Meet Okta Adaptive MFA

Okta Combines the Power of Big Data With Two-Factor Authentication

SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwired - Sep 10, 2015) - Okta, the leading identity and mobility management company, today unveiled Okta Adaptive Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). Okta Adaptive MFA offers companies a broad set of easy-to-use factors combined with policy-driven contextual access management that is informed by data from Okta's 2,500+ customers and their millions of devices, users and authentications. It is designed to provide an additional layer of protection to people, organizations and their most sensitive data while maintaining a simple user experience.

"In our recent 'Businesses @ Work' report, we saw a 40-percent increase year-over-year in MFA adoption. This demand, combined with the rapid increase in data breaches and the opening of corporate networks as applications move to the cloud makes now the right time for Okta to launch this powerful, easy-to-use security product," said Eric Berg, Okta's chief product officer. "Okta Adaptive MFA is for any organization that wants to proactively protect applications and their critical data. CIOs no longer need to compromise user experience while upholding their commitment to secure the business."

Okta Adaptive MFA product features include:

Policy framework supporting contextual access management: Okta Adaptive MFA allows IT decision makers to set contextual access policies that require step-up authentication, or deny access, based on data about users, devices and the request, including the network, location or application. For example, if a U.S.-based user requests access from another country, Okta Adaptive MFA will require additional verification. Additional policies include re-authentication and enrollment rules, configurable session timeouts and group-specific password policies.

Comprehensive set of second factors: Okta Adaptive MFA puts a heavy focus on factors that people want and like to use, such as Okta Verify with Push and Yubico's Yubikey. Okta's new partnership with Yubico integrates YubiKey hardware USB authentication devices to protect access to user accounts with a simple touch, making it fast and easy for users to securely access applications. Okta Adaptive MFA also supports SMS for users without access to smartphones, and integrates with factors from RSA, Duo Security, Symantec and Google.