Harish Peri

Harish Peri, SVP of Product Marketing at Okta, dives into the future of AI in identity management and previews the upcoming Oktane conference. He discusses the intriguing challenges of integrating agentic AI while maintaining security, particularly how to manage AI agents without granting excessive privileges. The conversation also highlights the risks of indirect prompt injection vulnerabilities, the evolving landscape of identity management in conservative industries, and the excitement surrounding new AI-driven security solutions.

Harish Peri, SVP and GM for AI security at Okta, leads identity and access strategy for AI agents in enterprises. He discusses how agentic systems force firms to relearn identity basics. He highlights the need for distinct agent identities, fine-grained authorization, token theft risks, and challenges from ephemeral agent swarms and agent-to-agent calls.