IT leaders know that the best and most up-to-date technologies can make a sizeable impact on their business results. But being on the cutting edge brings its own challenges: from creating and changing users in a wide array of applications, to ensuring the security of apps they may not have full control over – particularly when, confronted with…

First of all, this is not a list of 2021 predictions for security leaders serving in government agencies. I don’t think there’s much to predict in the way of envisioning how attackers are looking to compromise federal security systems and data. That is to say, we don’t have to envision anything, we can simply observe what happened in 2020 to know…

Single Sign-On (SSO) is a key component of any Identity & Access Management (IAM) stack, but it is only one piece of a much larger security puzzle. In order to secure your business’ data, you need to manage access to all services, not just those covered by SSO.  Shadow IT is the chink in your security armor Employees often break IT rules…

When COVID-19 arrived in March, organizations were forced to make quick decisions around remote work security. While those early security measures may have worked well as a stopgap, some companies are discovering those solutions won’t work long-term. Other companies are shifting towards a dynamic work model—a transformation that comes with…

Last year, we learned how to manage uncertainty. Physical distancing, health and safety requirements, and disrupted supply chains have all determined how we’ve lived, worked, and interacted with each other. And it’s only reasonable to expect an increased reliance on digital interactions even after the world returns to “normal.” The past year has…

Decentralized identity, often used interchangeably with “self-sovereign identity” (SSI), is gaining ground as an alternative to today’s centralized and federated infrastructures. In short, it allows individuals to manage their own identities. In a decentralized framework, the user receives credentials from a number of issuers (e.g., government,…

Throughout the pandemic, offline channels have been especially vulnerable to uncertain demand, shifting safety guidelines, and economic pressure—and as a result, customer experience (CX) now largely belongs to the virtual world. However, as customers and citizens rely increasingly on digital and remote operations, organizations will be challenged…

Technology moves fast. You know better than anyone that the solutions that were implemented a year ago won’t necessarily work today, and that customers continuously expect more refined standards of service. To lead the pack, you need to provide customers with the right balance of usability and security—seamless, intuitive digital experiences that…

Wake up. Eat breakfast. Commute. Work. Commute. Eat dinner. Watch Netflix. Sleep. Repeat.  It’s hard to believe that, almost a year ago, that’s what “business as usual” looked like. With COVID-19 still running rampant across the globe, many employees are still working from home while juggling personal responsibilities too. As a result, most daily…

As we kick off the new year, Okta for Good’s mission to strengthen the connections between people, technology, and community has never been more critical. In the face of issues like the COVID-19 pandemic and pervasive racial injustice, we are entering 2021 with a profound sense of urgency to invest in civil society around the world. Leveraging…