New product unites privileged access management with enterprise identity to eliminate disparate systems and improve Zero Trust security posture for organizations Okta, Inc, the leading independent provider of identity, today at Oktane21, announced Okta Privileged Access, a new product that unifies identity management with flexible, least privilege access controls for critical infrastructure to increase development speed, operational agility, and improve Zero Trust security at the deepest levels of enterprise technology…

New product aims to modernize the identity governance and administration market with a cloud-first approach that streamlines user access across the full spectrum of resources from applications to infrastructure Okta, Inc, the leading independent provider of identity, today at Oktane21, announced Okta Identity Governance, a powerful new product that offers a modern, cloud-first approach to identity governance and administration (IGA). Okta Identity Governance delivers self-service identity governance and administration…

New catalog of integrations addresses digital transformation challenges in security, customer experience, application development, and data privacy Okta, Inc., the leading independent provider of identity, today at Oktane21, announced the expansion of the Okta Integration Network across four main areas including risk and fraud, customer data orchestration, data privacy and compliance, and the software development lifecycle. Generally available today, these new integrations leverage identity to help solve…

Fastly, Inc. , a global edge cloud platform, announced a partnership with Okta, the leading independent provider of identity. The integration between Fastly’s Signal Sciences security portfolio and Okta enables organizations to more effectively protect consumer identities without compromising user experience. Joint customers will now gain even better protection against Layer 7 threats, including account takeover, API abuse and misuse, and injection-style attacks. “Fastly is one of our vital partners in the Okta…

Code42 Incydr and Okta Identity Cloud integration pairs access controls with insider risk best practices to improve organizations’ data security risk postures Code42, the Insider Risk Management leader, today announced it has integrated its IncydrTM data risk detection and response product with Okta Identity Cloud, the leading user identity management solution. The integration combines Code42’s unique data-centric strategy to insider risk with Okta’s leading approach to identity and access, and provides…

Access Approval Automates and Accelerates Verification of Security Roles and Permissions in Okta Environments; Enables and Simplifies Full NIST CSF “Automatically Audit Actions” Compliance. YouAttest, an innovator in the Identity Governance & Administration (IGA), market today introduces its Access Approval module, completing its Identity Compliance Solution (ICS), the first cloud-based tool which automates reporting and auditing lifecycles and services for Okta's Identity Cloud. YouAttest Access Request will debut…

Cloudentity, a cloud-based provider of dynamic fine-grained authorization and governance solutions, and Okta, the leading provider of identity for the enterprises and Consumer Identity and Access Management (CIAM), are delivering on the promise of Zero Trust authorization for Open Banking services. Marketing Technology News: Microsoft Releases Findings And Considerations From One Year Of Remote Work In Work Trend Index Open Banking is a hot topic in development today, driven by digital transformation and the…

Seasoned technology executive to lead and scale Okta’s marketing organization, bring identity to every customer experience Okta, Inc, the leading independent identity provider, welcomes Kendall Collins as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), reporting to Susan St. Ledger, President of Worldwide Field Operations. Kendall will join Okta’s leadership team and lead global brand marketing, demand generation, solutions marketing, market strategy, operations, and sales development. Kendall succeeds current CMO, Ryan Carlson who is…

On the heels of record growth in 2020, mParticle, the largest independent Customer Data Platform, today announced that Eric Kelleher, the Chief Customer Officer of Okta has joined its board of directors. Kelleher's experience scaling some of the industry's most successful and highest growth enterprise SaaS companies will provide expert guidance to mParticle as it builds upon a record growth year. Eric has spent the past 18 years in leadership roles building successful, hypergrowth SaaS companies. In his current role…

Privacera, the cloud data governance and security leader founded by the creators of Apache Ranger™, today announced new integrations with leading authentication tools and SSO frameworks, including Okta, LDAP, Active Directory, Azure AD, and the OAuth, SAML, and SCIM standards. These integrations help Privacera seamlessly automate and secure the exchange of user identity data between cloud applications and service providers. According to Forrester, as cloud platforms continue to proliferate, protecting data…

Acquisition will accelerate Okta’s journey to provide identity for the internet, bringing choice and flexibility to both developers and the world’s largest organizations Okta, Inc., the leading independent identity provider, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Auth0, a leading identity platform for application teams, in a stock transaction valued at approximately $6.5 billion. Together, Okta and Auth0 address a broad set of identity use cases and the acquisition…

Okta, Inc. the leading independent provider of identity for the enterprise, announced that the company has been recognized by Gartner Inc. as a Leader in the Magic Quadrant for Access Management for the fourth consecutive year. Okta remains a leader in the Identity and Access Management market, and “is one of the most matured and advanced AM tools in the market to meet both internal and external user access management use case’s needs,” as Gartner highlights in the Critical Capabilities companion report to the Magic…

Brightflag, the AI-powered legal spend management platform, announced its verified integration with Okta, the identity and access management leader. The new solution facilitates both single sign-on (SSO) and user provisioning, making Brightflag the only legal spend management software to offer such capabilities through a verified Okta integration. Marketing Technology News: Dynamic Yield and e-Spirit Expand Partnership The SSO functionality ensures a safe and simple sign-on experience for Brightflag customers. At the…

Okta, Inc, the leading independent provider of identity for the enterprise, at Okta Showcase, announced Customer Identity and Okta Access Gateway Specializations within Okta Partner Connect. The two new areas of focus coincide with considerable global partner momentum for the company, which has seen an over 400 percent increase in the global channel partner ecosystem in the last two years. The COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented challenges for organizations around the world. With millions of people working…

New platform-driven product automates complex identity processes by connecting to every part of the customer experience Okta, Inc., the leading independent provider of identity for the enterprise, at Okta Showcase, announced Okta Customer Identity Workflows, a new product that enables product builders and IT professionals to automate the most complex digital transformation identity processes. Customer Identity Workflows makes user identity extensible across the entire software stack with low-code options for developers…

New features speed scale, synchronization, automation, and compliance across dynamic server fleets Okta, Inc., the leading independent provider of identity for the enterprise, today at Okta Showcase, announced major advancements to Okta Advanced Server Access to accelerate scalability and compliance of cloud infrastructure. DevOps teams building in the cloud can now integrate with providers like Terraform to scale identity-driven infrastructure and build no-code automation through Okta Workflows. Additionally, Okta…

Okta, the leading independent provider of identity for the enterprise, at Okta Showcase, further extended its Okta Devices Platform Service capabilities to developers through the Okta Devices SDK. Using the Okta Devices SDK, developers can enable passwordless authentication through branded push notifications with biometric capabilities, minimizing friction for end-users, and increasing security posture. Now, developers can leverage the power of Okta Verify to build customized, secure, and seamless login experiences for their…

Okta, Inc., the leading independent provider of identity for the enterprise, and Salesforce, the global leader in CRM, at Okta Showcase, announced a partnership and new integration between the Okta Identity Cloud and Salesforce Work.com designed to help organizations and communities build trust with their employees and customers. Trusting the Technology Innovative, forward-looking organizations across every industry have long understood the importance of investing in technology to reduce costs, drive operational…

Okta, Inc., the leading independent provider of identity for the enterprise, welcomes Susan St. Ledger as president of worldwide field operations. St. Ledger will join Okta’s executive management team and report to Todd McKinnon, CEO, and co-founder. St. Ledger will start at Okta on February 1, 2021 and Charles Race, Okta’s current president of worldwide field operations who is retiring, will continue to lead worldwide field operations until that date to ensure a smooth transition, as announced during Okta’s FY21 Q1 earnings…

Former Zuora CIO joins identity leader to further its vision to enable any organization to use any technology Okta, Inc., the leading independent provider of identity for the enterprise, announced the appointment of Alvina Antar as Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer. As an IT leader, Antar brings more than 20 years experience at high-performing IT organizations at both Fortune 50 companies and high-growth startups. At Okta, Antar will report directly to Hector Aguilar, Okta’s President of Technology, and will…