Okta’s mission to standardize Identity Security

Identity is under attack. Over 80% of data breaches involve compromised Identity,* the main enterprise security entry point for workforce and consumer applications.  Lack of standardization is a major reason for this. Without a unifying industry standard for Identity Security that provides full visibility into every part of the technology stack,…

OAuth: When Things Go Wrong

Picture this: you sign up for a new app, and it asks if any of your friends are using it. In order to find out, the app asks for your email address...and your password. While it seems ludicrous now, this was once considered a normal user flow. But many apps still need permissions from third-party programs. And if users can’t do this safely, they…