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Okta expands India operations to help customers secure AI at scale
24 minutes ago crn.in Okta announced a major, strategic expansion of its India operations, committing substantial investment to increase its R&D capabilities and physical footprint in its Bengaluru campus. Okta’s research reveals that 91% of companies have AI agents in production, yet only 10% have a corresponding security plan. Analysts suggest this gap could cause 40% of AI agent deployments to fail by 2027 without proper authentication.
APAC's next big security risk: AI agents are fuelling identity debt
AI is actively transforming organizations across APAC, from Singaporean banks and Australian retailers to Japanese manufacturers and Indian startups. At the centre of this shift are AI agents: increasingly autonomous systems acting on behalf of people, teams, and entire companies. But there’s a catch. Each AI agent needs deep access to systems and sensitive data to be useful, and those permissions are quickly becoming an open door for attackers.
Okta Privileged Access launches in Asia Pacific
The rise of cloud technology has transformed how organizations across Asia build applications, connect with customers, and engage digitally. However, with this growth comes new security risks. Overpermissioned users, mismanaged privileges, and shared accounts present security and visibility problems for organizations. That’s why privileged access management (PAM) is such a hot technology in Asia Pacific.
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