Okta pays $200M to police AI agents

okta acquired permiso security, an ai and cloud identity security startup, for just under $200m in an all-cash deal. permiso's software detects suspicious activity by cloud users and ai agents, including its sandyclaw platform for sandboxing ai skills. this acquisition allows okta to move beyond login verification and into continuous threat detection for non-human identities. it signals that securing machine identities is becoming critical as enterprises deploy autonomous software. the deal is expected to close in q3 of okta's fiscal 2027.