Does government understand technology? Does technology understand government? In the fourth episode of YOU, a new podcast presented by Okta, host Claire Evans explores what it takes for a government – and its people – to embrace the technological future. Digital Citizenship Blossoms in Estonia For people living in the United States, tales of e…

  For our second edition of The Production Line, we’re going back to the future with Automations. Introduced in February of 2019, this Early Availability (EA) feature is currently the most popular EA selection since we added self-enablement options for super admins, so let’s dig in! What are Automations? The Automations feature impacts three areas…

Rolling out Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) to over 100,000 users at Australia’s largest university might seem like an impossible task, but Andrew Collins and Cameron Duck of Monash University rolled out this functionality across students, faculty and alumni—all in just 100 days. In the wake of the Silent Librarian phishing attack—which targeted…

Today, tech giants like Netflix, Amazon, Uber, eBay, and Groupon are embracing microservices as part of their technology and business strategies. But it’s not just the giants embracing this approach: companies of all sizes are realizing that microservices are an essential part of their business. But first, let’s back up: what are microservices,…

Not too long ago, most—if not all—business operations were conducted on premises, behind the safety of a firewall, and on devices managed by the company. Though it may not have seemed like it back then, those were simpler times. Today, it’s common for modern enterprises to work with a variety of users from outside the network. These users are…

YOU, the new podcast presented by Okta, is all about exploring the intersection of technology, humanity and identity. Is there any topic more intersectional of these elements, then, than blockchain? In this third episode, “Blockchain: The Private YOU,” host Claire Evans dives into blockchain, and we’ll hear about how blockchain relates to…

At Okta, we run compliance differently. Most organizations place compliance under either the legal or finance team, who don’t work with their security team to ensure those controls are implemented effectively. At Okta, we use security to drive compliance. Compliance is complex and regulations are a moving target, with GDPR and other privacy…

We’re excited to announce that our Chief Customer Officer, Krista Anderson-Copperman, was recognized by the San Francisco Business Times as one of the Bay Area’s most influential women in business! The list celebrates more than 100 women business leaders in the Bay Area in industries including real estate, law, tech, finance, health care and more…

At Okta we believe a neutral, modern identity platform is essential to unleashing employee productivity by ensuring workers have secure access to the best business applications for completing their work. Deploying Okta unleashes IT to deliver the best applications quickly and securely. In fact, in our 2019 Businesses@Work report we shared that…

Innovation is hard. Whether you’re managing an organization, building the next great SaaS product, or expanding into new markets, innovation is tough and requires effective collaboration. Employees, partners, contractors and customers all need varying levels of access to your applications, all the time, everywhere, and on all platforms. Today,…