Okta signs definitive agreement to acquire Permiso Security
The cloud-native identity security platform detects threats across human, non-human, and agentic identities in multi-cloud environments.
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In short: Okta reported strong fiscal Q1 2027 results with $765 million in revenue, driven by a surge in demand for AI agent identity security.
Company announcements
Okta reveals inner workings of a vishing platform
The platform streamlines vishing campaigns with role-based access and automated infrastructure.
Okta announces new AI agent security and governance innovations
Agent Gateway secures agent-tool connections at runtime, Agent-to-Agent Connections enable secure multi-agent workflows, and Resource Access Certifications automate permission reviews.
Okta achieves DoD IL5 provisional authorization for US Military
The authorization enables defense agencies to meet 2027 Zero Trust mandates with Okta's identity fabric.
Media coverage
Okta buys identity threat startup Permiso for roughly $200 million as AI agents become enterprise security's newest weak spot
Okta has not published a verified Permiso acquisition, so the deal claim has to come out. The real story is still sharp: AI agents are...
Okta buys AI security startup Permiso; source says for about $200M
The deal gives Okta identity threat detection capabilities as enterprises seek to secure AI agents and other non-human identities across cloud environments.
Okta to acquire Permiso for cloud-native identity threat tools
Permiso detects and mitigates threats targeting human, non-human, and agentic identities across a...
Okta agrees to buy Permiso: identity graph meets identity fabric
Identity is a difficult concept to grasp within IT systems. Okta has been talking for quite some time about what it calls an identity fabric...
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