While no single tool or method can accomplish Zero Trust, Identity is at the core. Modern, cloud-based Identity centralizes digital trust policies required across the other pillars of Zero Trust as identified by CISA. Neutral and independent Identity future-proofs your continued investment in people and technology. Join Okta on August 23rd for an instructor-led, hands-on workshop where you will learn key identity-first capabilities for a matu...

Evolving your defense agency’s digital engagement may seem overwhelming, but with the help of a secure and powerful platform solution, it doesn’t have to be. Okta and Salesforce are working together to ensure agency workforces are safely authenticated onto one platform that helps remove friction and increase innovation. Join Okta, Salesforce, and Carahsoft for a webinar on October 19th to learn how this approach lets DoD agencies:...

Moving away from inefficient legacy cybersecurity solutions and practices is critical to helping colleges and universities stop student financial aid and identity fraud. Applicant's identities are rarely verified, which can result in colleges and universities issuing funds to bad actors instead of students. What ends up happening is institutions have to repay the lost funds. This can cost millions of dollars. Luckily, Okta and LexisNexis Risk...

Zero trust is vital for our nation's cybersecurity modernization, as reinforced by Executive Order 14028. To accelerate adoption, CISA drafted a simple Maturity Model that provides five pillars of zero trust: Identity, Device, Network, Workload, and Data. Even with a simple model to follow, a zero trust journey can be long and complicated-- but it doesn't have to be. In this engaging session, you'll learn: Why Identity is Pillar #1 How Identit...

Identity underpins every public sector priority today, and identity modernization unleashes the full potential of digital government. The 2022 Okta Gov Identity Summit brings together top leaders from the public sector community to address the urgency of identity modernization. They will discuss how cloud-smart identity accelerates zero trust adoption, strengthens national defense, fights fraud, and improves customer experiences. Experts will...

Across the nation, counties are sprinting toward the future of digital government. They are transitioning legacy systems to the cloud for dramatic improvements in service quality and efficiency. They're redefining access to public services to simplify experiences, eliminate hassle, and reach the underserved. They are adopting zero trust architectures for enhanced security and privacy while preparing for evolving cyber threats. Identity is the...

Higher Education Institutions face a daunting challenge to streamline, automate, and secure a complex IT ecosystem all while balancing user experience. In the quest to modernize infrastructure and services, the actual cost of managing legacy systems, homegrown solutions, and disparate vendors can have a significant impact. Join this interactive conversation with the University of Notre Dame's Identity and Access Management team to learn about...

BEC attacks on city, state, local governments and educational institutions is a major cyber threat hitting organizations today. Across the nation, these attacks present a significant and unique challenge for resource-strapped local governments and educational entities. The FBI reports that 51% of all Cyber losses originate with BEC. Security leaders need strategies that help mitigate these common attacks and get ahead of threat actors today -...

Zero Trust is an evolution of a range of past security architectural approaches and concepts; think network segmentation, least privilege, and defense. The key difference being Zero Trust brings a different mindset to how we design and build security to support the idea of starting with no implicit trust and that we assume a breach has already occurred. The Department of Defense (DOD) released a publication in the Spring of 2021 on Zero Trust...

As the needs for Information Security have significantly increased over the past year, government agencies are looking for ways to secure the infrastructure of their employees and citizens in the communities they serve. Cities and counties are required to take a closer look at preventing cyberattacks in order to ensure that their digital services can handle the exponential demand of their constituents. Join Okta and Netsync on April 22nd for a...