automation, personalization of services and improved efficiency and productivity. But your integration into critical processes also opens new scenarios related to an increase in cybersecurity problems.
This is because these types of systems access sensitive data, make decisions autonomously and expand the risk surface. Therefore, traditional protection models are not enough for companies to be fully protected.
Almost 70% of Spanish companies already use AI agents in the management of their businesses, and the majority are aware of the dangers this entails. Among them is the lack of control over the privacy of the cases (27.5%) and the opacity in the results generated (26.9%).
This panorama reinforces the need to establish flexible virtual work spaces, with which the shielding of information, the traceability of actions and the adequate monitoring of accesses are guaranteed. The consolidation of applications, data and services reduces data dispersion, limits possible security incidents caused by the use of AI agents and facilitates governance in distributed and highly mobile scenarios.
When users can freely choose which AI agents to use, another challenge arises. This can generate loss of control over the information and the reliability of the results, because the recommendations issued by these systems are not always in line with company policies.
The solution to this problem is to standardize AI agents, and assign them only to the profiles that really need to be used. To guarantee responsible and safe use of these technologies, companies have to provide supervised and structured access to AI agents, with definition of profiles and use calendars.
All this in a scenario in which, according to IDC’s FutureScape 2026 report, in just one year, 40% of jobs in large companies will involve working with AI agents, which will also consolidate agentic AI as a strategic axis of company transformation.
In addition, the study indicates that 20% of large companies could face sanctions, or that their CIO could be fired, for failures in the control of these systems, which highlights the need to have clear assignment and supervision policies.
In response to these challenges, Virtual Cable proposes to virtualize workplaces to consolidate security and control over AI agents, and have personalized and secure access with the guarantee that only systems verified by the company are used. In addition, law virtualization facilitates the deployment of controlled and traceable digital spaces, with centralized management.
Fernando Feliu, Executive Managing Director de Virtual Cablepoints out that «Cybersecurity is no longer an additional layer to be integrated into the design of digital workspaces. For this reason, we have even incorporated post-quantum encryption, anticipating future threats. Having flexible and well-defined environments, where access, identities and information flows are controlled, allows reducing the risk surface, improving traceability and minimizing the impact of possible incidents.«.
