INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The days of worrying about remembering passwords in the workplace may soon be at an end thanks to Okta.The security firm has today announced
the launch of a new platform that will allow companies to do away with passwords altogether in favour of much stronger authentication
options.Okta ThreatInsight, revealed today at the company's Oktane 2018 event in Las Vegas, combines context-specific information with
real-time analysis from internal risk assessment teams to block threats.This, the company says, provides a more secure experience that
should mean businesses, as well as their employees, partners and customers, stay safe online.No more passwordsDue to be released in the
second half of 2018, Okta, which counts the likes of Nordstrom and 20th Century Fox among its customers, says the new tool will allow
companies to do away with passwords as their main authentication option.Instead, the platform can detect possible security risks by
analysing information such as the location of an IP address attempting to access a corporate network
The platform can also identify known devices, and if they are attempting to connect from an unfamiliar location, can block access.“The
best password is no password at all
Today’s threat actors are targeting the weakest point of your company’s security – your people – and too many are successfully
compromising employee accounts due to poor or stolen passwords,” said Okta CEO and co-founder Todd McKinnon.
