Toby Allen

About Toby Allen

Senior Solutions Engineer at Okta

Toby Allen is an Auth0 Solutions Engineer at Okta focussed on enabling simple secure access to technology everywhere powered by Identity. While working in the communications space for 15 years he developed a keen interest in security, particularly in his 5 years working with communications APIs at Twilio and is a CISSP and CCSP.

In 2022 he transitioned fulling into the security space at Okta with Identity as the core enabler of Zero trust and secure access. Holding both an MBA and multiple technical certifications he is able to bridge the gap between executives and technical teams to deliver value to his customers
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Programmable 2026 Presentation

Four pillars of Agentic AI security

Melbourne
Security: Fortifying the Future
As Large Language Models evolve into autonomous agents capable of executing complex workflows, the attack surface expands exponentially. It is no longer enough to guard against prompt injection; we must now secure the actions the AI takes. This talk introduces a comprehensive framework for securing Agentic AI, moving beyond basic guardrails to architectural resilience. We will dissect the four critical pillars of this new security paradigm: implementing robust User Authentication for non-human entities, managing permissions when Acting on Behalf of Users, integrating Human-in-the-Loop approval flows for high-stakes actions, and enforcing Finely Scoped Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) to prevent data leakage. Attendees will leave with a blueprint for building agents that are not only intelligent but inherently trustworthy.