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Lalit Chopra reposted thisLalit Chopra reposted thisYesterday, Okta and our fellow founding members launched the Blueprint Alliance a cross-industry coalition advancing an open architecture for securing and governing AI agents at scale. Thank you to the partners and strategic advisors who helped bring this work together. AI agents move across models, data, applications, networks, and infrastructure, and no single company can secure that entire journey alone. This is an industry challenge that requires an industry solution. The Alliance aligned around a shared set of principles: treat every agent as a first-class identity, scope access to the task, ensure delegation is traceable, monitor behavior at runtime, and enable targeted, reversible containment if something goes wrong. These principles evolved and expanded the blueprint for the secure agentic enterprise. It now helps organizations answer four core questions: - Where are my agents? - What can they do? - What are they doing? - How do I respond? This will remain an active commitment. The Alliance will explore deeper interoperability across the stack to help the ecosystem identify risk and respond as one system. This is just the beginning ... Excited to keep the conversation going. https://lnkd.in/gJ7zKiHq Amazon Web Services (AWS) CrowdStrike Databricks Docker, Inc GE Appliances, a Haier company Google Cloud Lovable Proofpoint Salesforce ServiceNow Wiz World Central Kitchen Zscaler
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Lalit Chopra reposted thisLalit Chopra reposted thisToday, Okta is proud to announce the Blueprint Alliance, a new cross-industry coalition dedicated to advancing a more secure, governable future for AI agents. Together with Amazon Web Services (AWS), CrowdStrike, Databricks, Docker, Inc, GE Appliances, a Haier company, Google Cloud, Lovable, Proofpoint, Salesforce, ServiceNow, Wiz, World Central Kitchen, and Zscaler, we’re helping organizations address a critical challenge: AI agents increasingly operate across identity, data, applications, infrastructure, and security systems—and no single provider can secure that environment alone. The Blueprint Alliance will advance an open, multi-vendor reference architecture designed to help enterprises answer four foundational questions: Where are my agents? What can they do? What are they doing? How do I respond? By bringing together shared signals, reference integrations, and practical guidance, the Blueprint Alliance aims to help organizations deploy and govern AI agents with greater confidence. Explore the blueprint for the secure agentic enterprise: https://lnkd.in/eNJtBUgZ
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Lalit Chopra reposted thisLalit Chopra reposted thisVegas, here we come! 🎰 I'm excited to be speaking at Oktane in Las Vegas alongside the Google Workspace team in 2 days. Make sure to join our session right after the Oktane keynote to hear what we've been working on. We'll be discussing how to move off legacy tech and unlock AI-First abilities with the Work Transformation Set—you won't want to miss it! 🔗 You can find all the details and bookmark our session here: https://lnkd.in/eFrzwYJh Can't wait to see you there! 🎲 Lalit Chopra Wayne Smiley (CISSP) Stephen Lee Ron Piovesan Mike Prizament John MacDonald Luis Coello Scholz Luke Camery Andrew Harpin
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Lalit Chopra reposted thisLalit Chopra reposted thisThe simplicity of a single bundle 🤝The innovation and security of independent, best-in-class solutions ... Today, Okta, Google Workspace, and Omnissa announced the Work Transformation Set. This new, pre-integrated bundle brings together best-of-breed security and AI-powered productivity, all under one cost-effective plan. With Okta strengthening identity security, Omnissa enabling secure device management, and Google Workspace powering seamless collaboration, we’re giving teams the freedom and protection they need to do their best work - from any device, anywhere. Read the full details here: https://lnkd.in/gSjABgah Bharath Rangarajan Sanjit Shah Yulie Kwon Kim George Kwon Andy Wen Abhi Dhar Ava Malla Clinton Cheung Ric Smith Jon Addison Monty Gray Ron Piovesan Vikramjeet S. Lalit Chopra Nisha Shah Michelle YoungOkta, Google Workspace, and Omnissa partner on best-of-breed security and AI-powered productivityOkta, Google Workspace, and Omnissa partner on best-of-breed security and AI-powered productivity
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Lalit Chopra reposted thisLalit Chopra reposted thisSimplicity shouldn’t mean compromise. Introducing the Work Transformation Set — built with Google Workspace and Omnissa. A pre-integrated cloud solution that combines best-in-class tools with AI-powered productivity. ⚡ Get the details 👉 https://bit.ly/4nQBK1U.
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Lalit Chopra reposted thisLalit Chopra reposted thisPartnering with Google, Okta has expanded its device assurance capabilities to include #Android devices, offering a more comprehensive approach to identity and access management. This integration leverages Google's Endpoint Verification to gather detailed insights into a device's security posture, including factors like OS version, patch level, and encryption status. By establishing a robust understanding of device health, organizations can implement granular access policies, ensuring that only trusted devices can access sensitive resources. This enhanced visibility and control contribute to a stronger overall security framework, mitigating risks associated with compromised or non-compliant devices. The latest integration with Android aims to simplify the process of establishing device trust for organizations managing a diverse mobile fleet. Okta's platform can now seamlessly incorporate the security signals from Android devices alongside existing data from other platforms, providing a unified view of device risk. This allows for consistent policy enforcement across all endpoints, reducing administrative overhead and improving the end-user experience by granting secure access without unnecessary friction. This development underscores the growing importance of device context in modern identity strategies, enabling organizations to adapt their security posture to the evolving threat landscape. Check out the full details in the blog post by Okta’s Karthig Balendran linked in the comments below! Will Ro Alistair Chappelle Elena Usai Lindsie Rowe Sean Ginevan Clinton Cheung Dan Post Arnab Bose Lalit Chopra Nisha Shah Vikramjeet S. Ron Piovesan Jérémie Berthiaume M.Sc. Matt Egan #Okta #AndroidEnterprise
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Lalit Chopra reposted thisLalit Chopra reposted thisSome exciting news from RSAC Conference. Okta is proud to join Google Cloud Security's plans to cultivate an open ecosystem for AI-driven security operations, alongside Cloudflare, CrowdStrike, and Wiz. Recognizing that the fragmented landscape of security tools often hinders AI's full potential to enhance security practices, this collaboration centers on the Model Context Protocol (MCP). MCP is designed as an open standard to streamline the interaction between AI models and agents with diverse security tools and data sources. By creating standardized communication pathways, this initiative aims to democratize the development of robust, cross-platform AI workflows, making advanced capabilities more broadly accessible to security teams. A critical element of this evolving AI ecosystem is the deep integration of identity security. As AI agents utilize MCP to access data and initiate actions, understanding the identity context, encompassing user roles, permissions, and real-time risk assessments, is essential for operational efficiency and maintaining a strong security posture. Okta is actively exploring methods to expose rich identity insights and intelligence from both the Okta and Auth0 platforms through MCP-based services, allowing Google's generative AI tools to leverage authoritative identity context within their workflows. We look forward to collaborating with Google Cloud, Cloudflare, CrowdStrike, Wiz, and the broader community to build a truly open and secure future for AI in security operations. For more insight on the importance of identity security to the MCP ecosystem, read the blog by Okta’s Matt Egan and Aaron Parecki. Shiven Ramji Arnab Bose Damian Schenkelman Matt Egan Aaron Parecki Oron Noah Nikhil Kothari Musa Musayev Rochelle Tilmans Nadav Tzuker Chris Corde Nolan Karpinski Mike Petronaci McCall Everest McIntyre https://lnkd.in/gCsBVqTyOkta joins Google Cloud and industry leaders to build an open, secure AI ecosystem with MCPOkta joins Google Cloud and industry leaders to build an open, secure AI ecosystem with MCP
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Lalit Chopra reposted thisLalit Chopra reposted thisWhat a way to start #GoogleCloudNext!! 🔒 They say good security goes unnoticed... until you win an award for it! 😉 Thrilled to share that Okta has been named the Google Cloud Security Partner of the Year for Identity & Access Management! Huge thanks to Google Cloud for the recognition and our incredible team for keeping things locked down (in the best way possible!). More to come from #GoogleNext25! #GoogleCloudPartnerAwards #PartnerFirst Todd McKinnon Monty Gray Arnab Bose Abhi Sawant Shiven Ramji Jon Addison Eve Besant Janis Shearer, CMP, CIPP/E, MBA Jérémie Berthiaume M.Sc. Mercedes Villanueva Ron Piovesan Lalit Chopra Nisha Shah Nisha Koshy Andersen Lynner Vikramjeet S. Beau Atwell Kapil Patil Matt Egan Wayne Smiley (CISSP) Alex Valenzuela Vitor De Souza Gareth Pettigrew Vineet Bhan Kevin Ichhpurani Stephen Orban Clinton Cheung Ashish Kathapurkar Bahul Harikumar Abhi Dhar Nnamdi Ofodile Sean Ginevan
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Lalit Chopra shared thisAfter 11 incredible years helping to build Movable Ink, I wrapped up my journey in February. I took a fantastic pause to spend time with my family and to attempt some physical building with a basement remodel (photos). Now, I'm excited to explore interesting opportunities for my next adventure! I remember sitting around a desk at General Assembly with 5 other Inkers (I was employee 6) talking about this newfangled magical technology that we thought could revolutionize digital marketing. Little did I know that I’d get the opportunity to build functions and teams across customer success, partner sales, business development, and product management & design that change how marketers work. And, that I’d get to do so alongside 600+ people who truly exemplify the values of curiosity, empathy, and grit and with a phenomenal ecosystem of partners across martech. I’m incredibly proud and grateful for the memories, friends, and accomplishments I’ve had over the past 11 years. To my amazing network, I’ll be hitting many of you up for advice and guidance as I’m exploring what’s next. Thank you for your support now and throughout the years! I know these are interesting times, and if there’s anything I can do to help you please ask. More to come. Thanks all! #opentowork #thankyou
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Lalit Chopra liked thisLalit Chopra liked thisOkta believes it'll take a village to secure agentic AI in the enterprise. Eric Kelleher said that no one software vendor sees or controls the entire agent journey. Agents bounce across models, infrastructure, data, applications, devices, and networks. This spring, Okta published a "blueprint" outlining how to secure the agentic enterprise. This week, at its #Oktane conference, the company announced that it's transformed that approach into a consortium backed by noted enterprise AI providers: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud, Salesforce, ServiceNow, CrowdStrike, Databricks, Docker, Inc, Zscaler, Proofpoint, Lovable, and Wiz. The group is called...the Blueprint Alliance. "The goal…is to bring clarity to the industry on what the issues are that customers need to consider, and then to bring clarity on how to address those issues," Kelleher explained. Each member organization has committed to building and testing interoperability across many standards, including MCP, OCSF, SSF, and CAEP. Read more about the Blueprint Alliance in The AI Economy (link in comments below). ** Disclosure: I attended Okta’s Oktane conference as the company’s guest, with travel and accommodation expenses covered. However, what I write reflects my own reporting and analysis. No one reviewed or approved my posts before publication. #cybersecurity #AI #artificialintelligence #technology #business #enterprise #innovation #security
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Lalit Chopra liked thisLalit Chopra liked thisI’m honored to step into the CEO role at John Hardy. Grateful to the team for all we’ve built together, and excited for all that's ahead. www.JohnHardy.com
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Lalit Chopra liked thisLalit Chopra liked thisWe get it, the noise is deafening - every vendor pitching "AI Security" solutions. A few common themes from a couple of dozen 1:1 conversations with the leaders from the Global 2000, journalists and analysts this Oktane, hoping that would help guide and empower you: A) "Who builds shared architecture that doesn't lock me in?" Okta announced the Blueprint Alliance, a cross-industry coalition (AWS, Databricks, Docker, Google Cloud, Okta, Salesforce, ServiceNow, Wiz and others) co-authoring blueprints answering 4 critical questions: 1) Where are my agents? (Visibility) 2) What can they connect to? (Intent & capability) 3) What can they do? (Real-time observability) 4) How do I respond? (Control & remediation) B) "How to build engaging, secure Agentic Commerce solutions?" Auth0 announced Universal Components for AI Agents, Auth for UCP, and Experiment Center enabling brands to confidently convert (capture intent), protect (secure transactions), and personalize (tailor experiences) in the agentic era" C) What Journalists & Analysts Are Watching: AI velocity is rising - governance and ethics are where the real work happens. Identity Security, Model Security, and Data Security form the foundation, not checkbox features. Trump's 'Super Intelligence' framing and essays on pacing the frontier aren't hype—they signal where regulation and governance are heading. Winners would commit to open, interoperable and scalable architectures. This journey matters more than the destination—and anyone claiming to have 'solved' agentic security is selling, not solving. Thrilled to have shared the stage with Harish Peri to brainstorm the foundations of the lean Identity fabric powering the AI security vision with our global partners. Todd McKinnon's Keynote: https://lnkd.in/gMhMuZWX Auth0's Platform Keynote: https://lnkd.in/gBTSZm98 Okta's Platform Keynote: https://lnkd.in/gBJG6H4v Full announcements: https://lnkd.in/gmhjKMcR #Oktane #BlueprintAlliance #AgenticAI #IdentityFabric #AgenticCommerce #AI #Security #Identity #Okta #Auth0
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Lalit Chopra liked thisLalit Chopra liked thisWhat an unbelievable week at Oktane! 🚀 From energetic keynotes to deep-dive technical sessions, this year's event made one thing crystal clear: the future of identity is evolving fast, and securing AI is at the very center of it. Here are a few major takeaways and highlights from the floor: - Securing AI & Product Innovations: Okta continues to lead the charge by integrating robust security frameworks around AI non-human identities, ensuring enterprise innovation doesn't compromise safety. - The Blueprint Alliance: Industry leaders coming together to define a unified standard for identity security—establishing stronger cross-platform trust than ever before. - Partner Power: Amazing conversations during the Partner Summit on how we can collaborate to deliver seamless, zero-trust security solutions globally. And speaking of securing the future... standing right under the PGA of America sign in my Okta jumpsuit reminded me that when it comes to enterprise identity, you simply can't afford any sub-par security! ⛳️ 😉 (In fact, keeping your identity architecture secure is the only way to stay out of the rough.) #Oktane #Okta #IdentitySecurity #SecuringAI #Cybersecurity #PartnerSummit
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Lalit Chopra liked thisLalit Chopra liked this15 billion. That’s roughly how many content decisions the average brand using Movable Ink Da Vinci makes in a year. What I find interesting isn’t just the scale. It’s what that scale tells us about where marketing is headed. For years, CRM teams have been asked to personalize by building more: more segments, more journeys, more rules, more versions of creative. But there’s a limit to how many decisions a human team can—or should—make manually. AI changes that equation. 15 billion decisions isn’t about replacing the marketer. It’s about letting marketers focus on strategy and the strategic decisions where human judgment matters most. It's about letting machines handle the scale humans were never meant to manage. What would you do if the machine made 15B decisions for you? Check out our Hibbett case study in the comments to see what Kayla Brown and her team were able to do!
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Lalit Chopra liked thisLalit Chopra liked thisOur partner ecosystem has been an "unfair advantage for 10+ years". That line landed from Jeremy Seltzer at today's Global Sales All Hands following my presentation. Why? Because it's true, and it's earned. I had the opportunity to share the vision for the future of partnerships at Movable Ink. Where we've been. What we're driving today. And where we're headed next. The foundation is intentional. We've invested in strategy, alignment, and people who know how to build relationships and ecosystems at scale. That doesn't happen by accident. It happens when leadership commits to it year after year. But the real edge isn't what we've built. It's how we evolve it. We stay close to our customers, learn where they're going, and shape the ecosystem around their trajectory. Partnerships are never standing still. Neither are we. We're excited for the future ahead!
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Lalit Chopra liked thisLalit Chopra liked this🤝 The Blueprint Alliance booth is where it happens. Real conversations. Real problems. Real solutions. Enterprise leaders have been stopping by to dive deep into the open-multi-vendor architecture for securing AI agents. The energy says it all: when industry leaders align around shared principles—treating agents as first-class identities, scoping access to the task, keeping delegation traceable, monitoring runtime behavior, enabling instant containment, and ensuring governance adapts at AI velocity—something powerful happens. This is what collaboration at scale looks like. 🚀 If you haven't stopped by yet, the Blueprint Alliance booth is waiting for you at Oktane.
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Lalit Chopra liked thisLalit Chopra liked thisDespite a few travel surprises, it was great to join Todd McKinnon on stage for yesterday's Oktane keynote. As enterprises scale AI agents, they need to see, govern, and trust every agent running across their business. Proud to be a founding member of the Blueprint Alliance, with the industry working together to make securing AI agents an open, shared architecture. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gfrFZPZr
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Lalit Chopra liked thisLalit Chopra liked thisTen years ago, I joined Braze with a dream of what this company could become. I was the first product manager hired outside the founding team, and one of my first challenges was helping build our Email business from almost nothing. At the time, we were not yet the multichannel platform we are today. There was no Channels Division, and we were not being evaluated alongside the major enterprise marketing platforms in Gartner’s hub research. But there was a North Star: build a fundamentally better way for brands to engage their customers. This week, Braze was named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Multichannel Marketing Hubs for the fourth consecutive year, positioned highest in Ability to Execute and furthest in Completeness of Vision. The timing could not be more meaningful as I recently celebrated my 10-year anniversary at Braze last week. Over the past decade, I have had the privilege of helping build our Email and SMS businesses and eventually taking on leadership of our Channels Division across email, mobile, web, messaging, and emerging channels. The first era of customer engagement was largely about adding channels. The next will be about making those channels work as one system, connecting data, creative, orchestration, and intelligence to help brands create better customer experiences without adding more complexity for marketers. AI is opening an entirely new chapter in that evolution, changing both how marketers work and what they should expect from their technology. When I look at where we started and where we are today, I am incredibly proud. I am proud of the products we have built and the role I have had the opportunity to play in that journey. More importantly, I am proud of the people, customers, and teams who made this evolution possible. Ten years later, the North Star is still the same. We have just come a very long way toward realizing it. And I could not be more excited about what we build next. 🚀 Read the full announcement → https://lnkd.in/gETVEQ22 #Braze #CustomerEngagement #ProductLeadershipBraze named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Multichannel Marketing Hubs | BrazeBraze named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Multichannel Marketing Hubs | Braze
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