For the first few years of this decade, organisations 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…

Authorisation has become more complex over the years. Users require more collaboration features and more privacy controls about what data is shared with others. Security and compliance teams demand limiting user’s permissions to just the ones they need, visibility over authorisation policies and access control logs. Managing authorisation in an ad…

Sign-up fraud, credential stuffing, and MFA bypass are everyday threats targeting Customer Identity.  Identity has become a primary security entry point for all consumer applications.  From buying flowers online to conducting financial transactions, millions of authentications occur daily to verify the digital identities of customers. But…

Earlier today, Okta CEO Todd McKinnon sent the following email to Okta employees.  Hi everyone, Last month Okta celebrated its 15th birthday. After reflecting on this milestone, I’m incredibly proud of the progress we’ve made together and the strides we’ve taken to establish Okta as an iconic company. We power every identity use case, we support…

In today's world, where keeping things running smoothly and safely online is key, Okta has become a go-to choice for companies managing who gets access to what. We’ve established a robust reputation for enabling businesses to manage their security measures confidently. Okta's platform ensures the right people can access the tools and data they…

This tutorial is part of Okta Workflows with Microsoft series: Send an Email Notification for a New Okta Event Send a Notification to Microsoft Teams for a New Okta Event Send a Rich Message to Microsoft Teams for a New Okta Event Using Microsoft API In this step-by-step tutorial, you will build a flow to send an email notification using the…

A strong access management solution must be built on a strong MFA foundation that includes multiple security factors that amplify one another to ensure a high security assurance level. From cyber insurance providers to standards-setting organisations such as NIST, security experts recommend implementing MFA wherever possible. And, when considering…

We’re excited to announce passkeys are now Generally Available in the Okta Customer Identity Cloud to help businesses drive greater sign-up and sign-in conversion without compromising end-user security.  Pioneered by the FIDO Alliance, passkeys are a password replacement that enable faster, easier, and more secure authentication experiences for…

2023 was a big year for the Okta Customer Identity Cloud (CIC) Organisations 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 Organisations: Organisations provides the…

In this step-by-step tutorial, you will build a flow that imports users from Google Sheets spreadsheet and creates new users in Okta. Things you will learn: How to connect and import data from Google Sheets. How to use a helper flow to create for-each logic. How to create users in Okta. How to test individual cards and the flow. How to set up a…