# Securing AI Agents with Neil Daswani, PhD

*Published 2025-10-01* | Guest: Neil Daswani, PhD | Duration: 39:43

Neil Daswani, PhD and veteran security researcher, kicks off the series with a deep look at AI agent security.

## Topics covered

- The threat landscape for autonomous AI agents
- Why traditional auth models fall short for agent systems
- Defense-in-depth when your users are machines
- The role of identity and permissions in securing agent access
- What academia and industry can learn from each other

## Links and resources

- [Civic documentation](https://docs.civic.com)
- [Get started with Civic](https://app.civic.com)

Source: https://www.civic.com/news/archive/securing-ai-agents-with-neil-daswani