Securing APIs in the Age of Agentic AI

Securing APIs in the Age of Agentic AI

As enterprises deploy more autonomous systems, CIOs must balance innovation with control and put governance and security at the core of their API strategy.

APIs are a key enabler for modern enterprises, while agentic AI has revolutionized their development and resulted in their explosive growth.

Gartner predicts more than 30% of the increase in demand for APIs will come from AI and tools using large language models by 2026.

The speed with which they can be developed and deployed, and the ease with which different teams within an organisation can do so – can lead to inconsistent governance, increased security risks and high maintenance costs.

Executives will need to build the proper infrastructure and guardrails, focusing on security, interoperability, and governance, if they are to scale under control.

In essence, while the APIs may be easy to create and deploy, they may not all be pulling in the same direction.

Author summary: Secure APIs with governance.

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CIO CIO — 2025-10-13

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