Situation: Scaling security practices to meet the needs of a global workforce  Kyocera AVX, a global manufacturing company, faced several challenges in scaling their security practices to protect their complex technical environment and global workforce. Initially, they used manual processes for some IT and security tasks. This included manually…

By adopting a modern Identity strategy, organizations can support many critical initiatives—from boosting workforce productivity to streamlining end-user experiences.  Organizations that collect and store personal information are subject to a broad range of data protection and privacy laws that vary based on where in the world they conduct their…

Okta FastPass is a cryptographic, multi-factor authenticator that provides a frictionless, passwordless authentication experience to end users and peace of mind to IT and security administrators. Check out  A Deep Dive Into Okta FastPass to learn more about how FastPass works. Step-up authentication with security signals from CrowdStrike  Okta…

Every business today faces plenty of uncertainty. Macro headwinds such as a tight labor market, high inflation, and rising interest rates abound, making it an undeniably challenging time to run and grow a business.  To thrive in a climate like this, organizations have to be focused and strategic. They need to double down on workforce efficiency,…

Evolution within the financial services industry has unlocked unlimited opportunities and solutions for consumers. Open finance—a global movement—gives consumers new and exciting ways to manage finances, from budgeting and investing to paying a bill or applying for a loan. As a result, financial institutions, 3rd-party providers, and fintech apps…

Every week, reports of cyberattacks hit the news. While these headlines primarily focus on for-profit businesses, nonprofits are not immune. In 2021, U.S. businesses and public entities suffered 26,074 incidents, with a total cost of close to $2.6 billion, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office.  Nonprofits make attractive targets…

At Okta, we take pride in ensuring our product features are developed with testability in mind, thoroughly tested, and continuous monitoring is implemented before reaching our customers. This blog post will describe some of the quality signals we use to ensure features are ready for customer adoption. Internal testing  Upon every approved pull…

Okta Workflows is a no-code platform for automating identity processes.  This blog post is based on a question asked during office hours or the #okta-workflows channel in MacAdmins Slack: How do you iterate over a JSON object to retrieve a path value?  Thanks to Bishal Shrestha, an Okta Administrator at Pinterest, who asked this question in…

Okta Workflows has just released a number of templates focused on Security Operations Centre (SOC) processes. In this blog post, you will learn about these templates.  Getting started Okta Workflows has just released a number of templates focused on Security Operations Centre (SOC) processes. These Workflow templates are designed to help solve…

In today’s digital world, customers and partners have no reason to tolerate poor user experiences, especially from legacy financial organizations. Millennials and Gen Z now form the largest adult cohort globally, and they expect streamlined, personalized, secure access to financial services. These technically literate consumers can and will switch…