Okta to Acquire Permiso to Expand Identity Threat Detection
Summary
Okta agreed to acquire Permiso Security, aiming to combine identity threat detection with security posture management and extend monitoring across third-party identity systems and AI agents. The deal is expected to close in Q3 of Okta’s FY2027.
Key points
- Okta signed an agreement to acquire Permiso Security; the deal is expected to close in the third quarter of Okta’s 2027 fiscal year, pending conditions. The price was not disclosed.
- Permiso detects post-login threats involving human, machine, and AI-driven identities.
- Okta says the acquisition will combine real-time threat detection with identity security posture management to provide security teams with more actionable alerts.
- The planned expansion would provide visibility into identity systems beyond Okta, including Microsoft Entra ID and Active Directory.
- Permiso says it uses more than 2,500 signals from over 70 identity-related partners to identify issues such as excessive permissions, unused credentials, and unusual AI-agent behavior.
- Okta says it will gain SandyClaw, a tool that tests AI-agent skills and prompts in an isolated environment, as well as expanded agent monitoring and automated investigation and isolation capabilities.
Article Details
- Event Type
- Acquisition announcement
- Impact
- Okta plans to acquire Permiso Security to combine identity threat detection with identity security posture management, broaden visibility across identity systems including Microsoft Entra ID and Active Directory, and add AI-agent monitoring and compromise-response capabilities. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of Okta’s 2027 fiscal year, subject to regulatory and other closing conditions; financial terms were not disclosed.
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OktaOkta announced it will acquire Permiso Security to strengthen identity threat detection and response across human, machine, and AI-driven identities.Permiso SecurityOkta announced it will acquire Permiso Security to strengthen identity threat detection and response across human, machine, and AI-driven identities.
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Microsoft Active DirectoryThe deal aims to combine real-time threat detection with identity security posture management, expanding visibility beyond Okta into systems like Microsoft Entra ID and Active Directory.Microsoft Entra IDThe deal aims to combine real-time threat detection with identity security posture management, expanding visibility beyond Okta into systems like Microsoft Entra ID and Active Directory.