Understand the agentic supply chain: 5 things CIOs must know

AI agents are turning the software supply chain into a dynamic runtime risk surface, where tools, MCP servers, plugins, and marketplaces can change behavior after approval and expose the enterprise to data leakage, code execution, and broader operational disruption. For CIOs, this means traditional SBOMs and dependency scanning are no longer sufficient; IT organizations need governance, continuous verification, and runtime monitoring across the entire agent ecosystem to safely scale autonomous AI.