We’re excited to announce passkeys are now Generally Available in the Okta Customer Identity Cloud to help businesses drive greater sign-up and sign-in conversion without compromising end-user security.  Pioneered by the FIDO Alliance, passkeys are a password replacement that enable faster, easier, and more secure authentication experiences for…

2023 was a big year for the Okta Customer Identity Cloud (CIC) Organisations product, which made its debut in April 2021. Adoption and product usage more than doubled. It led to a lot of learning and product investment. I’m excited to share our progress and what’s planned next. First, a quick recap on Organisations: Organisations provides the…

In this step-by-step tutorial, you will build a flow that imports users from Google Sheets spreadsheet and creates new users in Okta. Things you will learn: How to connect and import data from Google Sheets. How to use a helper flow to create for-each logic. How to create users in Okta. How to test individual cards and the flow. How to set up a…

Organisations of all sizes are adopting more SaaS applications than ever. According to Okta’s Businesses at Work Report 2023, the average Okta customer uses 89 different applications. Driving a least privileged access approach for each of these applications becomes even more complex when teams have to take into account each application’s unique…

Welcome back to Okta’s Quarterly Release Overview! 2023 has come to an end, and we’re excited to showcase all of our Q4 innovations from October–December. Dive into the latest capabilities, including Okta Privileged Access (OPA), heightened security with phishing-resistant capabilities, and powerful integrations to extend Okta Identity processes…

Grappling with the aftermath of a global pandemic and navigating the complexities of an austerity-driven economy, cybersecurity leaders find themselves at a crossroads.  In the wake of macroeconomic uncertainties, these leaders are under increasing pressure to validate their investments to executive decision-makers.  The challenge is twofold: How…

Organisations who grow through mergers and acquisition (M&A) processes need to be laser-focused on a successful integration starting on day 0. But for many technical reasons, integrating multiple, complex systems and granting access to the right solutions for the right people is easier said than done. Multinational enterprises, such as Mars…

Climate change is the crisis of this generation and no longer a question of “when’” for companies but instead a question of “how.” Our customers and investors increasingly expect more from Okta. We are also closely monitoring the global transition from voluntary disclosure and target-setting to mandatory regulatory compliance. We are taking steps…

Identity governance has traditionally been considered a compliance-first toolset. For businesses looking to adopt an IGA solution, this has meant audit trails, thorough reporting, and access controls. But more recently, IGA’s security-driven role has grown. Savvy CISOs recognise how the right solution can help safeguard an organisation via least…

When it comes to AI’s impact on the global economy, the projections are staggering.  Generative AI could inject up to the equivalent of $4.4 trillion annually into the world economy, according to McKinsey. PwC puts AI’s potential contributions to the globe’s coffers at $15.7 trillion by 2030 — more than China’s and India’s current output combined…