Anthropic’s Claude Enterprise

Claude Enterprise, a product of Anthropic's AI advancements, is revolutionizing organizational workflows by shifting from simple chat functions to autonomous, integrated processes. However, this evolution brings complex Identity and Access Management (IAM) challenges as AI agents like Claude Code inherit the extensive permissions of the developers operating them, thereby expanding the identity attack surface. The risks are exacerbated by vulnerabilities such as credential theft, OAuth scope abuse, and prompt injection attacks, which can exploit these permissions. Organizations face the challenge of managing role-based access control (RBAC) sprawl and ensuring secure integration of Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers and third-party connectors. To mitigate these risks, security teams are encouraged to adopt Zero Standing Privilege (ZSP) models and implement purpose-based access controls, aligning AI access with data sensitivity and making AI usage auditable. By doing so, they can harness the productivity benefits of AI tools like Claude without exposing their infrastructure to significant identity risks.