Passwordless is finally happening, and users barely notice
Security teams know the strain that comes from tightening authentication controls while keeping users productive. A new report from Okta suggests this strain is easing. …
North Korea’s IT workers are targeting firms beyond tech, crypto, and the U.S.
North Korea’s clandestine IT Worker (ITW) program, which is long known for targeting U.S. technology firms and crypto firms, has broadened its scope to attempt to infiltrate a …
Okta Cross App Access secures AI agents in the enterprise
Okta announced Cross App Access, a new protocol to help secure AI agents. As an extension of OAuth, it brings visibility and control to both agent-driven and app-to-app …
Photos: Infosecurity Europe 2025
Infosecurity Europe 2025 is a cybersecurity event taking place from June 3 to 5 in London. Help Net Security is on-site and here’s a closer look at the conference. The …
The future of authentication: Why passwordless is the way forward
By now, most CISOs agree: passwords are the weakest link in the authentication chain. They’re easy to guess, hard to manage, and constantly reused. Even the most complex …
Okta extends identity security fabric to non-human identities
Okta announced new Okta Platform capabilities to help businesses secure AI agents and other non-human identities with the same level of visibility, control, governance, and …
Infosec products of the month: October 2024
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past month, featuring releases from: Action1, Balbix, BreachLock, Commvault, Dashlane, Data Theorem, Edgio, ExtraHop, …
New infosec products of the week: October 18, 2024
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from ExtraHop, GitGuardian, Nametag, Okta, Rubrik, and Sectigo. GitGuardian Visual Studio …
Okta helps protect business before, during and after authentication
Okta announced new Workforce Identity Cloud capabilities to address top security challenges such as unmanaged SaaS service accounts, governance risks, and identity …
Okta warns customers about credential stuffing onslaught
Credential stuffing attacks have exploded this April, Okta warns, and advises its customers to use available tools to block access requests originating from residential …
Strategies for secure identity management in hybrid environments
In this Help Net Security interview, Charlotte Wylie, SVP and Deputy CSO at Okta, discusses the challenges of managing user identities across hybrid IT environments. She …
Okta FGA enables developers to define authorization in a way that best fits their business
Okta announced Fine Grained Authorization (FGA) to address authorization complexities for developers. FGA allows developers to design authorization models in a way …
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