1Password acquires Apono to become the “control pane” for businesses using agentic AI

Toronto’s 1Password announced its acquisition of fellow cybersecurity technology company Apono this morning to expand its product capabilities. 1Password sells software that helps individuals and companies securely store and access the passwords they need to use apps and websites. It says New York-based Apono will enable it to help other businesses secure and govern access to the credentials that their employees, machines, and AI agents require to do their work, much more easily from within “a u