Compliance with data privacy law doesn’t just protect end users’ personal data—it also provides critical cyber security defenses for organizations. Employees and customers now expect the freedom to safely sign on from anywhere and companies are adopting and managing more cloud-based tools; meanwhile, data breaches continue to escalate in frequency…

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 to take a data list, modify each record in a list, and continue to use the new list in the flow?  Getting started You have a list of users and need a new…

While the term “Zero Trust” is ubiquitous enough to feel like a buzzword, adoption of the security framework is not as widespread as you might think.  The security industry has been discussing the reality of the shifting perimeter for nearly two decades, with origins back to the Jericho Forum, an international group working to define and promote…

The Workflows team hosted 11 online meetups in 2022. These are no-slides, hands-on events, each running about 30 minutes. If you missed the live sessions or want to learn how to build automations with Okta Workflows, check them out below. 📺 How to Create a Report in Okta Workflows You will learn: Identify suspended users Save users into Google…

The Workflows team released a new feature to help you build workflows and automatons that execute consistently fast. In this blog post, you will learn about new low-latency flows. What is a low-latency flow?  The new Low-latency feature allows eligible flows to consistently run up to 10 times faster. Every workflow requires a certain time to…

Each month, we’ll highlight one of the founders of Okta Ventures’ portfolio companies. You’ll get to know more about them and learn how they work with Okta. This month we’re speaking with Moty Jacob of SURF Security. What is SURF Security, and what is your mission? SURF Security is trying to solve a fundamental problem in corporate security:…

Empowering our people is one of Okta’s core company values. We are committed to building a truly diverse workforce that bolsters a culture of inclusion and belonging – and we believe this starts with the way we communicate with one another. In 2020, Okta’s Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging team announced the launch of an Inclusive Language…

Okta customers include some of the world’s leading brands, all leveraging Workflows to automate highly complex, identity-centric business processes – enabling them to save time, increase operational efficiency, and elevate their customer-facing experiences. Our first-ever Flowcase kicked off at Oktane22 to showcase leaders innovating with Okta…

Recognizing Nine Leaders Who Went Above and Beyond At Okta’s annual Identity conference, we have an opportunity to celebrate all of our customers, but the winners of this year’s Oktane Customer Awards allow us to highlight leaders changing their industry—and ours. Building on the previous year of rapid change, 2021 required a willingness to…

“Holistic.” “Strategic.” “Ruthless.”  According to experts at Okta, those are the kinds of mindsets business leaders will need to adopt in 2023. Because as the new year dawns, companies are facing a dizzying mix of headwinds: high inflation, surging interest rates, a global threat of recession, and the ongoing pandemic, to name just a few. With…