Organizations today face increasingly diverse and sophisticated cyber threats. This work is bigger than any one entity; it forms part of a collaborative global initiative to make the internet a safer place. For Cyber Security Awareness Month, we’re going behind the scenes with some of Okta’s Cyber Security Advocates, a talented group of…

This solution demonstrates the setup required to convert Okta System Log events into Apache Parquet files. Converted and OCFS-formatted Okta Syslog will be stored in an Amazon S3 bucket. Amazon Security Lake consumers will use OCSF logs from the S3 bucket for downstream analytical processes.  This post will show how you can convert Okta System Log…

Today at AWS re:Invent in Las Vegas, Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced the launch of AWS Verified Access with Okta as a supported identity provider. AWS Verified Access is built on the principles of Zero Trust, delivering secure access to private applications without a VPN by evaluating each request in real-time using contextual security signals…

Today at AWS re:Invent in Las Vegas, AWS announced their Amazon Security Lake which lets you build a security data lake from integrated cloud and on-premises data sources as well as from your private applications. With support for the Open Cybersecurity Schema Framework (OCSF) standard, Amazon Security Lake reduces the complexity and costs for…

Okta Workflows is a no-code platform for automating identity processes.  This blog post is based on a question asked during office hours or the #okta-workflows channel in MacAdmins Slack: How to run a flow just once or manually? Getting started To run a flow once use the Test button. Even though it says test, you can use it to run a flow one time…

Okta Workflows is a no-code platform for automating identity processes.  This blog post is based on a question asked during office hours or the #okta-workflows channel in MacAdmins Slack: How to call an API when it’s not available from an existing card (connection)? Getting started You will learn about three ways to call in API: Using an…

The Identity event of the year is a wrap! This week the Okta community descended on San Francisco—and thousands more joined us online—to connect, share, and inspire. Here are just a few noteworthy moments from our 10th annual conference, Oktane22.   An epic keynote: Okta CEO and co-founder Todd McKinnon kicked off…

The Workflows team released two new features to help you build workflows and automatons. In this blog post, you will learn about two new capabilities: Search flow history Allow delegated admins to run flow Search flow history Search flow history allows to search flow history executions for text. When flow history has a large number of executions…

The Department of Defense (DoD) is America’s largest government agency, with nearly 3 million active duty personnel, civilian employees, and reservists in more than 160 countries. It supports military families, dependents, veterans, and millions of recruits each year. Every Identity is vital to the DoD’s mission: protecting our national security. …

Recognizing excellence at Partner Summit22 at Oktane Partners continue to play a critical role in Okta’s growth strategy. That’s why we invited our entire partner ecosystem to join us live at Partner Summit22. It was great to meet in person to share thought leadership and business insights, celebrate Partner success stories, learn from peer-to…