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Note: As of February 1, 2023, DISA has removed conditions on how DoD customers can use Okta for US Military, an Impact Level 4 (IL4) Identity-as-a-Service. In addition, Okta's IL4 environment can now support DoD-authorized IL5 applications. This additional milestone demonstrates how Okta’s identity and access management solution meets the isolation...

SAN FRANCISCO — January 16, 2024 — Okta, Inc. (NASDAQ: OKTA), the leading independent identity provider, today at Oktane22, unveiled Okta Customer Identity Cloud, an easy-to-implement and customizable customer identity solution that helps organizations resolve the tension between security, privacy, and user experience for their customers. Two...

SAN FRANCISCO — November 9, 2022 — Okta, Inc. (NASDAQ: Okta), the leading independent identity provider, today at Oktane22, introduced new innovations for Okta Workforce Identity Cloud, strengthening its single control plane for managing identity across all enterprise resources and users. New innovations include anti-phishing factors across user...

SAN FRANCISCO – November 7, 2022 – Okta, Inc. (NASDAQ: OKTA), the leading independent Identity provider, today announced that it has been recognized as a Leader in the 2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Access Management for the sixth consecutive year. Additionally, Okta placed highest for Ability to Execute among all vendors for the second...

SAN FRANCISCO – August 22, 2022 – Okta, Inc. (Nasdaq: OKTA), the leading independent identity provider, today announced that Emilie Choi, President and Chief Operating Officer of Coinbase Global, Inc., has been appointed to the company’s board of directors, effective August 19, 2022. 

“Emilie’s passion for entrepreneurship, technology, and...

Dublin, Ireland - July 14, 2022 - Circumstances over the past two years have accelerated the drive towards digital services across all industries, from financial services to the public sector. But despite a greater number of online interactions, Irish consumers are still not sold on the benefits of digital IDs, according to newly published research...

SAN FRANCISCO – July 18, 2022 – Okta, Inc. (Nasdaq: OKTA), the leading independent identity provider, today announced the appointment of Shibu Ninan as Chief Accounting Officer effective August 15, 2022. 

"With over 25 years of experience and a demonstrated track record of leading global finance teams in North America, Asia, and Europe, Shibu...

SAN FRANCISCO — June 23, 2022 —  Okta, Inc. (NASDAQ:OKTA), the leading independent identity provider, today announced the launch of a Nonprofit Cybersecurity Portfolio and $1,020,000 in grants to support better security across the social sector. Stemming from Okta’s three-year commitment to invest $10 million out of the Okta for Good Fund, a donor...

SAN FRANCISCO – May 10, 2022 – Okta, Inc. (NASDAQ: OKTA), the leading independent provider of identity, today announced it has been recognized as a Customers’ Choice for the fourth time in a row in the Gartner® Peer Insights “Voice of the Customer” report for Access Management (AM) that evaluates vendors based on customer reviews. Gartner defines...

SAN FRANCISCO – January 28, 2022 – Okta, Inc. (Nasdaq: OKTA), the leading independent identity provider, today announced that Brett Tighe, Okta’s interim Chief Financial Officer, has been appointed to the role of Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately.

"Brett has been a key member of the finance organization since joining Okta nearly...