To be competitive is to be proactive. Companies in every industry have to identify and address demands if they’re to get (and stay) ahead. Each company has its own challenges, but the need to modernize IT impacts organizations across all industries. A major part of this modernization is improved identity and access management (IAM). Companies need…

At Okta, we are “Always On”. The core of “Always On” starts with our Technical Operations team, ensuring that customers never have to worry about the Okta service. When our North America team goes to sleep, Jay Harrison, EMEA Technical Operations Site Reliability Engineering Manager, and team are committed to making sure “Always On” is a reality…

The IDC PlanScape report is designed to help organizations identify, justify, and implement initiatives critical to successful digital transformation. The report, IDC PlanScape: Deploying Multifactor Authentication, looks specifically at the latest trends and opportunities in the MFA space. Here are the need-to-know insights from the research. IDC…

The TL;DR: As HR has morphed into a more technology-based function, it’s quickly becoming reliant on a strong IT foundation. Simultaneously, IT needs the support of HR to sharpen its operations and security processes. Forward thinking organizations need both teams working together to implement technologies that keep them safe and productive. The…

With Gartner predicting that 80% of companies will close their data centres completely by 2025, it’s clear that companies are embracing cloud-based infrastructure. How we work has changed; employees are increasingly mobile, and our IT environments are far more complex. As attack surfaces broaden and incidents of credential theft skyrocket, most…

In 2018, identity became more important than ever before. Innovation raced ahead, but privacy concerns and mistrust in the technology industry also mounted. These shifts raised new questions about how we define our identities, who will own them, and how we can protect them. Because of this, our mission to securely connect any person to any…

Every website or mobile app with a login form is a potential target for account takeover attacks. An “account takeover” is the process by which hackers and fraudsters use ill-gotten credentials to gain access to legitimate customers’ accounts. Most of these attacks are automated and driven by malicious bots. The rise of bots is mirrored by the…

We’ve experienced significant growth at Okta over the past year — not only in my world of social impact, but across the board. We expanded our customer base, launched new products, built partnerships, added employees and opened new offices around the world. When we open offices in new cities and regions, the Okta community grows. And it presents a…

They say December is the season of giving—but for nonprofit organizations, generosity isn’t limited to a single holiday. These groups strive year-round to help communities in need, raise awareness, and inspire action. However, with financial constraints and limited resources, many nonprofits struggle to adopt modern IT solutions. This forces them…

  At Okta, we are highly invested in the latest ideas and practices around authentication and security—and that requires some myth busting. This blog is the third in a series of posts meant to tackle common misunderstandings and myths around single sign-on (SSO). See below for our full list of the myths we've seen (and busted!) around SSO. IT…