Okta to Acquire Permiso Security to Strengthen Identity Threat Detection
The deal expands Okta’s push into monitoring AI agents and other machine identities as 69% of enterprises still share credentials, researchers said.
- On Thursday, July 30, 2026, Okta agreed to acquire AI security startup Permiso Security, betting that demand for protecting machine identities will grow as enterprises deploy autonomous software.
- Okta research found 58% of executives reported AI-related security incidents in the past 12 months, while 69% of enterprises still run AI agents using shared credentials, creating significant vulnerabilities.
- Valued at just under $200 million and structured as an all-cash deal, Permiso's SandyClaw sandbox analyzes AI agent behavior to detect malicious activity before deployment.
- Ely Kahn, Okta's Chief Product Officer, said the acquisition will "extend Okta's identity security fabric with proven threat detection capabilities," while expanding threat research capacity.
- Autodesk Chief Trust Officer Sebastian Goodwin noted that "Permiso gives Autodesk the ability to discover and monitor all identities across our environment," validating the platform's market need.
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Okta to acquire Permiso Security to strengthen identity threat detection
In a blog post, Okta cited data which shows that about 58% of executives have dealt with an AI-related security incident in the past year. Okta said Permiso will bring its large research base to the deal, drawing on thousands of identity-related detection signals across dozens of partner integrations to flag issues like excessive permissions, unused access, and unusual behaviour from AI agents.
Okta snaps up Permiso Security to guard against AI agent threats
Okta has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Permiso Security, a Palo Alto, California-based identity security platform that detects and mitigates threats across human, non-human, and agentic identities in multi-cloud environments. The two companies announced the deal on July 30, 2026. Permiso's technology tracks identity activity across cloud platforms and flags threats after a user or application has already gained access. Okta has not di…
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Okta Acquires Permiso Security to Protect AI Agents and Machine Identities
Okta has agreed to acquire identity security startup Permiso Security as businesses deploy more AI agents, applications and other non-human identities across their operations. The companies did not disclose the financial terms, although TechCrunch reported that the almost all-cash transaction is valued at just under $200 million. The acquisition is expected to close during the third quarter of Okta’s 2027 fiscal year, subject to customary condit…
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