Okta stories
Okta expands PGA of America deal to unite staff and fan identity security, underpinning the golf body's push into AI-driven digital services.
Semperis has bought MightyID to extend its identity resilience platform with Okta and Ping backup and recovery across hybrid environments.
Infostealer attacks are increasingly compromising enterprise SSO, with Flare warning 16% of late-2025 infections exposed identity access.
Okta users face rising vishing attacks as ShinyHunters expand real-time MFA phishing, prompting fresh SaaS and identity security warnings.
Panera data breach exposes details of 14 million customers, spotlighting a surge in SaaS-focused extortion and identity-driven cyber attacks.
Okta appoints Dan Mountstephen to steer Asia Pacific and Japan growth, sharpening its identity-led cyber and AI security strategy.
Okta warns APAC firms that rapid AI adoption is outpacing governance and identity controls, leaving “shadow AI” and non-human access unchecked.
Okta warns new real-time vishing kits can hijack browser sessions during calls, tricking users into defeating non‑phishing‑resistant MFA.
CrowdStrike will acquire identity security specialist SGNL to add continuous, AI-ready access enforcement across human and machine users.
Ransomware attacks in Australia and New Zealand spike during holidays and weekends, exploiting reduced cybersecurity staffing to disrupt organisations.
KnowBe4 research shows personalised phishing emails mimicking HR or IT cause highest employee click rates, exploiting trust in internal communications.
Insight Enterprises plans to acquire Australian cyber security firm Sekuro, boosting its APAC capabilities amid a 38% rise in regional data breaches in 2024.
AvePoint enhances its Confidence Platform with new multi-SaaS data protection and AI oversight tools to boost security and compliance in complex cloud environments.
Rubrik has been named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape 2025 report for its advanced AI-driven cyber-recovery and identity resilience solutions.
Salesforce expands its platform with new data governance and AI tools to improve enterprise AI success and security, addressing key challenges in scaling AI.
The OpenID Foundation has launched the first global standards enabling real-time sharing of security alerts across digital identity systems, boosting online protection.
Rubrik has enhanced its integration with CrowdStrike Falcon to help firms swiftly detect and reverse malicious identity changes, boosting hybrid cyber defence.
Australian firms race ahead with AI, yet weak governance and identity controls leave 'shadow AI' as a growing security blind spot.
Australia's Essential Eight has become the cyber benchmark, but clinging to basic compliance leaves organisations exposed to identity-led threats.
WatchGuard unveils Open MDR, offering MSPs unified 24/7 threat detection and response across mixed security estates without tool rip-and-replace.
