AI Security Hinges on Context-Aware Decisions

ManageEngine's Sujatha Iyer Explains Why Identity, Access and AI Governance Matter Rahul Neel Mani (@rneelmani) • May 11, 2026

Anomaly detection is only the first step. The harder problem is knowing what to do with alerts, and that requires context most enterprises haven't yet learned to harness.

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A 3 a.m. login with valid credentials looks suspicious in isolation, but may simply mean an employee is traveling. Without data from HR systems and identity and access management platforms converging in real time, security teams are making decisions in the dark. "You need different tools bringing in the context so that you have a decision that's much more accountable, explainable and context aware," said Sujatha S Iyer, head of AI security at ManageEngine.

The same gap shows up in agentic artificial intelligence deployments in which enterprises routinely grant ...