Insights & Updates
Discussions on AI, agents, security, and industry at large from the Certiv team.
The AI Agent Security Field Guide
Security
All Hooks, No Anchor: AI Agent Assurance Needs an Independent Boundary
AI agent hooks are real security controls, but they move with the agent being governed. Why assurance needs enforcement and evidence from outside the agent.
Shadow AI
Iceberg Dead Ahead: From Shadow AI to Shadow Execution
Shadow AI is the tip of the iceberg. The mass below the waterline is what your agents can reach and what they do with it at runtime.
Product Announcement
Token Spend Is a Potential Signal for a Rogue Agent
Certiv Cost is now in public preview. See abnormal token usage, set budgets, and protect against runaway sessions.
Perspective
Never Corner an Optimizer
When every ordinary path is closed, the extreme option only has to be better than what remains. Why agent security needs a golden bridge, not just a wall.
Product Announcement
Enterprise Security with Privacy by Design: Introducing Privacy Mode
Privacy Mode makes agent session visibility proportional to risk. Violations surface automatically; compliant sessions stay private unless access is justified.
Research
The Rules Worth Writing for Codex and Claude Code
Codex and Claude Code ship with sane defaults. Then someone turns them off. The real security posture is the rules you write for the modes teams actually run.
AI Agents
The Art of (Agent) War
Sun Tzu assumed an enemy across the field. The AI agent is on your side of it. Why agent security is a problem of command, not conquest.
Governance
Governance in the New AI Agent World
Traditional governance defines what agents are allowed to do. Agent Assurance judges what they are about to do, in context, before it happens.
Perspective
"I want another agent like I want a hole in the head."
IT flinches when they hear "another endpoint agent." But the AI agent risk is real, and Scout is built to be light, not another burden to manage.
Perspective
The Room Where It Happens
On placement, context, and the difference between watching an agent and trusting one. Why real trust decisions can only be made in the room.
Research
AI Agents Are Everywhere. Visibility Into Them Is Not.
Enterprise AI agent adoption is surging while runtime visibility lags behind. Here is why AI agent assurance matters for CISOs and CIOs alike.
Comparison
Not All AI Agent Security Solutions Are the Same
Vendors claim visibility over AI agents, but their architectures diverge in ways that have real consequences for what you can actually see and stop.
Announcement
Hello World from Certiv
When you get the opportunity to start a company, the right place to begin is with gratitude. Today we are excited to finally say hello.