As I discussed in my previous post, Okta’s Risk-Based Authentication feature helps organizations overcome the challenges of balancing security with usability. You may have heard a lot about Risk-based Authentication over the past couple of months, and now that Risk-Based Authentication is Generally Available, I want to give an updated overview of what it is, why it matters for your workforce, and how you can get started with using it. Navigating modern security challenges Organizations are deploying more tools and applications than ever before. Within Okta’s customer base, the average number of apps deployed per customer has reached 88, up 21% from 72 apps in 2016. On top of that, there’s added complexity in the fact that users want to access these apps from multiple devices and locations. To manage the additional risk associated with these requirements, security teams have to constantly create and maintain various complex access.
