# The Guardrail Gap: Enterprises Are Deploying AI Agents Faster Than They Can Secure Them

- slug: the-guardrail-gap-enterprises-are-deploying-ai-agents-faster-than-they-can-secure-them
- date: 2026-04-19
- category: Agentics

Security teams building guardrails for AI agents are quietly acquiring decision-making power that used to sit with business managers. Ninety-seven percent of enterprises expect an incident within a year. Most still have not finished building the locks.

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