AI Agents Are the New Attack Surface—Here’s How to Defend Against Them

As organizations rush to deploy AI agents, a critical question emerges: How do we prevent these autonomous systems from becoming our biggest security liability? At OpenText World 2025, cybersecurity experts Marcus Hearne and Scott Richards tackled this challenge head-on, revealing both the risks and solutions for safely deploying AI agents at scale.

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Transcript from the OpenText World Cybersecurity Keynote

Marcus Hearne: Thank you for attending the cybersecurity keynote today. My name is Marcus Hearne. I’m a Senior Director of Product Marketing at OpenText for Cybersecurity. Joining me is my colleague Scott Richards, Senior VP of Product and Engineering for Cybersecurity. Our topic is AI agents and how they represent a new attack surface, and how to stop, control, and prevent threats ...