security

Organizations of all sizes are adopting more SaaS applications than ever. According to Okta’s Businesses at Work Report 2023, the average Okta customer uses 89 different applications. Driving a least privileged access approach for each of these applications becomes even more complex when teams have to take into account each application’s unique…

Okta is proud to be recognized as the Palo Alto Networks 2023 Global Technology Partner Innovator of the Year! These annual awards are presented to an elite group of Palo Alto Networks partners that, over the past 12 months, have excelled in one or more of the following areas: Performance: Bookings that partners initiate, the pipeline they build,…

We are thrilled to announce the general availability of Okta Privileged Access, our new privileged access management (PAM) offering, beginning this week. Okta Privileged Access is a powerful solution that elevates your security infrastructure and helps provide controlled access to your critical systems, applications, and data. This empowers your…

  Update, Feb. 8, 2024: I’m pleased to announce that Okta has completed the acquisition of Spera Security,  an identity security platform, to broaden our Identity threat detection and security posture management capabilities. We aim to make the product generally available in Spring 2024. Welcome Spera Security to Okta! Excited to see what…

What follows is an adaptation of an article from the second issue of Okta’s Identity Spotlight magazine. From food delivery to cryptocurrency, digital native businesses (DNBs) have grown exponentially over the past decade, driving economic growth and creating new jobs. According to International Data Corporation, DNBs are companies that use cloud…

What follows is an adaptation of an article from the second issue of Okta’s Identity Spotlight magazine. Technology’s impact on the world of education is unquestionable. We’re a long way from the days of piles of notebooks, overhead projectors, and chalkboards. These days, technology plays a central role in the design and delivery of curriculum in…

Wondering how to most effectively and efficiently architect an Identity solution at your large or otherwise complex organization? Multi-tenancy could be your answer (for Customer Identity and Workforce Identity use cases).  Two of Okta’s skilled Technical Account Managers, Adam Dunham and David Weston, recently took the stage to speak about …

  Static API tokens have long been used to call external APIs and access the resources of third parties such as software vendors. As API standards have evolved, OAuth 2.0 emerged as the option offering more robust security, greater flexibility, and a better developer experience. Let’s explore the advantages of moving away from static tokens in…

Security. It’s a hard business. I’m not just talking about the endless patching, monitoring, and training. The constant sprint to remediate when a new CVE (Common Vulnerability and Exposures) notification drops, or the lingering fears that you’ll be called back to the office on your downtime to deal with a crisis.  No, it’s hard because it’s not a…

When it comes to technology, there’s no arguing that the trend of the year is artificial intelligence (AI). AI is discussed simultaneously as the answer to — and the source of — all our problems. I know from my years of experience serving public sector organizations that it can be overwhelming when a new trend comes along. Suddenly, everywhere you…