Five Eyes Issue First Joint Agentic AI Security Guidance

Summary

On May 1, 2026, six Five Eyes cybersecurity authorities — CISA (US), NSA (US), ASD ACSC (Australia), CCCS (Canada), NCSC (NZ), and NCSC (UK) — jointly published "Careful Adoption of Agentic AI Services," the first coordinated regulatory statement on autonomous agent security. The guidance defines five risk categories: privilege risks (broad system access creates cascading damage if compromised), design and configuration risks (weak integrations, exposed credentials, misconfigured boundaries), be