Multi-Factor Authentication

Your end users already carry multiple devices. Why not put them to use? That’s the thought behind multi-factor authentication (MFA), a solution leveraging multiple devices and factors to provide extra security: texting an authentication code to a user’s smartphone, for instance. Here’s what Okta has to say about this innovative authentication method.

Overcoming security team challenges with cloud and SaaS local accounts

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…

Okta FastPass: Phishing-resistant MFA

Security practitioners worldwide face the same challenge: provide robust security and enhanced user experience. In a landscape of continued change and evolution, knowing all of our options becomes difficult. The seemingly elusive solution is to provide our end users with a seamless experience while requiring them to perform powerful, phishing…

Why healthcare organizations should invest in Identity now more than ever

In an era of increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks, healthcare remains one of the most targeted industries. Data breaches jeopardize patient privacy and disrupt critical care services — underscoring the need for robust cybersecurity measures. Among these includes having a comprehensive strategy for Identity and Access Management (IAM) to protect…

People-centered Identity with John Heedley of Vialto Partners

The Identity Insider series highlights Okta customers who are innovating and redefining the Identity industry. Our first guest, Dr. John Heedley, is the driving force behind Identity at Vialto Partners, an organization that reimagines global mobility solutions to support people moving and working from virtually anywhere. Heedley’s career journey…

The quest for Workforce Identity maturity

In literary terms, a quest is described as “an adventurous journey” taken on by a story’s main character. This journey often brings challenges, but by the end, the main character gains enhanced knowledge and experience. What does a literary device have to do with Identity? Implementing and growing your Identity practice is no different from a…

Businesses at Work 2024: Fundamentals in focus

For the first few years of this decade, organizations everywhere had to grapple with wave after wave of remarkable change. Sudden developments like lockdowns, the shift to remote work, supply chain disruptions, rampant inflation, and the rise of AI — just to name a few — forced companies to ditch the status quo and rapidly transform if they wanted…

Organizations moving forward

2023 was a big year for the Okta Customer Identity Cloud (CIC) Organizations product, which made its debut in April 2021. Adoption and product usage more than doubled. It led to a lot of learning and product investment. I’m excited to share our progress and what’s planned next. First, a quick recap on Organizations: Organizations provides the…

Measuring the business value of Identity at Guaranteed Rate and ADT

Grappling with the aftermath of a global pandemic and navigating the complexities of an austerity-driven economy, cybersecurity leaders find themselves at a crossroads. In the wake of macroeconomic uncertainties, these leaders are under increasing pressure to validate their investments to executive decision-makers. The challenge is twofold: How…

What the GenAI paradigm shift means for Identity

Generative AI is the biggest technology paradigm shift of our generation. As a technologist at heart, I couldn’t be more thrilled about its potential. Here’s how I’m thinking about identity’s role in the AI future, AI’s impact on the threat landscape, Okta’s AI capabilities, and what’s coming next for Okta and AI at Oktane. The role of Identity…

We’ve gone 100% passwordless for workforce apps

At Okta, we’re always looking for ways to strengthen our overall security posture. We’re also constantly striving to improve the experience for our total workforce of 7,000+ users. With those two goals in mind, I’m incredibly proud to announce that we’ve reached a major milestone: Every app and resource in our internal Okta tenant now uses…

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