Okta has always focused on connecting people and technology. We launched Okta for Good last year to expand on this idea – with a mission to strengthen the connections between people, technology and community. We’ve been busy over the last year building a small but powerful team, getting our first programs up and running, stretching our giving…

During the Oktane17 keynote presentation, our CEO Todd McKinnon, unveiled (and live demoed!) the new Businesses @ Work Dashboard, which was created in response to the growing interest in our annual Businesses @ Work report. Our customers, partners, and so many others love interesting data; and Businesses @ Work is just that. “Look forward to the…

Programmer’s Day is celebrated on the 256th day of the year, and this year, it’s on Wednesday, September 13. This number is important in the binary space, the mathematical foundations that computer science is built on. Computer values are stored in bits, and 8 bits form a byte. With all its binary combinations, a single byte can store amounts from…

At one of our Oktane17 super-sessions, Girls Who Code Founder and CEO Reshma Saujani gave a powerful talk about the need for more women filling technical roles. "We have to close the gender gap so we don't leave powerful technical solutions on the sidelines,” she urged, sharing the stories of some of the 40,000 young women who have participated in…

Monday, August 28, 2017 marked the first compliance deadline for the New York Department of Financial Services' (NYDFS) cybersecurity regulation 23 NYCRR 500. For those of you in organizations regulated by the DFS, you probably already know 23 NYCRR 500 was first implemented in March last year with the goal of establishing minimum security…

“The pace of innovation is relentless and accelerating.” – Todd McKinnon, Okta CEO. We go through life collecting essential tools and techniques. From writing our first story at school with a pencil to laying out schematics on a tablet, there’s no doubt that these bits and pieces have taken us a long way – no matter our industry. But one thing is…

We kicked off the “school year” with a bang at Oktane17. Our hands-on training labs were overflowing with IT professionals and developers seeking to expand their knowledge and use of the Okta Identity Cloud. The Okta Certification Center welcomed over 50 new certified customers and partners into the program. Whether you were able to join us in…

It seems like every other day we see a new headline with the latest security breach or hack. From our favorite television services to the world’s largest banks, security is something we all have to worry about. Why are these breaches so prevalent? It’s simple: the walls we put up to protect our data no longer exist. And the security stack we’ve…

Across the public, private and nonprofit sectors, success and progress today depends on how well organizations empower their people to use modern technologies in critical ways. That’s particularly true in the nonprofit world, taking on crises that sadly headline the news daily. Technology makes it possible to rescue more survivors of natural…

The scope of what an IT department manages today is changing rapidly. They have to continue to secure and manage their existing on-premises technology while also taking advantage of the cloud to modernize their systems, become more competitive and better serve their users and the business. And the definition of the users that they need to serve…