Organizations across every industry are facilitating an exponential rise in new app creation and usage. This increase is making centralized access management increasingly costly and complex. Okta has always featured specific admin roles to meet these needs, spanning from “mobile admin” and “report admin” roles, to the global “Okta super admin”…

MFA stands for multi-factor authentication, an identity verification method. MFA adds an extra layer of security on top of credentials like usernames and passwords. By doing so, it provides greater certainty that a user is who they claim to be before granting them access to an application, online account, or corporate network. MFA is a critical…

Each month, we’re chatting with a founder of a company in the Okta Ventures portfolio for our Founders in Focus series. It’s a chance to take a closer look at the companies at the cutting edge of security, identity, and privacy. This month we’re speaking with Riddhiman Das of TripleBlind. What is TripleBlind and what is your mission? TripleBlind…

At Okta, we pride ourselves on being a trusted partner to businesses globally as they seek to connect people and technology. And with trends around remote work, cloud migration and cybersecurity accelerating with COVID-19, we’re more focused on this than ever. To help customers meet these growing Identity challenges, at Oktane21, we announced Okta…

Amidst COVID-19, higher education institutions must constantly be attentive to the latest solutions and defenses in cybersecurity. To protect and accommodate the needs of their students, staff, and larger campus ecosystem, Identity and access management must be amongst their highest priorities. In today’s market, digital transformation—improvement…

In today’s increasingly online world, businesses need to have a strong digital presence to connect with customers—both old and new—while also driving continuous engagement. One of the key technologies that can help companies get this right is customer identity and access management (CIAM). In this post, we’ll cover how brands can leverage CIAM to…

At the end of May, CIOs and other top IT officials from all U.S. states and territories gathered virtually for the NASCIO 2021 Midyear Conference. This year’s conference featured three days of exciting sessions and breakout panels—with a spotlight on how Identity and Access Management (IAM) is bolstering the mission of state governments. As…

Okta recently conducted a Zero Trust survey, polling 600 security and business leaders from around the world on how Zero Trust security fits into their current frameworks and roadmaps. According to that report, in 2020, 41% of organizations said they were working on a Zero Trust initiative or intended to start one in the near future. This year,…

To keep a business thriving, it takes a good product, a lot of talent, and shrewd leadership. To build Wabtec—a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for the freight and transit rail sectors—it took all the same ingredients, plus a heap of visionary thinking.   Although Wabtec was only formed in…

Cyber insurance is a promising tool companies can leverage to mitigate the risks of cyber attacks, data breaches, and business disruption. Just like with all forms of insurance, businesses need to ensure they’re protected against loss when the unexpected happens. Moreover, certain steps need to be taken—or criteria met—in order to remain insured…