Okta EMEA

Okta continues to grow our presence and compliance in Europe, the EU, and EMEA. With certifications such as EU Safe Harbor and GDPR, Okta is focused on managing consent and privacy management with approaches such as API and developer toolkits.

UK Businesses: It’s Time to Ban Your Mother’s Maiden Name

Last month we released our first ever “Businesses @ Work” Report, which shares findings from our network of 4,000 applications, thousands of custom integrations and millions of daily authentications and verifications around the world. Our dataset identifies several fascinating industry trends for those making or considering significant investment…

Spreading the Love: 500 Okta Employees Around the World – And Growing!

As Okta’s Head of People Operations, I consider myself one of the luckiest people at the company. Every day, I get to talk to people across all functions, see how they’re doing and find Okta DNA among new hires that join our family – which we’re excited to celebrate is still growing after we recently reached the 500 mark. (Did I mention we’re…

Instead Of Banning BYOD, Enable It Securely

In a document released this year by British intelligence and security organisation, GCHQ, it was revealed that the firm has called for firms to ban BYOD. In the report, the organisation claims staff represent the “weakest link in the security chain” and can, whether it is intentional or not, be responsible for leaking data to foreign espionage…

Rock Me Amadeus: Amadeus Capital Partners Achieves A 350% ROI With Okta

For 15 years, Amadeus Capital Partners has supported and funded more than 85 young technology companies. A commonality among Amadeus’ clients is that they utilize the connected world to drive innovation. Therefore, it’s logical that a company that advises fast-growing technology companies needed its own set of forward-thinking applications and…

Security is Going to Get Smarter in 2015, Make Sure You're Ready for It

Security was one of the hottest topics in 2014 for enterprise technology both in the US and overseas. In the EU, we saw high-profile companies such as HSBC Turkey, Domino’s Pizza in France and Belgium and the Central European Bank in Frankfurt become the victims of major data breaches. Both employees and customers found themselves in the firing…

Doing Business In Europe? This EU Regulation Update Should Be On Your Radar

If you haven’t been following enterprise technology news in Europe, let us fill you in on a major announcement that will likely affect you if your organization is based in Europe, has operations in Europe, or handles data pertaining to EU residents. But first, some background. Late last month, the European Union (EU) announced the funding of a…

How Safe is Cloud Computing for Your Business? Our UK Team Weighs in to the Financial Times' Twitter Chat

When it comes to discussions around cloud computing in Europe, security often the tops the list of concerns. It seems that despite the many clear benefits of the cloud, organisations can’t seem to shake those security worries. What exactly are they worried about – is it regulation, or control? What can companies do to protect their confidential…

2014: The Year the Tidal Wave of Cloud Hits the UK

The fast-paced nature of the tech industry makes predicting what the year ahead holds a difficult task. As IT decision makers, we’re constantly asking, “What will be the next must-have mobile device, and how will we integrate it into our system? Who will create the next key enterprise app, and how will we give our employees secure access to it?”…

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