Some questions only need a yes or no answer. If you call a restaurant and ask, "Could I make a reservation for 2 PM?" Some reasonable responses would be "Yes," "No," or "We only have outside seating available. Is that okay?" You'd likely be surprised to hear: "Yes, but a party of odd numbers should reserve a seat at the front of the restaurant,…

Are you looking for more granularity in managing how you configure Identity Threat Protection with Okta AI? We understand that security is a team effort, and different administrators have different responsibilities. To better align access with these responsibilities and adhere to the principle of least privilege, Okta has released a new capability…

  Earlier this year, Okta rolled out identity proofing for our new hire onboarding process. This new step is powered by Okta Identity Verification in partnership with Persona, an identity verification platform that adds a crucial layer of security. Okta Identity Verification ensures our new hires are who they claim to be. Beyond onboarding, we've…

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…

What's next for your security? Find out with Okta and Auth0 Our latest innovations help you protect every identity, from human to non-human, to AI Agent. For the Okta Platform, this means giving you tools to help you better secure every part of authentication — before, during, and after login — with near real-time threat response. For Auth0, this…

AI is the defining platform shift of this generation, changing organizations of every size and industry. On one hand, this offers the opportunity to transform employee and customer experiences. But on the other hand, without security and governance implemented from the start, AI introduces new threats, such as AI-powered phishing, deepfakes, and…

This tutorial will teach you how to build an automation that runs only when a user is added to a particular group using an Event Hook with a filter. Notify when a user is added to a group Before starting the tutorial, let’s review how you would do without an Event Hook. Use the User Added to Group event The following flow shows how to add a user…

Managing user identities and ensuring secure access across multiple devices is crucial for organizations. With macOS Ventura, Apple introduced Platform single sign-on (Platform SSO), a framework designed to streamline user authentication by linking macOS accounts with Identity providers (IdPs). Okta, a leading provider of Identity management, has…

Government digital transformation is as much about culture as it is about technology. As the saying goes, "Culture eats strategy for breakfast," and while discussions often center on authentication, security, and integration, the most significant changes arise when we recognize identity as the cornerstone of new ways to work, serve, and connect…

Get a grip on productivity-sapping SaaS sprawl There’s a technology fix for almost every business challenge. Enhance customer service, improve collaboration, manage communications and marketing, integrate vendors and partners, collect and crunch data, pay and collect the bills — there’s a tool or platform to address all of it. Each digital…