Industry Insight

Robust Identity protection starts before attackers reach your digital front door.   Identity is the most common vector of attack for bad actors looking to improperly access sensitive information. Over 80% of breaches stem from some form of credential abuse, making the task of reliably authenticating Identity a core concern for security leaders in…

Curious about what it's like to be a Product Manager intern at a leading tech company? My time at Okta was packed with valuable insights and practical experiences. Here are the five key lessons I learned that can elevate your product management career. But first, a little about me: Hey, there. I’m Nouf. I like to think of myself as a wearer of…

Small and midsize businesses (aka SMBs) are the young, scrappy, and hungry companies that drive business change, leading the way in embracing new technologies. We know that's true for engineering, automation, and AI. But what about security? In our report, SMBs at Work 2024, we explore the dynamic digital landscape of SMBs today. Powered by…

Security practitioners worldwide face the same challenge: provide robust security and enhanced user experience. In a landscape of continued change and evolution, knowing all of our options becomes difficult. The seemingly elusive solution is to provide our end users with a seamless experience while requiring them to perform powerful, phishing…

Website logins. Mobile apps. Customer support portals. Chat. Digitizing the user experience means most companies have vast amounts of data on their clients, collected across multiple channels and stored in different systems.  Depending on the jurisdiction, industry, or type of data, your organization must comply with many regulations governing…

A company’s directory serves as the foundation for its Identity and Access Management (IAM) policies. Organizations worldwide turn to Microsoft Active Directory (AD) for a centralized approach to IAM in distributed networks, but its reliance on manual processes can hinder businesses. Many companies that already have AD in place need to make sure…

  From senior solutions engineer to director of solutions engineering in four years, Thevie Chea has grown her career at Okta EMEA and is now leading a team of 12 across France and Italy. We wanted to learn more about how she achieved her success at Okta and the key factors that contributed her career advancement. What is solutions engineering,…

In an era of increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks, healthcare remains one of the most targeted industries. Data breaches jeopardize patient privacy and disrupt critical care services — underscoring the need for robust cybersecurity measures. Among these includes having a comprehensive strategy for Identity and Access Management (IAM) to protect…

For business leaders today, there’s no hotter topic than artificial intelligence (AI). Executives everywhere are asking themselves — and each other — how AI will transform the products they offer, the ways they work, and the threats they face. Our new analysis, AI at Work 2024: C-suite perspectives on artificial intelligence, paints a picture of…

Today, every company is a software company, and innovation is a top priority for everyone. In addition to their core business functionality, modern software applications must include features that everyone has come to expect as table stakes — like collaboration, sharing, and teams. However, when development resources are tight, the last thing you…