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In a previous blog about Okta Identity Security Posture Management, we discussed the challenges and potential solutions that enterprises face when dealing with local account management and security. Today, we’ll look into an example of a solution for security teams, regardless of the application that creates local users. What we’ll explain is…

Local accounts in cloud and SaaS apps — user accounts created directly within apps rather than through Okta — pose a significant risk to organizations. These accounts increase the attack surface, giving threat actors more opportunities to exploit vulnerabilities and gain unauthorized access to sensitive data and critical systems.  Security teams…

What’s the best way to bring generative AI to your products and services? If you’re lucky enough to have a few billion dollars lying around, your launch deadline is a handful of years away, and you have access to the world’s best artificial intelligence (AI) engineers, then you’re all good. You can create your own generative AI foundational model…

We at Okta are striving to safely use and develop artificial intelligence (AI) to strengthen the connections between people, technology, and our community. When it comes to AI innovation, we aim to live our core values and harness the power of AI in a way that reflects said values. This kind of thinking is part of our DNA. That’s why we’re pleased…

In October 2023, Okta and our integration partner Yubico jointly announced Yubico FIDO Pre-reg, which delivers pre-enrolled YubiKeys for phishing resistance and a streamlined passwordless onboarding experience for enterprises. Following several months of Early Access to select customers and continued investments, this first-to-market service will…

Realms is a new product that opens up a different approach to managing people in Okta’s Universal Directory. It introduces flexibility to managing users no matter how your business is growing. Whether this occurs through natural growth, M&A, or the introduction of new business units, the ability to seamlessly manage and delegate management of…

Authorization is evolving. Users demand more nuanced access controls and privacy, while security and compliance teams need precise permission management. Enter a new approach: Okta Fine Grained Authorization. Now, you can manage your teams’ need for precise permissions while maintaining independence from any Identity provider (IdP), including but…

In today’s fast-paced digital world, adaptability and efficiency are key. The challenge for many businesses is balancing technical flexibility with evolving business needs. We’re excited to announce that Forms is now Generally Available. This powerful feature within Okta Customer Identity Cloud’s extensibility offering is set to transform how…

If a data breach happens at your organization,  you can’t afford to compromise on the speed and efficacy of your response. For the best possible defense against cybersecurity threats, security leaders need a comprehensive approach to Identity-powered security that supports risk mitigation in scenarios when would-be attackers have already exploited…

You can now deploy fine-grained authorization (FGA) in several AWS regions with high availability and requests per second because Okta Fine Grained Authorization is available as an AWS private cloud deployment option. Authorization is where authentication was a decade ago. We aim to simplify authorization for developers, just as we did with…