One risk IAM administrators are very familiar with is having a lack of control over credentials. Once credentials that grant privileged operations are lost or shared without permissions, they can be used to give unauthorised people elevated access to resources. A reasonable prevention strategy is to use a Just-in-Time (JIT) access model to make…

Product teams are being asked to drive efficiencies and deliver more innovation with less budget, headcount, and time thanks to current macroeconomic conditions. That means delivering innovative product features, driving adoption and keeping users secure while expanding into new geos — and doing all of this faster than the competition. Customer…

Home Realm Discovery for organisations and multi-organisation selection Businesses are discerning customers and they need your application to work with every part of their Identity stack. In a bygone era, their users might tolerate a clunky login experience when accessing the SaaS applications that they need to get their job done, but now they’re…

Today at AWS Applications Innovation Day, AWS announced AWS AppFabric, a new service that connects multiple SaaS applications together to improve security and productivity. AWS AppFabric connects SaaS applications across the organisation so IT and security teams can easily manage and secure SaaS applications. Now available as part of AWS AppFabric…

It’s a nerve-racking time to be a marketer.  After being the driving force that sparked new digital strategies for businesses amidst the COVID-19 lockdowns, marketers now face a new set of daunting pressures posed by artificial intelligence, uncertain economic conditions, and an evolving data privacy landscape — three “existential threats”…

Branding is a vital aspect of any business strategy. It lays the foundation and communicates the company’s values, innovation, and experiences. The way a company presents itself through visuals such as logos, colors, and icons greatly impacts how people feel about it, which can have a lasting effect on people's perceptions of the company. …

In today's corporate landscape, bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies have gained significant traction, with over 50% of computers, tablets, and smartphones being used as personal devices in the workplace, according to Okta’s Businesses at Work 2023 report. However, with the rise of personal devices owned by third-party contractors, vendors, and…

In an ever-evolving digital landscape, the public sector is faced with a difficult challenge: ensuring that public services are safe, secure, and easy to use. Meeting all of these demands is critical to providing users with the digital experiences they require.  To help your public sector organisation better understand how to deliver safe and…

Okta Lifecycle Management (LCM) helps organisations of all sizes streamline and automate end-to-end lifecycle activities. Customers who use an external Identity source, like a human resources (HR) management system, will connect it to Okta so that they can import and manage identities throughout their lifecycle in a single plane. Okta has a number…

As part of Okta’s social impact work, we have the privilege of working with some of the world’s largest nonprofit and humanitarian organisations. These groups are the first to jump to action when people around the world need support.  Many of us intuitively understand the need for these organisations to focus on the physical safety of those they…