Identity & Access Layoffs Hit Security Vendors Okta, Proofpoint, Netography Prominent security vendors Okta and Proofpoint announced layoffs affecting almost 1,000 employees in the United States and Israel. SecurityWeek NewsFebruary 2, 2024
Funding/M&A Okta to Acquire Israeli Startup Spera Security Okta agreed to acquire Spera Security in a move broaden Okta’s Identity threat detection and security posture management capabilities. SecurityWeek NewsDecember 20, 2023
Identity & Access Okta Broadens Scope of Data Breach: All Customer Support Users Affected Okta expands scope of October breach, saying hackers stole names and email addresses of all its customer support system users. Ryan NaraineNovember 29, 2023
CISO Strategy Okta Hack Blamed on Employee Using Personal Google Account on Company Laptop Okta is blaming the recent hack of its support system on an employee who logged into a personal Google account on a company-managed laptop. Ryan NaraineNovember 3, 2023
Data Breaches Okta Support System Hacked, Sensitive Customer Data Stolen Okta warns that hackers broke into its support case management system and stole sensitive data that can be used to impersonate valid users. Ryan NaraineOctober 20, 2023
Identity & Access Okta Says US Customers Targeted in Sophisticated Attacks Okta says some of its US-based customers have been targeted in social engineering attacks whose goal was to disable MFA and obtain high privileges. Eduard KovacsSeptember 5, 2023