SandboxAQ has introduced a new platform called AQtive Guard to address the surge of AI agents infiltrating enterprise networks, presenting a fresh wave of intelligent cyber threats. This cybersecurity and quantum tech company has developed AQtive Guard to safeguard the expanding ecosystem of Non-Human Identities (NHIs) and the cryptographic assets they rely on.
The proliferation of AI agents is forecasted to exceed one billion within the upcoming years, creating an extensive attack surface for security teams to defend against. These agents have the ability to communicate machine-to-machine and make decisions autonomously, resulting in vulnerabilities that can be detected and exploited in real-time, surpassing traditional security measures.
Jack Hidary, CEO of SandboxAQ, highlighted the impending presence of over one billion AI agents wielding substantial autonomous capabilities. Enterprises are endowing these AI agents with a broad range of powers to influence customers and tangible assets, ultimately elevating the risk level for potential adversaries. AQtive Guard’s Discover and Protect modules have been specifically designed to address this imminent concern.
AQtive Guard comprises two primary components: Discover, which catalogues and oversees NHIs and cryptographic assets such as keys, certificates, algorithms, and libraries; and Protect, which automates remediation and policy enforcement, including tasks like credential rotation and certificate renewal. This platform leverages SandboxAQ’s proprietary Large Quantitative Models (LQMs), facilitating in-depth visibility and contextual risk prioritization.
In synergy with existing enterprise environments, SandboxAQ has announced strategic partnerships with CrowdStrike and Palo Alto Networks to support seamless integration. AQtive Guard is now fully integrated with the CrowdStrike Falcon® platform, enabling organizations to automatically assimilate endpoint data, detect vulnerabilities, and initiate remediation workflows. Furthermore, it now supports the ingestion of Palo Alto Networks firewall logs, offering enhanced visibility into network posture and compliance status.
Marc Manzano, General Manager of Cybersecurity at SandboxAQ, emphasized the importance of real-time, accurate inventory maintenance of NHIs and cryptographic assets as organizations intensify AI adoption and the deployment of agents and machine-to-machine communication across all business sectors. The ability to automatically rectify vulnerabilities and policy violations is crucial in reducing mitigation time and forestalling potential breaches within the initial day of software utilization.
AQtive Guard is also compatible with cloud-native environments on Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud (GCP), featuring a GenAI assistant to steer users through regulatory frameworks and security standards, including those outlined by NIST. The platform’s compliance engine encompasses pre-built rulesets, customized queries, and automated reporting, paving the way for expedited, standards-aligned remediation and diminished manual workload.
As AI’s presence in enterprise operations evolves with each passing day, SandboxAQ is positioning AQtive Guard as the prime solution for organizations seeking to regain authority over a complex digital identity landscape before threats capitalize on vulnerabilities to their advantage.