Okta stories
Most Australian organisations are using or planning AI agents for security tasks before formal controls are in place, Semperis found.
Critics warned the tax changes could deter long-term investment, while fresh funding for AI and digital ID was welcomed as a boost to productivity.
Enterprises using Okta may gain stronger checks against SIM swap fraud and inflated traffic as Vonage packages SMS and voice authentication.
The designation underlines rising demand for cyber recovery and AI-era data protection as enterprises shift from backup alone to broader resilience.
Rising use of desktop AI tools on managed Macs is forcing IT teams to tighten controls, reporting and compliance oversight across devices.
The expansion gives IT teams central control over AI agent permissions, reducing risky static keys and easing reviews as workplace use widens.
The move aims to help defenders turn faster vulnerability discovery into working fixes, as OpenAI broadens access to its cyber tools and partners.
Security teams can now trace AI activity across employee and developer environments as Reco links Claude usage to permissions, keys and data paths.
The tie-up adds tighter access checks as firms deploy AI agents and browser tools more widely, amid rising identity attacks.
The alliance aims to help defenders spot and contain identity-based attacks before they disrupt access across hybrid networks.
Employers may reach frontline staff faster during outages and evacuations, with 8x8 Resolve logging acknowledgements across multiple channels.
Businesses may see faster resolutions as Zendesk ties charges to verified outcomes and expands AI agents across service channels.
Customers can now govern AI agents across mixed systems as Okta adds Bedrock support and lets firms keep existing identity providers.
Greater demand for sovereign cloud and repeatable platform tools is driving Cycloid's channel strategy as it adds a senior Europe partner lead.
Stolen credentials and post-login attacks are pushing security teams to seek unified monitoring across endpoints and identities.
Australian organisations are racing ahead with AI agents, but most still lack the identity controls needed to secure non-human users at scale.
Only about 10% of APAC organisations say their identity systems can fully secure AI agents, bots and service accounts.
Security teams can now check exposed credentials against Okta as Flare folds threat intelligence, investigation and identity risk tools into one platform.
New compliance reporting rules from April 2026 mean New Zealand agencies and firms must prove cyber controls are planned, repeatable and effective.
Identity breaches now take months to spot, prompting ThreatDown to add post-authentication monitoring for smaller IT teams and MSPs.
