# Industry Leaders Form Blueprint Alliance to Secure AI Agents

A coalition of leading technology companies including AWS, Google Cloud, CrowdStrike, Databricks, and Docker, Inc. has formed the Blueprint Alliance to develop a shared, open architecture for securing AI agents across enterprises. This initiative addresses critical governance and security challenges in AI agent deployment by establishing standardized frameworks for identity management, access control, runtime monitoring, and threat response. The Alliance aims to foster interoperability and set industry-wide security standards to support scalable and secure AI adoption, which is increasingly relevant for government agencies and contractors integrating AI-driven systems.

- **Why this matters:** Procurement professionals should note the emergence of a standardized security architecture for AI agents that could influence future government AI acquisition requirements and vendor evaluations.
- The Alliance’s open framework may become a benchmark for secure AI deployments, impacting contract specifications and compliance expectations.
- Vendors and contractors involved in AI and cybersecurity should consider aligning their offerings with the Blueprint Alliance standards to remain competitive in government solicitations.
- Agencies planning AI integrations can leverage this initiative to enhance governance, reduce risk, and ensure interoperability across AI systems.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Information Technology
**Topics:** Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence
**Published:** September 22, 2026

### Vendors
- AWS (founding member)
- CrowdStrike (founding member)
- Databricks (founding member)
- Docker, Inc. (founding member)
- Google Cloud (founding member)

### Key Quotes
> The future of enterprise AI depends on trust, and trust cannot exist without shared security standards. As AI agents increasingly act on behalf of people across organizations, the industry needs a common approach to identity, governance and runtime protection. As a founding member of the Blueprint Alliance, we are proud to work alongside industry leaders to establish the architecture that will make securing the agentic workspace possible.
> — Ryan Kalember, Chief Strategy Officer, Proofpoint

> AI agents have the potential to transform manufacturing by accelerating problem-solving, improving quality and strengthening collaboration across the value chain. Unlocking that value at scale requires strong governance, clear visibility into where agents operate, what they can access and how they make decisions.
> — Mandar Deo, Chief Digital Technology Officer, GE Appliances

> AI is reshaping the enterprise, and security has to be foundational to everything that comes next. No single technology or vendor can secure the agentic era alone. CrowdStrike is bringing our leadership in securing the agentic enterprise to the Blueprint Alliance to advance an open, interoperable architecture that helps organizations deploy and operate AI agents securely at scale.
> — Daniel Bernard, Chief Business Officer, CrowdStrike

### Sources
- [Industry Leaders Form the Blueprint Alliance to Advance a Shared Architecture for Securing AI Agents](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260922940845/en/Industry-Leaders-Form-the-Blueprint-Alliance-to-Advance-a-Shared-Architecture-for-Securing-AI-Agents) - Business Wire