A worker is only as good as their tools. Just like carpenters rely on hammers and saws to build stuff, marketers depend on a growing range of applications to handle things, like design, sales, and collaboration.  The 2023 Okta Businesses at Work report takes a look at the applications and services used by companies around the world. Based on…

Ten years ago, security experts declared the first Thursday in May a new holiday. World Password Day was meant to serve as a helpful annual reminder for people to change their passwords. It was also a tacit admission of one of passwords’ fundamental flaws: To remain effective, they must frequently be changed. In the decade since, the login…

Okta, the World’s Identity Company, is calling on every company that makes or uses software to start their own passwordless journey today and reduce their reliance on passwords for new applications by the end of 2025. Passwords are a headache for consumers and businesses and are often one of the weakest links in an organization's cybersecurity…

Maintaining the security of a large digital infrastructure poses a critical challenge for many global enterprise organizations. With a vast network of systems and devices across multiple regions, Mars, the global manufacturer of some of the world's most famous confectionery and pet brands, needs comprehensive visibility into its environment,…

We’ve seen a lot of turmoil in the global banking system in recent weeks. Several near-simultaneous failures in the U.S. and Europe have rattled public confidence in banks and financial institutions, according to at least one recent poll. For the average consumer, the old mattress might be looking like a more appealing place to stash their savings…

At Okta, we continue to grow and evolve our integration points to make the Identity and Access Management (IAM) journey secure, scalable, and flexible. In addition to Single Sign-On, Lifecycle Management, Log Streaming, and Workflows integrations in the Okta Integration Network (OIN), we’re excited to introduce API Service Integrations, now…

Driving rapid innovation and doing it efficiently–without risking security or impacting our user experience — has always been a key priority for me.  In my 20+ years of experience leading teams of engineers in transforming and scaling tech for global user bases, from driving global expansion of products to scaling systems from 0 to 100 million…

Welcome to our Founders in Focus series, where each month we highlight one of the founders of Okta Ventures’ portfolio companies. You’ll learn more about them and how they work with Okta. This month, we’re getting to know Marshall Pribadi, founder and CEO of Privy. What is Privy, and what is your mission? What is the Privy solution? What challenge…

Millions of organizations — from innovative startups to leading multinational corporations and public sector organizations — are moving to Google Workspace to connect and collaborate in the new reality of hybrid work. Today, we're joining forces with Google Cloud (link to news release) to help bring the importance of security around critical…

When we founded Okta in 2009, integrating applications for our customers into Okta's identity management service was a top priority. We went beyond facilitating sign-in to cloud software and on-premises services by releasing thousands of pre-built integrations to help our customers tap into a wider breadth of applications and increase productivity…