# Securing AI Agents with Neil Daswani, PhD

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

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

<h2>Topics covered</h2>

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

<h2>Links and resources</h2>

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<li><a href="https://docs.civic.com">Civic documentation</a></li>
<li><a href="https://app.civic.com">Get started with Civic</a></li>
</ul>

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