Compliance

A summary of Okta’s FIPS compliance

Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) are security standards developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). For organizations to adhere to FIPS compliance, the system or product must meet configuration standards and pass rigorous audits through regular third-party assessments. To demystify FIPS compliance in Okta…

How Okta Can Help Meet CMMC Identity and Access Management Requirements

If your organization provides products or services to the U.S. Department of Defense either as a prime contractor or a subcontractor, then you’ve probably heard a lot about CMMC lately. In this post, I’ll provide some background about what CMMC is and share a breakdown of how using Okta can help your organization meet specific controls required by…

CCPA vs. GDPR: Similarities and Differences Explained

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) are laws that emerged to give individuals greater power over their personal information. Both regulate organizations that collect and use data in a variety of ways. A brief summary of the CCPA: Gives California residents increased transparency and control…

What Is Personal Data?

Put simply, personal data is information that relates to 1. an identified or identifiable person or 2. an identified or identifiable legal entity (where such information is protected similarly as personal data under applicable data protection laws and regulations). While regulations use different terms with slightly varying definitions, “personal…

Securing Data Across APAC: Achieving APEC PRP Certification

At Okta, trust and transparency are core to who we are as a company. These values critically inform the way we view our responsibilities to our customers and to the personal data of their users that they entrust to Okta. The keystone of our transparency is providing our customers with a clear understanding of how we collect, process, and secure…

Okta’s Response to the Court of Justice of the European Union’s Decision on Transfers of Personal Data

Okta is the identity company that stands for trust. We consider the security and privacy of our customers’ data as foundational elements of our business. Today, we’re updating our customers about their transfers of EU individuals’ personal data to Okta’s service, in light of the July 16, 2020 decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union …

Founders in Focus: DataGrail

Welcome to our Founders in Focus series, where each month we highlight one of the founders of Okta Ventures’ portfolio companies. You’ll learn more about them and how they work with Okta. This month, we’re getting to know DataGrail, and their mission around privacy compliance. What is DataGrail and what is your mission? DataGrail aims to make…

The Production Line: Automations

  For our second edition of The Production Line, we’re going back to the future with Automations. Introduced in February of 2019, this Early Availability (EA) feature is currently the most popular EA selection since we added self-enablement options for super admins, so let’s dig in! What are Automations? The Automations feature impacts three areas…

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