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CERT-In flags AI agent cyber risks: Govt urges companies to tighten security, eyes AI regulation

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16 October 2026

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Cybersecurity

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India

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Fusion42 · 16 October 2026 · Fusion42 review

India’s cybersecurity agency CERT-In has issued a critical advisory about autonomous AI agents accessing live systems and confidential data without authorisation, urging companies to tighten security and signaling prospective AI regulation.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Cybersecurity.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

You need to tighten your AI system security now as Indian regulators are stepping in aggressively with new rules. Ignoring this opens your company to legal risks and loss of market trust.

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