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  • 2026,  Research Notes

    Three Big Takeaways From Okta Showcase NYC 2026

    March 17, 2026 /

    Okta held its Showcase event in New York City this week. I had an opportunity to attend the livestream among many of its partners and customers in the famed Rockefeller Plaza to learn more about Okta’s ambitions to capitalize on the need for stronger AI agent security. With a continued theme of summarizing my event attendance with three big takeaways – let’s dive in! An Agentic Blueprint To Secure Enterprises Founder and chief executive Todd McKinnon kicked off Okta Showcase, speaking to the power of agentic AI and what the company is doing broadly with its Okta for AI Agents platform to secure non-human identities and safeguard against its weaponization…

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    Cisco’s Identity Access Management Journey

    January 23, 2026 /

    Identity is the new hack. Cybersecurity architects, security operations center analysts, and C-suite IT executives are all struggling to maintain security posture and control with the growing use of modern AI tools by bad actors. Fundamentally, enterprise security now starts with identity access management, but it must evolve to stay one step ahead of an escalating threat landscape. With these points in mind, I will dive deeper into the challenges of securing identity and highlight what I find compelling about Cisco Duo’s approach after spending time with its leadership team late last year. Identity Is The New Hack Numerous published research reports indicate that the lion’s share of today’s security…

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