The Identity Perimeter: Why Access Control Now Sets Agency Retainer Risk

Every AI agent an agency deploys for a client is a new identity that needs credentials, scoped permissions, and an audit trail. Agencies that treat IAM as an internal IT chore rather than a delivery control will absorb breach liability and compliance failures on work they cannot trace. The economics flip fast: a unified identity layer turns security from a cost center into a defensible line item on the retainer.