Collaborate Disseminate
When Okta announced that it was acquiring Auth0 yesterday for $6.5 billion, the deal raised eyebrows. After all, it’s a substantial amount of money for one identity and access management (IAM) company to pay to buy another, similar entity. But the deal ultimately brings together two companies that come at identity from different sides of the […] Continue reading Making sense of the $6.5B Okta-Auth0 deal
A pending $6.5 billion acquisition of Auth0 by Okta, announced this week, indicates the potential for a building wave of mergers and acquisitions driven by the rise of DevSecOps. As developers assume more responsibility for security, the influence the… Continue reading Okta Acquisition of Auth0 Signals DevSecOps Shift Left
Okta announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Auth0 in a stock transaction valued at approximately $6.5 billion. Together, Okta and Auth0 address a broad set of identity use cases and the acquisition will accelerate the companies… Continue reading Okta acquires Auth0 for $6.5 billion
As Okta announced earnings today after the bell, it revealed that it’s buying cloud identity startup Auth0 for a hefty $6.5 billion. The company had a valuation of $1.92 billion when it raised $120 million led by Salesforce Ventures last July. With Auth0, Okta gets a cloud identity company that helps developers embed identity management […] Continue reading Okta acquires cloud identity startup Auth0 for $6.5B
Auth0 announced the addition of three industry leaders to its Board of Directors: Sue Barsamian, former Chief Sales and Marketing Officer for Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Software; Sameer Dholakia, former CEO of SendGrid; and Simon Parmett, former … Continue reading Auth0 expands board of directors with the addition of three industry leaders
Advanced contextual-based feature only triggered by risky logins, mitigating hacking attacks and reducing threat of data breaches while preserving user experience BELLEVUE, Wash. – Dec. 15, 2020 – Auth0, the identity platform for application teams, t… Continue reading Auth0 Launches Adaptive MFA to Increase Security and Reduce Friction for End Users
Auth0 launched Bot Detection, a new security feature that reduces the effectiveness of a credential stuffing attack by as much as 85%, with minimal impact on user experience. Bot Detection is a powerful addition to the company’s expanding security port… Continue reading Auth0 Bot Detection: A security feature that reduces the effectiveness of a credential stuffing attack
The difference between security and compliance is more than just process. It’s philosophy and practice. Compliance can be one tactical execution of a great security strategy or potentially a bureaucratic check-the-box effort. While security and complia… Continue reading Security or compliance? Stop choosing between them
Software giant Citrix Systems recently forced a password reset for many users of its Sharefile content collaboration service, warning it would be doing this on a regular basis in response to password-guessing attacks that target people who re-use passwords across multiple Web sites. Many Sharefile users interpreted this as a breach at Citrix and/or Sharefile, but the company maintains that’s not the case. Here’s a closer look at what happened, and some ideas about how to avoid a repeat of this scenario going forward. Continue reading A Breach, or Just a Forced Password Reset?
A glitch in Auth0 could allow attackers to spoof a legitimate website and collect sensitive information from visitors. Continue reading Auth0 Glitch Allows Attackers to Launch Phishing Attacks