1Password Acquires Apono in Reported $250M-$300M Deal

1Password has acquired Apono, an Israeli company specializing in just-in-time access governance (a system that grants temporary, narrowly scoped permissions that are automatically removed after a task completes), for an estimated $250 million to $300 million. Apono's technology allows organizations to manage access for humans, machines, and AI agents by evaluating each permission request against policy before granting it, and for AI agents specifically, it monitors behavioral drift (unexpected changes in how the AI is acting) to detect misuse. This acquisition helps 1Password extend its identity security platform to provide more comprehensive access control across enterprise tools and cloud services.