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Decentralized Identity is a methodology that allows individuals to securely control their digital Identity without relying on a central authority. The need for decentralized Identity Traditional Identity models do not protect user interests and can leave personal information vulnerable. Decentralized Identity helps close the gap on a growing list…

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…

Between work and home, how many devices are you using every day? The proliferation of portable devices has magnified the cybersecurity challenges facing organizations of all sizes.  For many businesses, the challenges of managing and securing IT assets have been amplified by “bring your own device” policies. As a result, IT organizations often no…

TL;DR: Automation helps SMBs stay competitive and frees up valuable employee time to focus on critical initiatives. For many seeking to automate the workplace, no-code automation has been the solution. For more information on automation or where SMBsare investing, download our SMBs at Work 2024 report and read our Jumpstart Identity with…

Identity governance has traditionally been considered a compliance-first toolset. For businesses looking to adopt an IGA solution, this has meant audit trails, thorough reporting, and access controls. But more recently, IGA’s security-driven role has grown. Savvy CISOs and CIOs recognize how the right solution can help safeguard an organization…

Today, we released our fourth State of Inclusion report, an annual report in which we share an overview of our current workforce demographics and Okta’s collective Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DIB) efforts. At Okta, we believe DIB is a shared responsibility of all Oktanauts, and this report is a culmination of the efforts of so many people…

Manually provisioning access to apps for a growing team of  over 1100 employees was not scalable or cost effective, leading Wealthsimple to invest in automated access control. Wealthsimple is a Canadian fintech company serving 3 million Canadians, specializing in five areas: saving, trading, investing, tax, and crypto. Wealthsimple’s small but…

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…

Remember when workforce Identity management meant dealing with a tangled web of individual point solutions, each tied to specific applications and handled manually in Excel spreadsheets?  As an Identity practitioner for over 20 years, I can recall back to the early 2000s when there were numerous point solutions from various vendors to solve…