Tag Archives: cloud

Encryption in the Spotlight due to Vulnerable Android Apps

Last week, Ars Technica’s Dan Goodin published a story detailing how downloaded Android applications have the potential to expose the sensitive personal data of more than 185 million users.  Vulnerabilities due to inadequate or incorrect use of SSL/TLS protocol libraries … Continue reading

How the Enterprise Got Sexy: Reflecting on #TCDisrupt

You’ve probably heard by now, but enterprise is the hot thing in the Valley right now. (For the record, I’ve always thought what we are doing is cool.) Still, the widespread interest was only re-affirmed yesterday during the “How Enterprise … Continue reading

Workday and Okta: Disrupting HR-Driven IDM in the Cloud

The cloud is changing the face of enterprise IT and the world is really starting to take note. Enterprise cloud companies are the subject of countless front-and-center conversations at industry events (Todd, our CEO, will be speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt … Continue reading

Gartner Catalyst: Talking Trust, Identity and Cloud Strategies

We had a great few days last week down at the Gartner Catalyst event. Definitely one of the most concentrated gatherings of people to talk about the challenges enterprises are facing around identity – and Okta got a very warm reception … Continue reading

Okta Named an Enterprise Cloud IAM Leader

Today we announced some exciting market momentum – in a July report, Forrester Research, Inc. named Okta a cloud identity and access management (IAM) leader. The report – “The Forrester Wave: Enterprise Cloud Identity and Access Management, Q3 2012” – … Continue reading

Gartner Predicts Cloud IAM Will Grow 500 Percent by 2015

At a recent summit, Gartner analysts made strong assertions about cloud-based IAM’s growing predominance, predicting that cloud IAM will grow 500 percent from 2012 to 2015. In addition, they predict that IDaaS will account for 25 percent of all IAM … Continue reading

Successful Cloud Deployments Must Start with IT

InfoWorld’s David Linthicum recently wrote about how enterprise IT departments must think differently before when rolling out cloud applications. The reason? IT staffs tend to be reactive by nature, and there’s too much to lose by rolling out a cloud … Continue reading

Recapping RSA: Online Security in the Era of iPads, Mobile Adoption

The RSA Conference wrapped up last week in San Francisco. Tons of vendors, journalists and security-minded folks (the Okta team included) converged to discuss the latest trends in online security and how companies can best protect themselves from cyber attacks. … Continue reading

Implementing an On-Premises Identity Management Solution? Good Luck, You’ll Need It

Let’s start with a hypothetical situation: I’m going to hand you an on-premises identity management solution for free. Well, great, but there’s plenty left to do to turn your identity management dream into reality. First, let’s get the solution installed. … Continue reading

Washington Shifts to the Cloud

Check out our roundup of some of last week’s most interesting cloud-related news: Identity as a Service (IDaaS) For his February column for Windows IT Pro, Sean Deuby turned to identity predictions from the most recent Gartner Identity and Access … Continue reading

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