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Francis Kelly

Principal Engineer, Okta Device Access

Francis Kelly is a Principal Engineer with the Okta Device Access team. He's responsible for designing and implementing Okta's Device Access features for the macOS platform, including Desktop Multifactor Authentication and Desktop Password Sync. He's been working in software development for over 30 years and in cybersecurity for over 10. He graduated from Yale University with a degree in math.

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State of emergency On May 7, 2021, the DarkSide, a hacking group likely based in Eastern Europe, installed ransomware on the computers of Colonial Pipeline, the largest pipeline for refined oil in the United States. Fearing an attack on its control systems, Colonial shutdown operations, thereby depriving the Southeastern United States of its main…
By Francis Kelly in Engineering
July 9, 2025

Identity is the target

The “Big Store” con In 1822, a British ship landed on the coast of Honduras carrying 70 settlers eager to start a new life. The passengers of the Honduras Packet had paid handsomely to sail to the bustling town of St Joseph, a settlement of 20,000 people boasting a theater, an opera house, and a domed cathedral. St Joseph was the capital of the…
By Francis Kelly in Industry Insight
April 22, 2025

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