Okta Identity Security Posture Management

While organizations have traditionally focused on securing human users, a new challenge has emerged that demands immediate attention: non-human identities (NHIs). Service accounts, API keys, tokens, and machine-to-machine connections have become prime targets for attackers. These identities operate silently in the background of your organization,…

As cyberthreats become more advanced by the day, securing your organization’s most critical applications requires more than single sign-on (SSO). Today, you need deeper security integrations to protect your apps — from managing user privileges to uncovering hidden risks and rapidly containing threats with built-in remediation and Universal Logout…

Organizations often treat human and non-human identities (NHIs) as separate security challenges. This siloed approach made sense in traditional data centers. However, the rapid adoption of cloud services and SaaS applications has fundamentally changed how identities interact and how to secure them. Managing human and machine identities separately…

An open door for attacks Identity-based attacks are a rising threat, and every organization is responsible for protecting itself. What do we mean? Just as you have a door and a lock at home, Identity security protects your cloud and SaaS assets: It’s the external perimeter of your organization’s assets. Identity security means controlling who…

In a previous blog about Okta Identity Security Posture Management, we discussed the challenges and potential solutions that enterprises face when dealing with local account management and security. Today, we’ll look into an example of a solution for security teams, regardless of the application that creates local users. What we’ll explain is…

Local accounts in cloud and SaaS apps — user accounts created directly within apps rather than through Okta — pose a significant risk to organizations. These accounts increase the attack surface, giving threat actors more opportunities to exploit vulnerabilities and gain unauthorized access to sensitive data and critical systems.  Security teams…

The cloud Identity sprawl has changed the rules of Identity Security. As organizations move to the cloud and embrace more and more SaaS apps, Identity has become a jungle of users, entities, permissions, and activity. Managing this growing complexity is hard: siloed Identity data, sophisticated configurations, and a lack of visibility.    …

Security leaders today need to adopt a comprehensive approach to Identity-powered cybersecurity that extends beyond multi-factor authentication (MFA) and single sign-on (SSO) to mitigate threats before, during, and after authentication-based attacks. This approach begins pre-authentication with a strong Identity posture capable of discovering…