{
  "id": 18699,
  "title": "Okta to acquire Permiso Security in reported $200M identity security deal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/30/okta-to-acquire-permiso-security-in-reported-200m-identity-security",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-07-30T22:55:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SiliconANGLE",
    "slug": "siliconangle",
    "url": "https://siliconangle.com/2026/07/30/okta-acquire-permiso-security-reported-200m-identity-security-deal/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Okta has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Permiso Security, a startup specializing in software that detects attackers exploiting identities across cloud accounts, SaaS applications, and AI agents. While the exact price has not been disclosed, sources suggest it is just under $200 million in cash, as reported by TechCrunch. The acquisition is expected to close by the end of October, within Okta's fiscal third quarter. Okta's guidance for the current period remains unchanged.\n\nPermiso Security was founded in 2020 and is based in Palo Alto, California. Its founders, Jason Martin and Paul Nguyen, previously worked at FireEye Inc. Since launching in 2022, Permiso has provided a solution that monitors identities while they are in use, ingesting activity from various sources such as identity providers, cloud accounts, and SaaS applications. It then flags any abnormal behavior associated with these access points.\n\nOkta's announcement of the acquisition highlights the company's commitment to enhancing its identity security offerings, with Permiso's technology and expertise complementing Okta's existing Identity Threat Protection and posture management tools. The deal is Okta's second security purchase in under a year, following its acquisition of Axiom Security Ltd. in August.",
  "summary": "Okta Inc. said today it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Permiso Security Inc., a startup whose software hunts for attackers abusing identities across cloud accounts, software-as-a-service applications and, more recently, artificial intelligence agents. No price was announced. A person with knowledge of the deal put it at just under $200 million, nearly all […] The post Okta to…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}