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...

Interested in learning more about Okta? Our team here at Carahsoft will help you understand how Okta helps secure connections between people and technology through their identity cloud. Join this quick, 30-minute demo to get all of your questions answered. Register now!

As the world’s new work-from-home reality has multiplied user identities and cloud projects, IT teams are often spending more and more time managing AWS users, accounts, and roles. But using Okta to manage AWS resources allows you to leverage existing credentials and give an entire workforce—wherever they are, whatever device they’re using—the access they need to their AWS resources at every point in the employee lifec...

The increase and ease by which attackers can steal credentials through social engineering and phishing means all applications should be secured, not just “critical apps.” Leveraging device and user context through an adaptive, risk-based approach, Okta Adaptive Multi-Factor Authenticationprovides the additional security to protect organizations from data breaches while offering administrators and end users the simplicity to stay pr...

The rapid shift to remote, distributed workforces has forced IT professionals to quickly support new/expanded ways of working. In addition to extending access to resources and enhancing security from more locations and devices, IT now is challenged with rethinking already time-intensive onboarding and offboarding processes. According to a recent survey of IT leaders, these manual efforts sap budgets and productivity, and increase your security...

In this webinar, we’ll cover the latest announcements and advancements from Oktane21, our virtual user conference. Take a deep dive into our latest products and features and learn how to leverage them to achieve identity-driven security and productivity in your organization. What will be covered in this webinar: Okta’s Zero Trust approach to Privileged Access Management Okta’s modern approach to Identity Governance for all us...

Across the State of New York, many RICs, BOCES and School Districts are leveraging Okta's Identity Cloud Platform to deliver a single, secure login experience for all of their users, applications, and devices. In the background, Okta is also helping to scale, automate and consolidate many of the identity and access management needs in order to streamline operations and accelerate modernization efforts. Join your peers as we discuss the highlig...

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...

Please join IT leaders from colleges and institutions across the country, and the Tambellini Group, the leading independent technology research and advisory firm dedicated exclusively to higher education, for a panel discussion on April 15th! Is your campus embracing the shift to modern identity? Are you seeking to transform end-user experiences? Are you replacing legacy technologies in your IT infrastructure? Hear directly from other campus...