Ivan Dwyer

Group Product Marketing Manager

Ivan Dwyer is a member of the Product Marketing team at Okta. Previously with ScaleFT, he led all things Product, Marketing & Community. As an early advocate for Zero Trust across the security industry, Ivan was a leading voice in promoting Google’s BeyondCorp initiative, one of the marquee examples of Zero Trust done right.

Since joining Okta, Ivan has let the team in on his obscure alter ego as a prominent historian and collector of rare Brazilian jazz records from the '60s to today.

How to Centrally Manage Server User Attributes With Okta

A major driver for any organization’s identity strategy is to have a single authoritative source where security policies are consistently applied. Disparate identity stores lead to disparate controls, which makes it incredibly difficult to adhere to your compliance-mandated security policies. Okta has grown to be the market leader in this space…

How to Enforce Least Privilege Access on Linux Servers Using Sudo

Security is and should be outcome-oriented. In that spirit, access management can be boiled down to a single phrase—ensuring that only the right people have the right levels of access to the right resources under the right conditions at the right time. In a true Zero Trust world, granting access through the front door isn’t enough, you also need…

Shift Identity Left: Secure DevOps Automation with Okta

To keep up with the rapid pace of innovation, organizations of all kinds and sizes are adopting DevOps practices to better automate the delivery and operations of software in the cloud. A cultural phenomenon that impacts people and process as much as it does technology, DevOps brings teams together with the goal of removing barriers – the…

Putting the 8 Principles of Infrastructure Access into Practice

IT and security teams want to protect sensitive data and systems from online threats to preserve both the bottom line and their organization’s reputation. This means securing access to cloud and on-prem infrastructure. But legacy techniques have largely failed users and IT administrators in this regard—it’s time for a modern approach. Why have…

Hello, Okta Advanced Server Access

We’re excited to launch Okta Advanced Server Access, a new product available today that brings continuous, contextual access management to secure cloud infrastructure. Advanced Server Access centralizes access controls for organizations leveraging on-premises, hybrid, and cloud infrastructure in a seamless manner to mitigate the risk of credential…

One-Minute Webinar: Zero Trust in Practice

Too busy to watch the Zero Trust in Practice webinar? Don’t worry—we’ve got you covered. There’s a lot of hype around Zero Trust security, but it’s proving to be more than just theory. Trust used to be a binary decision determined by the network, but as organizations move to mobile and cloud based services, the perimeter as we knew it has…

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month Series: The Convergence of Zero Trust in Practice

While the internet lights up with terrifying costume ideas every October, what we find truly scary are the security breaches that have hit major companies in recent months. Luckily, we have National Cybersecurity Awareness month to provide focus and resources toward a safe and secure internet. To celebrate and observe the month, our diverse team…