Customer identity

Recapping features introduced under the Okta Secure Identity Commitment to safeguard our infrastructure, our customers, and our customers’ customers Identity is under attack — by ransomware groups, nation-state actors, malicious insiders, and other cybercriminals — and, in recent years, it has emerged as the primary enterprise security entry point…

Customer expectations are higher than ever, including access to the applications they need from any device, wherever they are in the world. Businesses are pivoting towards solutions that provide enhanced flexibility and user convenience to meet those demands. Nearly 60% of users would likely spend more at ecommerce sites with simple, secure, and…

This recipe is part of the series Learn CIAM by example: Four recipes to improve your app’s security and UX. You can learn more about the series by downloading our four recipes in a cookbook format. In this recipe, you learn how to share identities with marketing tools — like your email mkt solution — for personalized user engagement. As…

To satisfy evolving customer demands and deliver the desirable digital experiences that keep customers coming back, many organizations now turn to customer identity and access management (CIAM) for a solution. But what is CIAM and why does it matter? In today’s rapidly evolving and highly interconnected digital world, identity and access…

Today, digital identities control access to an ever-growing number of applications and services, impacting — and to some degree governing — many aspects of our professional and private lives. And there is absolutely no doubt that digital identities are going to become more important in the months, years, and decades to come. Nonprofit…

This recipe is part of the series Learn CIAM by example: Four recipes to improve your app’s security and UX. You can learn more about the series by downloading our four recipes in a cookbook format. In this recipe, you learn how to use CIAM to prevent fraudulent sign-ups and account takeovers. Fraudulent activity on the web can happen on any…

This post is part of the series Learn CIAM by example: 4 recipes to improve your app’s security and UX. You can learn more about the series by downloading our four recipes in a cookbook format. In this series, we'll show you how Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) can improve the security and user experience (UX) of your applications…

Sign-up fraud, credential stuffing, and MFA bypass are everyday threats targeting Customer Identity.  Identity has become a primary security entry point for all consumer applications.  From buying flowers online to conducting financial transactions, millions of authentications occur daily to verify the digital identities of customers. But…

2023 was a big year for the Okta Customer Identity Cloud (CIC) Organizations 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 Organizations: Organizations provides the…

Most companies today, no matter how big or small, compete in a truly global marketplace. As a result, the pressure is on marketers to understand their customers more deeply. This understanding is the basis for effective campaigns and great experiences that increase conversions, create loyalty, and — ultimately — foster long-lasting and valuable…