Tag Archives: security

Staying on the (Leading) Edge of Things at RSA

RSA can be intimidating for first-time attendees – and this year’s event was no different. Walking the exhibit floor (all 700,000 square feet of it) is nearly a full-day experience on its own. And when you consider the bright oversized logos … Continue reading

Top 10 Reasons Valentines are Like Passwords

Happy Valentine’s Day from the Okta team! We’ve had some fun thinking about chocolate, flowers and all things Enterprise Identity and came up with the Top 10 11 reasons valentines are like passwords. Enjoy! You get in trouble if you … Continue reading

Securing Layer 7: The Closest Point to the End User

Building and maintaining Okta’s security program is an interesting job, to say the least. The stakes are high: Not only is identity management core to IT, it is central to an enterprise’s security. Plus, Okta delivers IDM from the cloud, … Continue reading

Keeping it Simple to Keep it Secure

The New York Times recently ran an interesting profile of Peter Neumann, one of the preeminent computer scientists in the world. The story, “Killing the Computer to Save it,” details Neumann’s ideas for how to solve the inherent security vulnerabilities … Continue reading

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

Defining the Enterprise Cloud Service – Part 6: Strong Encryption Throughout

During the past few weeks, I’ve written about what it takes to build a cloud service that’s ready for the enterprise. Essentially, there are three characteristics that set true enterprise cloud services apart from their consumer counterparts: Security. Reliability. Trust. … Continue reading

Recognizing the Password Problem: Two-Step Authentication in the Spotlight

Verification has been making the news lately. Earlier this month, Box announced that it was adding a two-step login verification, just weeks after Dropbox added two-step verification. And it was Wired journalist Mat Honan’s devastating personal identity hack in August … Continue reading

Defining the Enterprise Cloud Service – Part 5: Singular Focus on the Customer

Last week, I posted the fourth installment in a six-part blog series about what it takes to have an enterprise-ready cloud service and the three characteristics (security, reliability and trust) that differentiate an enterprise cloud service from a typical consumer … Continue reading

Defining the Enterprise Cloud Service – Part 3: Benchmarked and Audited Service

I recently released the first and second installments of a six-part blog series about what it takes to have an enterprise-ready cloud service. While the identity hack of Wired’s Mat Honan (and the media fallout that followed) spurred the idea, … Continue reading

Defining the Enterprise Cloud Service – Part 2: Development for the Enterprise

Last Tuesday I released part 1 of a series of blog posts that discuss what it takes to have an enterprise-ready cloud service. (As a quick refresher, the idea of defining the enterprise cloud was spurred after the media fall-out … Continue reading

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