Identity Security

Identity security encompasses the practices and technologies that protect user identities, credentials, and access rights within enterprise systems and applications. This matters for AI governance because AI systems increasingly make or enforce access decisions, manage sensitive user data, and can themselves be compromised through credential theft or identity spoofing. Weak identity controls create compliance gaps that regulators scrutinize closely, particularly when AI models access personal information or make consequential decisions about individuals.

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Corporate PolicyUS2026-07-30

Okta's $200M Permiso Deal Puts AI Agent Identity Governance on the Vendor Map

Okta has agreed to acquire Permiso Security for approximately $200 million in an almost all-cash transaction expected to close in fiscal Q3 2027. Permiso's platform monitors cloud environments for suspicious activity by users, applications, and AI agents after access is granted. The deal extends Okta's identity security capabilities into non-human and machine identity governance, a control gap that has grown sharply as autonomous AI agents proliferate in enterprise infrastructure.

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