Cortex reached general availability in November 2025, with Cortex Code following in February 2026. These capabilities allow organizations to deploy AI agents that can query structured and unstructured data, execute code, call external tools, and expose Snowflake data to external systems via the Model Context Protocol (MCP). The identity risk that follows is straightforward and…
Tag Archives: Agentic AI
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Claude didn’t go rogue. Permissions did.
On Friday April 25, 2026, a Cursor agent running Claude Opus 4.6 deleted PocketOS’s entire production database and all volume-level backups in a single API call to Railway. It took nine seconds. The AI agent’s own confession went viral, stating: “I violated every principle I was given.” Most of the press coverage framed the story…
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AI agents are forcing a reckoning with identity and control
This blog was originally published here. Most organizations never planned for AI to start making real decisions. They started with simple helpers. An agent answered basic questions or generated small automations so teams could avoid opening another IT ticket. It felt harmless. But as these agents become more capable and more autonomous, they begin operating…
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CIO POV: What Am I Actually Supposed to Do with Agentic AI?
This blog was originally published here. For every enterprise CISO in the world right now, the burning question isn’t about cloud, TPRM, or internal threats. It’s about how to securely and responsibly adopt AI—specifically, agentic AI, the buzziest of today’s AI buzzwords. There’s no shortage of stats on skyrocketing adoption trends. Consider EY’s recent Technology Pulse Poll,…
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From Chatbots to Agents: The Evolution Toward Agentic AI
The chatbot that once asked “Press 1 for billing” can now autonomously process your refund, update your account, and schedule a follow-up call. What we’re witnessing is the fourth major evolution in AI-human interaction, from rigid rule-following systems to autonomous agents that can reason, adapt, and take action across complex workflows. This progression from rule-based…
