Okta Tech Radar: Securing AI agents to mitigate risk and capture new markets

The single biggest technology story at Okta right now is its aggressive push to become the foundational identity layer for AI agents, a strategy designed to drive massive revenue growth while helping enterprises manage unprecedented cyber risks.

Executives explicitly confirmed heavy R&D investments to launch "Auth0 for AI Agents" and "Okta for AI Agents." CEO Todd McKinnon noted that "if an organization does not secure its agents today, they risk undoing years of security improvements," positioning these products to control risk by discovering and governing "rogue" agents. To drive further revenue growth and move upmarket, Okta recently acquired Axiom Security, integrating its technology into Okta Privileged Access to secure cloud infrastructure, databases, and Kubernetes.

The company is also engineering new open protocols, specifically "Cross App Access," to securely standardize app-to-app and agent-to-app communications.

Okta is undergoing two major business transformations that imply significant internal technology transitions.

First, a shift to a highly specialized go-to-market model divided by buyer personas (IT vs. developers) and a heavier reliance on Global Systems Integrators (GSIs) will require robust updates to Okta's CRM routing, sales enablement tech, and partner portals.

Second, leadership noted rolling out over 60 AI tools internally for customer support, marketing, and XDR prospecting, implying a substantial internal IT effort to deploy, govern, and measure the ROI of these AI applications.

All sourced directly from Okta's Q4 2026 earnings call and 2025 Investor Summit.