Okta acquires AI security startup Permiso for about $200M

Okta is acquiring Permiso, a startup focused on identity threat detection, in a deal reported at roughly $200 million. The acquisition gives Okta tools to secure AI agents and other non-human identities operating across cloud environments.

Why it matters: As enterprises deploy more autonomous AI agents with their own credentials and permissions, "non-human identity" security is becoming a distinct and urgent category, and this acquisition shows established identity vendors moving quickly to own that layer before startups do. It's a signal that agent security is shifting from a research concern to a real enterprise buying category.