Many of today’s colleges and universities still rely on costly, outdated legacy systems to provide students, staff, and alumni with access to their resources—severely impacting user experience as a result. However, in the same spirit of continuous improvement these schools use to educate their students, that trend is shifting: 62% of education…

The global COVID-19 pandemic is causing all of us to work and live differently. At Okta, we care deeply about our community and are dedicated to putting the health of our employees, customers and partners first. Our thoughts are with those impacted, and all those at the frontlines taking care of people in need. We believe that the best way forward…

When we think of compromised API security, we typically see an image of a hoodie-wearing hacker toiling away in a darkened room, targeting a bank’s server. We can imagine them compiling a custom tool, launching it against the system, and celebrating as your 401k becomes theirs. Alternatively, we may even picture armies of hackers using…

Nothing is more important to us than the health and safety of our community, and we know many organizations feel the same. In response to the continually developing COVID-19 crisis, we’re seeing companies all over the world take various steps to help protect their employees. For Okta and several other organizations, part of this strategy includes…

Thoughtworks began its journey away from Active Directory (AD) less than three years ago, though Philip Ibarrola, Thoughtworks TechOps Head of Technology, says it was a long time coming. Thoughtworks was once a Microsoft-only shop: Microsoft servers, Windows-based laptops, and security and authentications, all managed by AD. But since 2011, the…

Oktane20 is now Oktane20 Live! We changed our annual in-person conference to a free virtual conference to bring the best of the event online so more people can participate in a healthy and safe way. As the leading conference of its kind, Oktane explores how the identity and access management (IAM) and security landscapes are changing—putting the…

What happens when you put hundreds of security professionals in a room? They come together to identify and discuss the emerging cybersecurity trends, challenges, and opportunities. At this year’s RSA Conference, the theme was “Human Element,” reminding us that every technology-related decision, innovation, and risk has direct impacts on…

No organization grows successfully without great talent. To acquire a world-class team, you need to have a strong group of people recruiting them. At Okta, our recruiters have developed our team of builders and owners who embody our core values and power our growth. Brett Coin leads the charge as Okta’s Vice President of Global Talent Acquisition…

At Okta, we love to secure access to everything, from cloud apps, to consumer apps, to servers, and infrastructure—from a single platform. And that, of course, includes on-premises apps. In our new series The Secret Features of Okta Access Gateway, we’re going to explore some of the best secret features of Okta Access Gateway (OAG) to secure…

*Updated March 12, 2020* Nothing is more important to us than the health and safety of the Okta community. That’s why we’ve assembled an internal Health & Safety team to monitor COVID-19, implement policies with an abundance of care and caution, and regularly communicate updates to our global community of employees, customers, and partners. In…