Streamlined Pricing for Acquiring Okta: Simplified approach unveiled to access Workforce Identity Solutions
Okta, a leading identity and access management provider, has unveiled a series of Workforce Identity Suites designed to support businesses at different stages of Identity maturity. These suites offer flexible identity and access management solutions that grow with organizational needs.
Okta Workforce Identity Cloud
The main suite, Okta Workforce Identity Cloud, includes core identity services such as Single Sign-On (SSO) for secure, centralized access to thousands of apps, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) including adaptive and risk-based approaches, Universal Directory for managing users, groups, and devices in a single place, Lifecycle Management automating provisioning and de-provisioning, Access Gateway and API Access Management for hybrid and cloud environments, No-Code Workflows for automation of onboarding, offboarding, and compliance tasks, and Advanced Security Features like FIDO2 and phishing-resistant methods (e.g. FastPass).
Benefits for Businesses at Various Identity Maturity Stages
The Workforce Identity Suites cater to businesses at various stages of Identity maturity:
- Early-stage/Foundational maturity: Enables basic secure access with SSO and MFA, simplifying access while improving security posture.
- Growing maturity: Adds lifecycle management and universal directory for centralized user and device management, improving operational efficiency.
- Advanced maturity: Supports adaptive security policies, risk-based authentication, no-code automation workflows, and integration with privileged access management and identity governance tools for comprehensive Zero Trust frameworks.
- Industry-specific compliance: Offers special environments (e.g., HIPAA-regulated cells) and integrations to meet regulatory requirements, critical for sectors like healthcare.
Tiered Approach
The Workforce Identity Suites follow a tiered approach, with the Professional Suite allowing organizations to scale with unified Identity, harnessing comprehensive Identity security with powerful orchestration. The Starter Suite provides capabilities to streamline and secure end-user access for organizations getting started on their Identity journey. The Essentials Suite helps organizations keep Identity security at pace with business growth, tackling phishing attacks and simplifying governance and compliance tasks.
Streamlining Purchase and Use
Okta is making changes to simplify how customers purchase and use its products, introducing solution-based packages, or Workforce Identity Suites, to help businesses plan and progress along their unique Identity maturity journey. With four main Workforce Identity Suites available - Starter Suite, Essentials Suite, Professional Suite, and Enterprise Suite - businesses can choose the one that best fits their needs.
A New Approach to Identity Security
In today's threat landscape, a unified approach to Identity is crucial. Organizations need a new approach: unified Identity, which can uncover and mitigate potential threats while proactively gaining visibility and control over who has access to what - across the workforce. Okta's Workforce Identity Suites empower customers with comprehensive solutions consistent with how thousands of companies have evolved their Identity practices with Okta.
Sources:
- Okta's Workforce Identity Suites
- Okta Blog: Empowering Identity Security at Scale
- Okta's Identity Cloud: Workforce Identity Suites
- Okta's Zero Trust Framework
- Okta's Identity and Compliance Solutions
- Okta Workforce Identity Cloud, designed for businesses at different stages of Identity maturity, offers Single Sign-On (SSO) and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) for secure access to multiple apps.
- The main suite from Okta also includes Universal Directory for managing users, groups, and devices, facilitating centralized access and secure identity and access management solutions.
- Enhanced security features like FIDO2 and phishing-resistant methods, such as FastPass, are available in the Okta Workforce Identity Cloud for added protection against cyber threats.
- Okta's Workforce Identity Suites cater to various Identity maturity stages, offering special environments and integrations for industry-specific compliance, crucial for sectors like healthcare.
- Okta is introducing solution-based packages, or Workforce Identity Suites, to help businesses progress along their unique Identity maturity journey and stay ahead in the ever-evolving technology landscape.
