The Anatomy of Modern Identity Attacks: Defending Public Sector Missions in an AI-Driven Threat Landscape
Okta, Tuesday, October 13th, 2026
Okta outlines an identity-first Zero Trust strategy for government agencies facing credential, token and AI agent attacks.
Okta says public sector threats have shifted from software exploits to identity-based compromises targeting credentials, stolen session tokens and ungoverned AI agents.
With digital citizen services and hybrid workforces, static network perimeters no longer suffice and identity has become the critical perimeter.
Okta recommends an identity-first Zero Trust strategy built on four pillars: phishing-resistant MFA, non-human identity governance, continuous adaptive risk evaluation and unified IAM, IGA and PAM.