{"id":663,"date":"2015-09-10T10:04:11","date_gmt":"2015-09-10T14:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/?p=663"},"modified":"2015-11-18T14:11:14","modified_gmt":"2015-11-18T18:11:14","slug":"okta-adds-big-data-analytics-to-multi-factor-authentication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/okta-adds-big-data-analytics-to-multi-factor-authentication\/","title":{"rendered":"Okta Adds Big Data Analytics to Multi-Factor Authentication"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-664\" src=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2015\/09\/okta.jpg\" alt=\"okta\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2015\/09\/okta.jpg 600w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2015\/09\/okta-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Identity Management solutions\u00a0provider\u00a0and newly crowned <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2015\/09\/08\/okta-joins-unicorns-with-75m-round-and-looks-towards-ipo\/\" target=\"_blank\">unicorn<\/a> Okta has debuted a new standalone Multi-Factor Authentication service designed to protect enterprise data and applications.<\/p>\n<p>Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is a technique that adds an additional layer of authentication, beyond username and password. Most often this second step is a card or PIN, an authentication token, or a one-time text message sent via SMS.<\/p>\n<p>The new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.okta.com\/product\/adaptive-mfa\/\" target=\"_blank\">Okta Adaptive Multi-Factor Authentication<\/a> service combines a single sign-on solution with analytics to help IT professionals make decisions about authorizing or denying access.<\/p>\n<p>Adaptive MFA uses data generated by Okta\u2019s 2,500 corporate customer\u2019s network and application interactions along with global information security trends to identify potential fraud, abuse, and risks.<\/p>\n<div class=\"box box0\"><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/download-three-important-reasons-for-privileged-access-management-and-one-surprising-benefit\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-599 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2015\/07\/Priviledged-Identity-Management-Three-Reasons-150x150.png\" alt=\"Priviledged Identity Management - Three Reasons\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2015\/07\/Priviledged-Identity-Management-Three-Reasons-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2015\/07\/Priviledged-Identity-Management-Three-Reasons-70x70.png 70w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2015\/07\/Priviledged-Identity-Management-Three-Reasons-60x60.png 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/download-three-important-reasons-for-privileged-access-management-and-one-surprising-benefit\/\" target=\"_blank\">Complementary Whitepaper: Protecting Privileged Accounts from Abuse<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify the advantages and risks of High-Privilege Access<\/li>\n<li>Assure security compliance<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Learn to better manage privileged identities<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>Though Okta is best known for its Identity and Access Management as a service (IDaaS) solution, Okta Adaptive MFA will also be adaptable to work in on-premise infrastructures, or alongside other two-factor authentication (2FA) solutions such as RSA or Symantec.<\/p>\n<p>Okta adaptive MFA is scheduled to roll out immediately.<\/p>\n<p>The San Francisco startup has been busy lately\u2014earlier this week the San Francisco-based startup raised $75 million from existing shareholders in a deal that valued Okta at almost $1.2 billion, a marked increase from the $675 million valuation in Okta\u2019s stock sale announced in June 2014.<\/p>\n<p>The company, which says it has more than 2,500 customers, including LinkedIn, Adobe, MGM Resorts International and Western Union, has now raised about $230 million.<\/p>\n<div class=\"column one-third\"><p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/four-resources-privileged-identity\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-618\" src=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2015\/07\/Top4PIMwhitepapers-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Top4PIMwhitepapers\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2015\/07\/Top4PIMwhitepapers-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2015\/07\/Top4PIMwhitepapers-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2015\/07\/Top4PIMwhitepapers-70x70.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/four-resources-privileged-identity\/\" target=\"_blank\">Four Resources to Jumpstart your Privileged Access Management Initiative<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"column one-third\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/privileged-account-threaten-your-business\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-628\" src=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2015\/08\/privilegedaccessmanagement-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"privilegedaccessmanagement\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2015\/08\/privilegedaccessmanagement-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2015\/08\/privilegedaccessmanagement-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/files\/2015\/08\/privilegedaccessmanagement-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/privileged-account-threaten-your-business\/\" target=\"_blank\">Are Unmanaged Privileged 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