At Okta, we are committed to Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DIB) across all levels. To accomplish this, we are continuing to devote our energies to equitable design, facilitating and operationalizing high-impact initiatives that create equitable processes, inclusive behaviors, and an organization of high-performing, balanced teams. Okta’s…

Okta Workflows is a no-code platform for automating identity processes. The Workflows team holds weekly office hours where they answer builder questions. This blog post is based on a question asked during office hours: How to delete deactivated users in Workflows? Getting started There are two steps and two flows to delete deactivated users: Get…

Each month we’ll 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 Simon Taylor, Founder, and CEO of HYCU.  What is HYCU, and what is your mission?  HYCU is the world’s fastest-growing Data Protection as a Service company, with…

As a graduate student in a dual MBA and Master’s program in Environment and Sustainability, I sought an internship where I could apply my sustainability knowledge to existing business practices. During my interviews, I witnessed Okta outlining their strategy to address climate change and hoped to collaborate on the transformation. The Okta…

Security and protecting customer data remain Okta’s highest priorities. In April, we released our Security Action Plan, detailing our commitment to security on behalf of our customers. The plan outlines both short and long-term steps to strengthen the security posture of our third-party processors with access to customer support systems, as well…

Organizations today face increasingly diverse and sophisticated cyber threats. This work is bigger than any one entity; it forms part of a collaborative global initiative to make the internet a safer place. For Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we’re going behind the scenes with some of Okta’s Cyber Security Advocates, a talented group of…

Okta helps organizations manage identities through a modern, Zero Trust approach and a vendor-agnostic platform that easily integrates with critical applications in the cloud or on-premises. One app that remains important to both commercial and public sector organizations is Office 365, also known as Microsoft 365. It is one of the most popular…

Okta Workflows is a no-code platform for automating identity processes. The Workflows team holds weekly office hours where they answer builder questions. This blog post is based on a question asked during office hours: How to handle an external API call error in Workflows? Getting started When calling an external API results in an error, you want…

Okta Workflows is a no-code platform for automating identity processes. The Workflows team holds weekly office hours where they answer builder questions. This blog post is based on a question asked during office hours: How can I use Okta Workflows to automatically send an email to a specific department when a new employee is onboarded to that…

With the expanding scope of cyberattacks on financial institutions and a substantial increase in fraud, government and industry oversight bodies are stepping up with new regulations and requirements to protect consumers. One of the most recent examples are the updates to the Gramm-Leach Bliley Act (GLBA).  After 20 years of regulating information…