Streamlined Pricing Method for Acquiring Okta: Simplified Solution Pricing Unveiled for Workforce Identity Access
Okta, a leading provider of identity and access management solutions, has announced the launch of its Workforce Identity Suites. These packages are designed to offer a robust, flexible, and scalable identity and access management (IAM) solution, tailored to secure workforce identities in today's sophisticated threat landscape.
Comprehensive Security Features
The Workforce Identity Suites include strong multi-factor authentication (MFA), single sign-on (SSO), and adaptive security policies. These features protect sensitive data and ensure secure user access across thousands of applications and services. Okta's IAM solution supports over 6000 applications and services, providing extensive coverage for modern enterprises.
Zero Trust Security Model
Okta employs a zero trust approach, verifying user identities continuously rather than assuming trust based on network location. This strategy significantly reduces risks from insider and external threats.
Lifecycle Management
Automated user provisioning and de-provisioning ensure employees and contractors have the correct access rights during onboarding and lose access promptly when they leave. This feature maintains strong access hygiene, an essential aspect of modern identity management.
API-First Architecture and Developer Tools
Okta's API-first architecture and developer tools enable seamless integration with existing applications and custom identity solutions. This support for broad enterprise flexibility and rapid deployments is a key advantage of the Workforce Identity Suites.
Extensive Application Integrations
With over 7000 pre-built connectors, Okta integrates with a wide range of cloud and on-premises applications. This extensive integration support simplifies enterprise access management, particularly in hybrid environments.
AI-Powered Threat Detection
Okta's IAM solution uses artificial intelligence to detect anomalous behavior and potential security incidents. This proactive risk mitigation against evolving threats, including sophisticated bot attacks and AI-driven exploits, is a critical feature in today's cybersecurity landscape.
Advanced Reporting and Analytics
The Workforce Identity Suites offer insights into access patterns and security risks across the enterprise. These insights enable security teams to respond quickly and improve their security posture.
Passwordless Authentication
Okta's IAM solution supports secure passwordless login through an encrypted password vault feature. This reduces the risks associated with weak or reused passwords.
User-Friendly Interface and Scalability
Designed for organizations of varying sizes, Okta Workforce Identity Cloud is praised for its intuitive interface and ability to scale globally. This makes it an effective solution for hybrid and remote workforces.
Four Tiered Suites to Meet Various Needs
Okta offers four main Workforce Identity Suites: Starter, Essentials, Professional, and Enterprise. Each suite caters to different organizational needs, from those getting started on their Identity journey to large enterprises requiring end-to-end Identity security.
- 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.
- The Professional Suite allows organizations to scale with unified Identity, using comprehensive Identity security with powerful orchestration.
- The Enterprise Suite equips organizations with end-to-end, integrated Identity security from posture management to real-time threat detection and response.
A Simplified Purchasing Experience
Customers can still purchase Okta products and services individually, and in some cases, supplement certain suites with additional à la carte capabilities. Exciting updates are coming to Okta to streamline how customers purchase and use its products.
Kick-Starting Identity Strategy for Businesses at Early Stages
Okta offers additional options for businesses at earlier stages of identity maturity that want to kick-start their identity strategy with critical adaptive access capabilities.
A Broader Mission
As part of its broader mission to simplify and unify Identity security, Okta is enhancing the consistency of its product experience. Customers will see a more cohesive and modernized look across Okta interfaces, including the Admin Console and key Okta products available in the Workforce Identity Suites.
Getting Started with Workforce Identity Suites
To get started on a Workforce Identity Suite, customers can visit Okta's website for pricing information and connect with Okta to unlock unified Identity security tailored to their workforce.
Okta's Workforce Identity Suites are designed to address crucial Identity security use cases necessary to thrive in the current threat landscape. With these suites, businesses can build and mature their Identity security strategy without getting bogged down in tool selection details.
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Cynthia Luu, the Principal Product Marketing Manager of Okta Workforce Identity Cloud, covers solutions for devices and security. Prior to joining Okta, Cynthia spent four years supporting IBM security in various marketing roles, managing IBM's portfolio of data protection solutions, initiatives on Zero Trust and data privacy, and their market development and customer insights programs. The transformation of the security landscape is due to rapid cloud technology and remote work adoption, increasing enterprise attack surface and reducing security visibility. Okta's Workforce Identity Suites are designed to help businesses realize the value of Identity sooner, offering an accessible way to build and mature Identity security strategy without getting bogged down in tool selection details.
- Okta's Workforce Identity Suites, designed for secure workforce identities, include strong multi-factor authentication, single sign-on, and adaptive security policies, protecting sensitive data across thousands of applications and services.
- Okta employs a zero trust approach, verifying user identities continuously and reducing risks from insider and external threats.
- Automated user provisioning and de-provisioning in the Workforce Identity Suites ensure employees and contractors have the correct access rights while maintaining strong access hygiene.
- Okta's API-first architecture and developer tools support seamless integration with existing applications and custom identity solutions, offering broad enterprise flexibility.
- The Workforce Identity Suites offer extensive application integrations, simplifying enterprise access management particularly in hybrid environments, with over 7000 pre-built connectors.
