Protect Against Account Takeover

Secure customer accounts by stopping identity and credential attacks

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An account takeover (ATO) is an identity attack where an attacker gains unauthorized access using a range of attack methods such as credential stuffing, phishing, and session hijacking to gain access to customer accounts and steal something of value.

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What types of attacks does Okta’s account takeover solution prevent?

We know attackers leverage a number of different attack vectors, so we built protections against the most common attack types.

Block automated threats

Leverage the power of Okta’s automated threat-detection capability as the final barrier to identify and act on known automated bad actors.

  • Okta ThreatInsight leverages the power of the Okta network to identify and block known bad IP addresses using a simple checkbox
  • Okta ThreatInsight uses a machine-learning-driven approach to accurately Identify and block malicious IP behavior 
  • The solution works pre-authentication to ensure your service is not impacted
  • Setup clear-lists to remediate IP addresses that are no longer malicious 
  • Can work in conjunction with enterprise bot detection solutions to offer unmatched protection in layers
Stop credential stuffing and phishing attacks

Leverage Okta’s risk signals to detect and manage credential-stuffing attacks. Okta allows you to strengthen primary authentication and risk-based authentication to stop attackers.

  • Strong password policies prevent the risk of easy-to-guess passwords
  • Common password detection allows you to prevent the reuse of common passwords 
  • Okta’s risk signals across network, location, device, and travel help you identify deviations from normal user login patterns
  • Okta’s phishing-proof authentication and passwordless options help reduce the likelihood of phishing or credential-stuffing attacks
  • Secure credential and account recovery mechanisms with strong assurance

Okta products for layered protection against account takeovers

Authentication

Okta authentication provides a secure front door for your customer authentication experience using standards like SAML and OpenID/OIDC. Properly implemented authentication reaps security benefits including: 

  • Reducing the security risks associated with broken authentication 
  • Enforcing strong password requirements and detecting commonly used passwords
  • Adding MFA for social authentication providers 
  • Securing password reset and recovery flows from attackers
  • Embedding modern security for applications hosted on-premises
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Adaptive Multi-Factor Authentication

Okta’s Adaptive Multi-Factor Authentication (AMFA) analyzes risk from contextual signals associated with a login request. With no user input or interaction, AMFA can be a powerful ally against account takeovers by:

Analyzing signals associated with an authentication request

Using AI/ML in conjunction with a heuristics-based policy engine for security coverage

Integrating Okta’s threat-feed to provide insight into an attacker’s profile

Eliminating friction for legitimate users by only prompting MFA during elevated risk scenarios

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Multi-Factor Authentication

Multi-factor authentication push notification

Leverage a wide range of factor options to enforce strong primary or step-up authentication to meet customers’ assurance-level requirements. This additional layer of security stops attackers by:

  • Deploying at login or even downstream in the application 
  • Managing the entire MFA lifecycle across enrollment, authentication, and recovery 
  • Eliminating passwords in the authentication journey 
  • Providing an administrative console for effective security management and quick response

Integrations

Take advantage of our partner integrations and solutions to provide complete protection against account takeovers. As a vendor-neutral platform, Okta focuses on integrating with leading security solutions rather than proprietary stacks, enabling you to choose best-of-breed technologies that are right for your customers.

Bot Detection

Bot detection

Stop automated bots attempting identity-based attacks that result in account takeovers.

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ID Proofing

ID proofing

Prevent fraudsters from impersonating good users. Verify user identity before account or password reset.

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Passwordless Authentication

Passwordless authentication

Integrate with any third-party authenticator based on your business and customer needs.

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Fraud and risk

Add additional layers of protection during an in-application activity to stop transactional fraud.

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Security Analytics Protect Against Account Takeover

Security analytics

Integrate with security analytics tools to get deep insight into the behaviors of attackers and fraudsters.

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Protect against Account Takeover

Account Takeover (ATO) is an identity attack wherein an attacker gains unauthorized access to a user’s account for financial or informational gain. Download the datasheet to learn more about Okta’s solution.

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Passwordless Authentication

Passwordless authentication is an innovative approach to stopping account takeover.  Say goodbye to passwords to secure your customer authentication from the risk of account takeover attacks.

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