Transforming Enterprise Risk: Agentic AI in the Three Lines of Defense

This IDC Perspective discusses how, for decades, the three lines of defense have been central to risk management. But in today's environment of accelerated risks and regulatory demands, it must evolve. Agentic AI transforms each line, embedding real-time intelligence, oversight, and assurance into core processes. The result is a governance model that reduces exposure, improves resilience, lowers cost, and positions institutions to achieve both compliance and growth objectives."Modern enterprise risk management is not about creating barriers. It is about using agentic AI to build an intelligent system of governance that advances resilience, compliance, and performance," says Sam Abadir, research director, Risk, Financial Crime, and Compliance, IDC.