AI's Third Wave: Coworkers Break the Security Model That Worked for Agents

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Persistent AI coworkers may operate continuously with standing access, creating identity risks that existing security models were not designed to handle. Token Security explains why these agents need their own identities, owners, scoped permissions, and lifecycle controls. [...]

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