Verizon’s 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report found that privilege abuse is still the leading cause of breaches today. As cyber-attacks targeting identity (such as business email compromise or phishing) have become more sophisticated and numerous, many organizations are increasing their focus and budgets to combat them using Identity and Access…

2021 began with a sense of collective optimism. 2020 showed us how resourceful and resilient we could be as individuals, and as a community. We knew the world wouldn’t instantly return to normal, but were confident that we could stay positive and safe, moving forward. That optimism paid off. Despite the world’s challenges we worked to help our…

Earlier today we released our second State of Inclusion report. This annual report is built on the foundations of our core values of transparency and integrity, a truly critical part of Okta's Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DIB) journey.  At Okta, we know that change starts from within, and we’re committed to doing the work it takes to…

Your brand is important. It’s a standard you uphold to communicate your company values and a message you’re sending to the world. Executing well on your brand means that you can efficiently apply your brand, voice, and design system to all of your user-facing properties and touchpoints. This includes publishing your logo, favicon, brand colors,…

One of the most stable, enduring industries you can name, at least in the developed world, is finance and banking. But there’s a major disruption coming, in fact, it’s already landed. Open Banking is revolutionizing the industry and threatening traditional banking models. At its most basic, this new model requires financial institutions to provide…

Customer expectations seem to grow more demanding by the day. Big brands are championing seamless digital experiences and similar businesses are expected to follow suit. But ease of use alone isn’t enough. Customers also want companies to protect their personal data in a way that doesn’t add friction to their platform. To square these customer…

Welcome to our Founders in Focus series, where each month we highlight one of the founders of Okta Ventures’ portfolio companies. You’ll get to know more about them and learn how they work with Okta. This month we’re speaking with Mike Fitzsimmons, CEO of Crosschq. What is Crosschq and what is your mission? Crosschq is a technology platform that…

As Okta’s Global Workplace Sustainability Manager, I’ve been able to marry my two passions: my family and reducing environmental impacts. As a mom of two, I’ve appreciated how Okta’s Dynamic Work strategy has empowered my work to limit overall environmental impact, and to help our employees reduce their impacts at home. Within my time at Okta, I…

As we continue to hire through a building balanced teams lens, we’re focused on representation, not only across the company but at the team level. This requires us to specifically examine team imbalance in roles that have historically excluded certain people and communities. In 2021 we continued to educate our leaders on the measurable benefits…

Have you heard the buzz around Open Banking? For anyone in the financial services industry, you should be more than familiar. Open Banking is revolutionizing consumer banking and redefining it as a customer-centric ecosystem for banks and third-party providers.  Driven by the European Union (EU) adoption of the revised Directive on Payment…