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SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwired - Sep 10, 2015) - Okta, the leading identity and mobility management company, today unveiled Okta Adaptive Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). Okta Adaptive MFA offers companies a broad set of easy-to-use factors combined with policy-driven contextual access management that is informed by data from Okta's 2,500+ customers and their millions of devices, users and authentications. It is designed to provide an additional layer of protection to people, organizations and their most sensitive data while maintaining a simple user experience.

"In our recent 'Businesses @ Work' report, we saw a 40-percent increase year-over-year in MFA adoption. This demand, combined with the rapid increase in data breaches and the opening of corporate networks as applications move to the cloud makes now the right time for Okta to launch this powerful, easy-to-use security product," said Eric Berg, Okta's chief product officer. "Okta Adaptive MFA is for any organization that wants to proactively protect applications and their critical data. CIOs no longer need to compromise user experience while upholding their commitment to secure the business."

Okta Adaptive MFA product features include:

  • Policy framework supporting contextual access