Oktane '26 brings clarity to AI agent identity security | TechTarget

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As security vendors position themselves as the key to successful AI adoption, Okta made a strong case for its relevance last week at Oktane with a comprehensive portfolio enabling enterprises to securely deploy AI agents.

While last year's Oktane emphasized key standards, such as Cross App Access (XAA), Oktane 2026 focused on implementing and deploying solutions based on those standards and the technology groundwork. This blog provides a rundown on Oktane highlights and issues, such as gateway proliferation and identity resilience, that are coming to the fore.

The cybersecurity industry today is considerably confused about the optimal identity security stack for an agentic world and how to address AI agent risks. When Omdia, a division of Informa TechTarget, asked enterprise identity leaders about what was holding them back from investing in identity security for AI agents, the No. 1 issue was uncertainty around the security risks posed by AI agents.

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