The AI in Business Podcast The Internet of Agents and What It Means for Enterprise Leaders - with Vijoy Pandey of Outshift by Cisco
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Feb 5, 2026 
Vijoy Pandey, Special VP and GM at Cisco leading Outshift, pioneers incubation and strategy for emerging enterprise tech. He explains the shift to agent-driven, probabilistic systems. He discusses interoperability, task- and transaction-based access controls, and using simulation and validation to lower operational risk. He outlines multi-agent workflows for regulated, mission-critical environments.
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Shift From Deterministic To Probabilistic
- Computing is shifting from deterministic systems to probabilistic, agent-driven architectures that act like human teams.
- Agents operate as subject-matter experts collaborating at machine speed and scale to produce outcomes.
Autonomy Multiplies Access Risk
- Autonomous action by agents amplifies the impact of broken access control and raises the stakes for regulated industries.
- Enterprises must treat agent access as a central security problem because agents act at machine speed and scale.
Use Task-Based Access Controls
- Do implement task-, tool-, and transaction-based access controls instead of relying solely on role-based access.
- Elevate privileges only for the duration of a specific task and revoke them immediately after completion.