This afternoon, Todd sent the email below to all Okta employees, and wanted to share it with our customers and partners here. ++ Hi Everyone, In the wake of recent racial injustice and tragic violence, and the conversations they continue to spark throughout the company, Freddy and I want to thank you for your open feedback and clear desire for…

We’re all still recovering from the events of the last two weeks, and are taking in and supporting the voices of our POC colleagues throughout the company. Since joining Okta in 2019, my role has been to lead the Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DIB) team at Okta. The last few weeks have shown us how important it is to focus on these ideals,…

A year ago, only about 3.4% of the total U.S. workforce worked remotely. Although it’s too soon to accurately count the uptick in remote work, suffice to say the number has grown exponentially since all of our lives were upended by the coronavirus pandemic. Federal, state, and local government agencies have faced immense pressure to continue…

Driven by healthcare industry trends and a transition to value-based care, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is undergoing a technological transformation. These changes are spurred on by federal mandates to modernize old systems and a new EHRM program. Given its investment in innovation, new interoperability platforms, and sound…

The balance of power between codebreakers and those keeping information safe has shifted back and forth throughout history. But one oversight has remained constant: defenders focus on systems, while attackers focus on people. Businesses still aren’t allocating the right amount of their security budgets to protecting a critical target: their people…

The digital age has dramatically transformed a wide array of experiences that used to be brick-and-mortar, from banking to retail to entertainment, raising consumer expectations for quality user experiences. Thanks to streaming services like Netflix, for example, consumers have quickly grown accustomed to watching whatever they want, whenever,…

At Okta, our goal is to empower any organization and any person to access any technology. To do that, enterprise IT tools need to be simple and seamless to use, and should deliver intuitive user experiences while remaining highly secure. With that in mind, we’ve introduced several major updates that will significantly enhance your admin and end…

For years the network perimeter has been the foundation for controlling access to digital resources: kill the network, and the user no longer has access. Today’s cloud-first world has changed that, shifting the security perimeter to users and devices—and as companies continue to adopt best of breed solutions that enable their workforce, they need…

More than ever, today’s businesses are looking for technology that’s remote ready, cost-effective, and competitive. And as legacy solutions fail to meet these expectations, many companies are exploring modern alternatives that enhance agility, productivity, and security. This is particularly true with Active Directory (AD), Microsoft’s 20-year-old…

During the past few months, as the COVID-19 pandemic has spread around the globe, we’ve witnessed a global rise in identity and phishing attacks. But identity-related breaches don’t just happen during a time of crisis; they are prevalent, unfortunately, even in the best of times. To better understand the identity-related security landscape, the…