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.

Traveling for the Holidays? Here’s How to Work From Anywhere

With the holidays upon us, chances are you’ll be traveling to spend time with friends and family. You will likely find yourself trying to kill time on long flights or wrapping everything up before you log off for the holidays. Are you hoping to get some work done during the hours you’re in transit? If so, you may end up working anywhere from an…

Trick or treat? Seven treats for IT managers implementing Okta

It may be the season for jack ‘o lanterns, mummies and ghouls, but those creatures aren’t the scariest things that an IT manager could confront on a typical day. What’s more frightening are the amount of typical questions technical teams get from their teammates on how to use Okta. To help with the most common Okta questions, here are some …

3 Ways to Protect Consumer Sign-in

In all consumer-facing enterprises, ensuring the security of customer accounts and personal information are paramount. In many cases, consumer profiles and credentials are among the most sensitive and proprietary information in your possession. Yet, achieving adequate infrastructure and protection for this data can pose challenges that many…

Okta Multi-factor Authentication brings simplicity and security to Oracle Database

Earlier this year, the PCI Security Standards Council unveiled strong encryption and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) requirements as part of its Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard 3.2. The PCI Security Standards Council is an organization founded by the major credit card companies to develop, enhance, disseminate and assist with the…

Addressing New NIST Guidelines with Okta Verify

The National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) generated some buzz yesterday with the release of its Digital Authentication Guideline draft. As part of its purview, NIST recommends national-level guidelines and rules for cryptography and secure communications. In the proposal, NIST recommends implementers consider authenticators other…

What Fuels an Oilfield Services Company? The Cloud, of Course.

Most people think of the Old West and 200 foot-high gushers when oilfields are mentioned, but Seventy Seven Energy Systems Architect Chris Dodds thinks of cloud solutions and identity management. When Oklahoma-based oilfield services company Seventy Seven Energy spun off from Chesapeake Energy almost two years ago, Chris Dodds and his team were…

Let’s Get Down to Business!

In today’s hyper-connected enterprise, apps and services are growing to support all work cultures. The modern enterprise movement is underpinned by cloud adoption and the maturation of mobile platforms. At Okta, we have the unique ability to see what’s happening in the cloud, and we’re excited today to release our second edition of “Businesses @…

What’s Behind Your Favorite TV Show? DISH Network Tunes in to the Cloud

When you’re watching your favorite new show or catching the highlights from the big game, you probably don’t think about the process required to deliver that entertainment. And there’s a good chance that the DISH Network team is behind it — they provide programming and technology to about 14 million pay-TV subscribers with a mission of being the…

A New Era for Hard Tokens: Okta and Yubico Make Strong Authentication Easy

If you’ve seen Okta’s Best Of 2015 report we published in late December, you know that all signs point to 2016 being a banner year for all forms of strong authentication. As our data so clearly shows, the classic security question is on its way out and providers of new authentication methods (including our very own Okta Verify with Push) are…

Looking Back: Okta’s 2015 Year in Review by the Numbers

We’ve watched the ball drop and toasted the new year with family and friends (and maybe a glass of bubbly). While we’re putting together our list of goals and intentions for 2016, it’s also helpful to take a look back at our accomplishments and growth over the last 365 days. As CEO Todd McKinnon recently wrote, Okta had a tremendous 2015…

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