08/19/2024 | News release | Distributed by Public on 08/20/2024 10:14
The cloud Identity sprawl has changed the rules of Identity Security. As organizations move to the cloud and embrace more and more SaaS apps, Identity has become a jungle of users, entities, permissions, and activity. Managing this growing complexity is hard: siloed Identity data, sophisticated configurations, and a lack of visibility.
Traditional approaches to Identity Security are limited in coverage and don't scale in this new world, and we've seen the number of Identity-related breaches increase significantly.
Security teams are putting more emphasis on Identity Security, but they're missing efficient and consistent tools to help them prevent the next breach. They need solutions that proactively address this critical attack vector. Unlike other security practices, the lack of critical context to make data-driven decisions prevents organizations from improving their security posture.
Okta Identity Security Posture Management is our latest solution for enhancing organizational security. Designed to proactively identify vulnerabilities and Identity Security gaps, Okta Identity Security Posture Management enables continuous assessment of your Identity risk posture. It highlights critical issues like admin sprawl, MFA bypass, and local accounts and prioritizes them based on risk severity for effective remediation. With Okta Identity Security Posture Management, companies can fortify their security measures and safeguard their digital assets with greater efficiency before a breach happens.
We built Okta Identity Security Posture Management from the ground up to empower Identity Security leaders to shore up their Identity attack surface by providing end-to-end visibility and remediation to Identity. The solution helps answer two simple questions:
1) Who has access to what and who uses which access?
2) Where are the biggest gaps and risks in the organization's Identity jungle?
Additionally, Okta Identity Security Posture Management allows you to measure your adherence to popular security frameworks like NIST, SOX, SOC 2, PCI DSS, ISO 27001, and CIS.
Our solution's greatest strength is its unique ability to effectively gather and process Identity data to build the right context for security professionals to make the best-informed decisions and prioritize their remediations. This leads to unparalleled ROI in risk reduction. Security teams quickly recognize that the product's prioritization logic creates a clear path to security. The Identity posture information delivered by the engine is easy to understand and doesn't require manual enrichment and endless back and forth with stakeholders. Therefore, customers get highly impactful security value and can remediate critical vulnerabilities quickly.
Okta is committed to arming customers with the products and services they need to secure Identity in today's threat landscape. These new tools are a part of the Okta Secure Identity Commitment- Okta's long-term plan to lead the industry in the fight against Identity attacks.