A catalyst. A pivotal moment. A paradigm shift. Whatever you want to call it, 2020 has changed the game for how organizations around the world operate. While COVID-19 forced a sudden transition to remote work on a massive scale, the foundations for this transformation were laid over the last few years, with rapidly accelerating rates of…

It’s now common knowledge that implementing multi-factor authentication (MFA) is a no-brainer. Not enabling multi-factor authentication is like leaving the door to your home wide open, with all the lights on, with signs pointing to where your precious belongings are stored. But with that said, implementing MFA is easier said than done.  In our…

A password manager is an application that stores and manages online credentials—think of it as a type of vault that keeps passwords safe. In addition, password managers make it easier to access apps and websites since they can automatically input login details. Everyone who uses a computer or smartphone is likely familiar with switching between…

As the great Mark Twain once wrote in response to reading his own obituary in May of 1897, “reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.” Fast forward nearly a hundred years to 1995, and a Finnish computer scientist named Tatu Ylönen created a secure transport protocol known simply as Secure Shell (SSH). What do these things have to do with…

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison recently raised awareness of a state-based cyber attack that Australia is facing across all levels of government and the private sector. In response, the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) published an advisory on the nature of the attacks as well as guidance on how to mitigate these types of attacks…

Identity has become a cornerstone of our digital lives, whether it’s through technology adoption at work, personal app usage at home, or anywhere in between. The fundamental role of identity manifests through nearly every person who connects to the internet, as each app, service, or tool needs to identify exactly who the user is. Reliable access…

By embracing COTS- and API-based solutions, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) continues to be at the forefront of IT modernization amongst U.S. government agencies. The new Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) program is a prime example, as the scheme is likely to play a huge part in transforming care delivery models as we know it…

Privileged access management (PAM) is a way of authorizing, managing, and monitoring account access with a high degree of administrative permissions. This is done to protect an organization’s most critical systems and resources. These “super user” accounts are isolated within an encrypted repository or vault. The access of these systems is…

For communities in the U.S. to thrive, they need access to state and municipal government agencies and the essential services they provide. In order to carry out their work on-demand and at scale while mitigating security challenges such as nation-state cyber attacks, it’s critical that these agencies embrace modern identity. And that means…

In my previous blog, I introduced the concept of why hybrid, cloud-first, identity solutions are fundamentally different from those with an on-premises-first focus, providing you with a huge competitive advantage. Over the next few blog posts, I’ll be digging deeper into these differences, and detailing the advantages you’ll get by adopting Okta’s…