Cyberattacks aren’t just getting smarter—they’re getting faster. Privileged accounts, the golden keys to an organization’s most sensitive systems, remain prime targets. Yet most legacy tools only flag issues after the damage is done. Keeper Security thinks it has the answer: KeeperAI, a new agentic AI feature built into its KeeperPAM® platform.
Unveiled today, KeeperAI promises real-time session monitoring, automated threat classification, and instant response to suspicious behavior. In other words: rather than waiting for IT teams to sift through logs or chase down alerts, KeeperAI actively shuts down malicious sessions as they happen.
Why It Matters
Privileged Access Management (PAM) isn’t a new field, but it’s being tested like never before. Attackers are leaning on AI-driven automation, while insider threats and privilege misuse remain stubborn challenges. KeeperAI enters the fray as one of the first PAM tools to adopt an “agentic AI” approach—AI that doesn’t just flag risks, but takes corrective action autonomously within guardrails set by administrators.
“The reality is that cyber threats are no longer just a question of if, but when and how quickly you respond,” said Keeper CTO and co-founder Craig Lurey. “KeeperAI’s agentic capabilities allow you to automatically monitor, identify, and mitigate threats in real time.”
What KeeperAI Does
KeeperAI’s feature set aims to cut through alert fatigue and bring hands-off defense to overworked security teams. Among its highlights:
- Automated Session Analysis: Detect unusual activity by monitoring metadata, keystrokes, and command execution.
- Risk-Based Threat Classification: Categorizes anomalies as Critical, High, Medium, or Low.
- Policy-Driven Response: Admins can configure automated shutdowns for high-risk sessions or opt for alerts-only.
- Session Search: Quickly locate specific activities or keywords across session logs.
- Flexible Deployment: Works with major LLM providers (AWS Bedrock, Anthropic, Google Gemini, OpenAI) across cloud or on-prem setups.
The system also integrates directly with Keeper’s vault UI and can feed incident data into SIEM and SOC tools via its Advanced Reporting and Alerts Module (ARAM).
Designed for the Real World
Initially, KeeperAI supports SSH-based sessions, with plans to expand to RDP, VNC, RBI, and database protocols—bread and butter for enterprise IT. The company emphasizes that the AI operates under a zero-knowledge architecture, meaning customer data stays encrypted and under user control.
Jeremy London, Director of Engineering for AI and Threat Analytics at Keeper, underscored the operational impact: “KeeperAI doesn’t just detect anomalies, it actively monitors and takes action on them in real time. That eliminates alert fatigue, accelerates response times to seconds, and allows teams to focus on strategy instead of firefighting.”
The Bigger Trend
KeeperAI’s debut lands at a time when the PAM market is heating up. Rivals like CyberArk, BeyondTrust, and Delinea have been layering automation and AI into their offerings, but Keeper’s agentic, “autonomous action” positioning could stand out for organizations tired of drowning in alerts.
As enterprises confront the inevitability of AI-powered cyberattacks, the race is on to build equally intelligent defenses. KeeperAI is a bet that real-time, autonomous mitigation will be the next frontier in PAM—and potentially, in enterprise security as a whole.
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