# Ory News | October 2026 Product & Community Updates Canonical: https://brew.new/templates/ory/ory-news-october-2026-product-community-updates Brand: ory.sh Category: newsletter ![Preview of Ory News | October 2026 Product & Community Updates](https://cdn.brew.new/email-preview-dae458595648695b-tracking_r57s82mxsa3pmm1x7hnfzf5mv98gsqry-1792686089769.png) ## Email content View in browser Ory logo Ory Update — October 2026 October brought major shifts across the identity landscape. In this update, we are breaking down how AI is accelerating CVE discovery, a new enterprise migration case study, and highlighting our latest product releases. We are also running a brief survey on AI agent security. As always, if you have any ideas for furture newsletters, drop me a line at damon.tepe@ory.com. New Ory Agent Security Capabilities Complete The Agent Security Lifecycle \Ory Agent Security Build and Deploy Thumbnail Today, we're excited to announce the launch of our new Build & Deploy capabilities, part of Ory Agent Security. Now, companies can easily infuse proper guardrails into the harness as custom agents are being built and proliferate them - under control and at scale. Furthermore, the new capabilities join with previously announced functionality to deliver solutions across a complete Agent Security Lifecycle. With Ory, you can start wherever you are anywhere on the lifecycle and continuously progress and improve. And it's all available - today! Explore Ory Agent Security Product Update: Ory Console Ory Deploy & Ory Console Image Ory Network users, we have a new Ory Console UI! In addition to a revamped user experience, this release includes tons of added features: Find what you need. Search Ory documentation and Console functionality from one place. Open global search with ⌘K on Mac or Ctrl+K on Windows. Create identities without leaving the page. Create an identity directly in the Console, right where you’re working. Work across devices. The new Console adapts to desktop and mobile screens, including more complex administrative flows. Filter more consistently. Filtering works in a more consistent way across Console data views. Choose your appearance. Use light mode, dark mode, or your device’s system setting. Get answers with Ory AI. Need to know how to do something in Ory? Ask Ory AI. It uses Ory documentation to answer questions, explain steps, and help you find the information you need. Available on paid plans. Login and check it out! Participate in an Agentic Survey - Enter to Win Ory Merch Ory Survey 2026 Image AI agents are scaling fast, bringing new visibility and security challenges. CVEs are multiplying exponentially. How is your team handling them? Share your perspective in our 5-minute survey and earn a chance to score an awesome Ory logo merch bundle! Let your opinion be counted. Take the 5-Minute Survey Customer Spotlight: How Kiwix Replaced Legacy Auth with Ory to Lock Down Security Without Vendor Lock-In Customer Case Study: Kiwix Image Learn how Swiss nonprofit Kiwix replaced legacy auth with Ory Network to achieve EU-compliant, open-source SaaS authentication with zero security incidents. Read the Customer Case Study ICYMI - In Case You Missed It New Assets: 5 Best Practices for Migrating Ping Identity to Ory SANS Institute Product Brief: Security at the Point of Agentic Execution Ory Support and Concierge Onboarding Webinars: [On Demand] - Governing the AI Fleet: How CISOs Can Stop Rogue Agent Actions Without Slowing Down Developers [On Demand] - Zero Trust for a World of Machines: APIs, AI Agents, and Autonomous Action [On Demand] - Locking Down the Machine: Securing and Accelerating Enterprise AI Agents with Ory Blogs: Ory Powers The New Agent Security Lifecycle The Agent Security Solution Guide: Observe, Enforce, Build, and Deploy Technical Deep Dive: Building and Deploying Secure AI Agents OpenAI Scales to 1.2 Billion Weekly Active Users...and Why That Matters to Ory and You! Mind the Gap (With CVEs spiking, running unmanaged open source in production is dangerous) Your AI agents don't need a new identity stack. They need a new enforcement point Your audit log says the service account did it (AI agents use human credentials, creating logs that hide who's actually in charge) Teach your coding agent Ory (No account, no keys, nothing to configure) Changelog Roundup This update also marks the release of exciting new features, more quality of life improvements and bug fixes: Ory Network, Ory Hydra, Ory Kratos, Ory Keto v26.4.5 released: The release of version v26.4.5 across the Ory suite, including Ory Network, Ory Hydra, Ory Kratos, and Ory Keto, delivering performance optimizations, security updates, and bug fixes to enhance stability across identity and access management services. [changelog] Ory Network, Ory Hydra, Ory Kratos, Ory Keto, Ory Oathkeeper, Ory Polis v26.4.4 released: The v26.4.4 release introduces several key enhancements across the Ory stack, including external ID matching in Ory Network event streams, improved OAuth2 client deletion and janitor cleanup performance in Ory Hydra, IP address reputation labels for webhooks in Ory Kratos, and consent-added audience handling during token refresh. [changelog] Ory Network, Ory Hydra, Ory Kratos, Ory Polis, Ory Elements v26.4.3 released: The v26.4.3 release introduces customizable length and alphanumeric formatting for one-time authentication codes across Kratos, Network, and Elements, improves OAuth2 JWT and scope/audience handling in Hydra, automatically revokes sessions when deactivating identities, and enhances SAML logout telemetry and OIDC connection validation in Polis. [changelog] Ory Hydra, Ory Kratos, Ory Keto, Ory Oathkeeper, Ory Polis, Ory Elements v26.4.2 released: The v26.4.2 release standardizes request latency histogram buckets across services, expands Kratos external IDs to 256 characters, ensures deactivated directories reject SCIM requests, and introduces major observability and group membership updates in Ory Polis. [changelog] Ory Hydra, Ory Kratos, Ory Keto, Ory Oathkeeper, Ory Polis v26.4.1 released: The v26.4.1 release introduces FIPS 140-3 container images and signed SBOM/CBOM attestations for Ory Enterprise products, enforces positive token cache lifetimes in Oathkeeper, and removes deprecated endpoints and legacy Node.js support in Polis. [changelog] Ory Network, Ory Hydra, Ory Kratos, Ory Keto, Ory Polis, Ory Elements v26.4.0 released: The v26.4.0 release introduces cross-service request trace correlation, expanded passkey configurations, restricted origins for enhanced security, size limits on remote files, and server-side expiration for remembered login sessions across the Ory ecosystem. [changelog] As always you can find the full list of changes over on our changelog. Full Changelog Get started today The new IAM Stack Get started GitHub Icon Slack Icon X Icon LinkedIn Icon YouTube Ory logo © 2026 All rights reserved. Ory, 15169 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale, AZ 85254, USA To update your communication preferences or to unsubscribe, visit our email preference center. [Open and remix this design](https://brew.new/templates/ory/ory-news-october-2026-product-community-updates) [Browse email designs](https://brew.new/browse/templates)