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Okta Lifecycle Management (LCM) helps organizations of all sizes streamline and automate end-to-end lifecycle activities. Customers who use an external Identity source, like a human resources (HR) management system, will connect it to Okta so that they can import and manage identities throughout their lifecycle in a single plane. Okta has a number…

Root Insurance, founded in 2015, has emerged as a trailblazer in the insurance industry by leveraging cutting-edge technology and a customer-centric approach. Since its inception, Root Insurance has experienced remarkable growth, disrupting traditional insurance models with its innovative usage-based policies and personalized customer experiences…

Today’s workforce is dynamic with employees working from the office, home, and other remote locations across the world. For organizations, Zoom has increasingly become the de facto solution for video conferencing, connecting them to employees and customers. But the shift to remote and hybrid work has left IT and security teams with a new challenge…

“Love our customers” is Okta’s number one value, and customer success has been the driving force behind every project, product, and initiative at Okta. Delivering a reliable and trusted service that helps our customers’ accomplish their goals is Okta’s ultimate barometers for success, which is why we are incredibly proud to be named a Customers’…

In support of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Zero Trust Strategy, the Army is developing a service-specific Zero Trust Strategy, tentatively named “Knights Watch”. To move towards an integrated security architecture, the Army will divest from aging infrastructure, develop trained staff, and lean on industry partners.  Similar to previous…

Human actors still drive the vast majority of security breaches. In 2022, 82% of breaches involved the human element, whether it was the use of stolen credentials, phishing, misuse, or simply an error, according to Verizon's Data Breach Investigations. Yet, humans alone cannot protect against these threats. Security automation is critical to…

“Holistic.” “Strategic.” “Ruthless.”  According to experts at Okta, those are the kinds of mindsets business leaders will need to adopt in 2023. Because as the new year dawns, companies are facing a dizzying mix of headwinds: high inflation, surging interest rates, a global threat of recession, and the ongoing pandemic, to name just a few. With…

In the Okta Community, we wanted to offer our members a chance to more easily engage with other members and access our self-service resources. That’s why we developed a new, regular newsletter series — Monthly Buzz. The Community team is excited to inform and inspire you every month with all things community, including the latest community…

For today’s CIO, change is the name of the game. The old CIO playbook focused mainly on managing the technical stack and IT processes and launching new systems and technology. Then the pandemic came and exploded the way we work.  Suddenly entire workforces needed smooth and secure access from anywhere, and IT teams were expected to deliver. It…

For today’s businesses, digital transformation has become a core driver of success. And for IT administrators, there’s significant pressure to ensure that their organization is leveraging the right digital tools to deliver its own applications and services. As an Okta Solutions Engineer, I've worked with many customers on technology solutions, and…