Okta Just Launched Agent Identity. Heres What They Got Right (and What They Missed)

Okta announced Okta for AI Agents today — general availability April 30. At the same time, Token Security made the RSAC 2026 Innovation Sandbox as a "machine-first identity" company. And Gravitee's research found 88% of organizations reported suspected or confirmed AI agent security incidents. Agent identity just became a real market. Here's what's happening. The Numbers That Matter 83% of businesses plan to deploy agentic AI (Cisco State of AI Security 2026) 29% feel ready to secure those deployments 88% of orgs have had suspected or confirmed AI agent security incidents (Gravitee) 48% of cybersecurity pros call agentic AI the top attack vector for 2026 (Dark Reading) 8% grant AI tools write access to identity providers (Cybersecurity Insiders) That last one is terrifying. An agent with write access to the identity layer can create service accounts, elevate privileges, and grant itself external access through API calls that never cross a network perimeter. What Okta's Doing Right Okta