AI Defense Matrix Catalog

Cyata

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Overview

Product details compiled from public sources, each with a citation.

Vendor
Cyata1
Description
Agentic identity control plane that discovers AI agents across SaaS and cloud environments, records each agent interaction for forensics, and enforces least-privilege access policies.1
Deployment
SaaS1
Status
Acquired3
Acquisition
Acquired by Check Point Software Technologies, announced 2026-02-12. It now operates as a standalone product.2

Matrix Coverage

Where this product defends, by asset class and NIST CSF function. The Coverage column shows whether each asset is Primary, Secondary, or Adjacent to what the product does. The table omits empty rows and columns.

Asset class IdentifyProtectDetect Coverage
AI Agent Identities Primary 1

Framework Relevance

These frameworks include controls relevant to the asset classes Cyata defends. This is an editorial inference from the AI Defense Matrix asset-level crossmap, not a statement that Cyata implements these controls or is certified against them.

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Framework Asset class Relevant controls
NIST IR 8596 AI Agent Identities Agents as autonomous principals; Keys; Integrations and permissions
CSA AI Controls Matrix AI Agent Identities IAM; Governance, Risk and Compliance
ISO 42001 AI Agent Identities A.9 Use of AI systems; A.3 Internal organization; A.5 Assessing impacts of AI systems
Google SAIF AI Agent Identities Focus on Agents (explicit SAIF section); identity, authorization, and delegation controls
SANS Critical AI Security Guidelines AI Agent Identities Secure Agentic Systems and AI Autonomy Controls (defined function scope; API and function-call gating; escalation and fallback); Limit Model Behavior (least-privilege focused functionality; human oversight; override capabilities)
MITRE ATLAS AI Agent Identities AML.T0053 AI Agent Tool Invocation; credential and delegation-chain abuse
OWASP AI Exchange AI Agent Identities Runtime threats: unauthorized agent actions, capability abuse, delegation chain exploitation
OWASP LLM Top 10 AI Agent Identities LLM06 Excessive Agency; LLM05 Improper Output Handling; unauthorized actions by AI agents
OWASP Agentic Security Top 10 AI Agent Identities ASI03 Identity and Privilege Abuse; ASI10 Rogue Agents; ASI09 Human-Agent Trust Exploitation; ASI02 Tool Misuse and Exploitation (when tied to agent permissions)

Provenance

Last sourced 2026-06-10.

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Sources

  1. Cyata homepage
    Vendor source accessed 2026-06-10
    • “Cyata doesn't replace your NHI we extend it into the agent era with real-time posture, observability, and access control.”
  2. CTech on Check Point acquiring Cyclops and Cyata
    Press source accessed 2026-06-10
  3. SecurityWeek on the Check Point acquisitions
    Press source accessed 2026-06-10

Changelog

  1. Refined matrix coverage.

  2. Added to the catalog from the Cyata documentation; recorded the Check Point acquisition announced in February 2026.

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