What's shaping the AI agent security market in 2026
For the past two years, AI agents have dominated boardroom conversations, product roadmaps, and investor decks. Companies made bold promises, tested early prototypes, and poured resources into innovation, with analysts projecting an economic impact of $2.6 trillion to $4.4 trillion. As 2026 begins, the experimentation phase ends and the production era starts as organizations roll out AI agents at scale across their enterprises.