Cybersecurity practitioner writing about securing agentic AI systems. The Sentinel Ridge Files — a practitioner's framework for agent identity, data sovereignty, and behavioral governance.https://mikmattley.com/https://mikmattley.com/blog/agents-arent-people/https://mikmattley.com/blog/agents-arent-people/Human identity frameworks don't map to agents. We need to start from scratch. The first article in the Building the Town series on securing agentic AI systems.Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://mikmattley.com/blog/town-clerks-office/https://mikmattley.com/blog/town-clerks-office/If agent identity is assigned, not inherent, then the authority that assigns it is your most critical trust anchor. In a small town, that's the clerk's office.Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://mikmattley.com/blog/bank-vault/https://mikmattley.com/blog/bank-vault/Access control and data sovereignty are fundamentally different security models. A locked office and a bank vault are not the same thing. Organizations need both.Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT