Tools for enforcing authentication policy
As the frequency and sophistication of cyberthreats continue to rise, organizations must urgently enforce phishing-resistant authentication protocols across every device and system.
Stolen credentials are the leading initial vector of attack in successful breaches, which means security teams need to arm themselves with a robust Identity strategy capable of thwarting would-be attackers at the moment of attack.
A better approach to enforcement
However, many organizations defer to individual point solutions that deliver poor outcomes when building their overall Identity environments. Distributed oversight and poor integrations between apps and systems lead to inconsistent authentication policy enforcement, weakening the organization’s overall security posture.
Security leaders need to go beyond converging their Identity tools to adopt a genuinely unified approach to Identity, one that offers consistent enforcement and higher levels of control.
Okta elevates Identity and Access Management (IAM) across the spectrum of posture, access, and governance by centralizing and tightly integrating every aspect of Identity. The result? Powerful enforcement of authentication policy and stronger organization-wide security.
Here’s how we do it.
Okta delivers a robust defense against phishing attacks while also facilitating secure, streamlined, and continuous employee access to key systems and resources.
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Okta Access Management |
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What it is |
A seamless, unified management system for defining and enforcing user access permissions across different roles, functions, and systems. |
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What it does |
Helps security leaders enforce least-privilege access and protect against phishing attacks through an adaptable and powerful suite of features. |
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How it does it |
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Okta Privileged Access |
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Okta Privileged Access makes it simple to deliver unified access to and governance of privileged resources, both on-prem and in the cloud. Okta PA increases visibility, strengthens compliance, and ensures rigorous security without adding unnecessary friction to the user experience, making it the ideal tool for providing fast and secure access to sensitive resources.
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The impact of unified Identity
To provide their organizations with the strongest possible defense against the rising tide of sophisticated threats, security leaders need to adopt an approach to Identity-powered security that mitigates threats before, during, and after authentication-based attacks. Okta unifies every aspect of your Identity security, ensuring that least-privileged access is consistently enforced.
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Before unifying Identity with Okta |
After unifying Identity with Okta |
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Fragmented access policy determinations make it difficult or impossible to consistently adhere to a least-privileged access standard, weakening your Identity posture and exposing your organization to unnecessary risk. |
Centralized policy administration (powered by advanced automation and continuous risk monitoring) helps your organization maintain least-privileged access across your entire tech stack. |
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Fragmented authentication policies don’t adapt to contextual information, adding unnecessary friction in some cases while not enforcing strict authentication in more risky scenarios. |
Tight integration with continuous risk monitoring functions ensures least-privileged access and sends step-up authentication requests when contextual information suggests heightened risk. |
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Inconsistent enforcement of time-bound access leads to overlong access and new vulnerabilities for bad actors to exploit. |
Time-bound access is centrally managed and equipped with automated functionality that prevents overlong access. |
For more information on the other stages of threat protection, check out our blogs on the unified response to pre-auth and post-auth security.
If you’re looking for more information on unified Identity in general, check out our solution brief.
