Okta on Thursday said it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Permiso Security, a cloud-native identity security platform that specializes in detecting and mitigating threats across human, non-human, and agentic identities in multi-cloud environments. The deal extends Okta’s reach beyond identity management and into the realm of security operations, positioning the company to compete more directly on identity threat detection and response (ITDR).
Once folded into Okta’s identity security fabric, Permiso’s technology is expected to help organizations close operational blind spots and extend runtime detection and response across every type of identity in their environment.
“We’re thrilled to welcome Permiso to Okta as we help companies secure their agentic enterprises where humans, applications, service accounts, and AI agents work together,” said Ely Kahn, Chief Product Officer at Okta. He added that Permiso brings “proven identity threat detection and response capabilities, and an incredible threat research and security team that will advance Okta’s threat detection and prevention capabilities.”
Following the close of the transaction, Okta plans to unify identity threat detection and identity posture management into a single security offering, built around several capabilities inherited from Permiso.
Expanding Into the Security Operations Center
Beyond product features, the acquisition is expected to expand Okta’s footprint into the core Security Operations Center (SOC), giving the company a stronger foothold to partner with enterprise CISOs on evolving SecOps challenges. Permiso’s threat research arm, P0 Labs, will be folded into Okta’s research capabilities, adding post-authentication insight into suspicious behavior across cloud and AI environments. Combined with Okta’s existing threat intelligence operation, the company says this will strengthen detections, threat hunting, and its product roadmap across the identity lifecycle.
Deal Terms
The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of Okta’s fiscal year 2027, subject to customary closing conditions. Okta said the deal is not expected to affect the financial guidance it issued on May 27, 2026. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed
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