Adapting to changes in technology can be a challenge for government agencies with a host of legacy systems, sprawling on-prem infrastructure, and industry stakeholders and private citizens to serve. For the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the situation was no different. Founded by Congress in June 1934, the FCC came...

The fast-changing world of cybersecurity can be complex, with plenty of news to sort through to find out what will affect IT systems in the months—and years—to come. In terms of cloud identity, zooming out to see the big picture reveals three particular trends that are poised to make...

At Okta, customer success is our number one company value. And as the Chief Customer Officer, it’s my team’s job to help you make the most of your investment in Okta, to drive your technology initiatives forward, and ultimately help you achieve your missions.

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At Okta, we are all committed to our customers’ and partners’ success, from start to finish. Our Education Services team lives and breathes this, investing in new programs to support IT professionals and leaders on their path to success. As part of the ongoing effort, we recently introduced...

Today we’re excited to announce that Okta has received Moderate certification in the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program ( FedRAMP ). Okta’s achievement of the FedRAMP certification enables federal agencies to adopt cloud applications that simplify identity management. In addition, the achievement allows Okta customers to inherit...

Houston-based company BMC began building its knowledge of computers back in the days when single mainframes filled entire rooms. Now, over three decades later, the firm has grown to support more than 10,000 organizations all around the world, including Global 100 giants. Serving such a large...

I recently joined Okta as the Executive Director of Okta for Good , our corporate social impact initiative. In my first few weeks, I met with numerous leaders and employees, many of whom asked the same questions: “What makes a successful social impact program? What is Okta’s unique...

Working for an identity company like Okta forces you to constantly be aware of new, old and obscure authentication methods — and also encourages you to dive deep into the underlying protocol to discover whether engineers have correctly implemented the technology. Okta’s Research & Exploitation Team does exactly that, by...

We’re a year into our SCIM provisioning developer program, and we’re happy to report that many top SaaS vendors are starting to adopt the SCIM standard. As an Okta customer, that means you can automate user onboarding and offboarding across more apps than ever, saving IT time and increasing...