IAM
Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes: Why Independent IAM is Essential for Security
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Who will guard the guards themselves? A critical analysis of vendor lock-in risks in IAM and the advantages of an agnostic approach based on Identity Fabric and open standards.
Banks under siege. The Strategy: Identity Fabric
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Analysis of 2024 banking cyber incidents (+45%) according to Banca d’Italia report and the Identity Fabric strategy for operational resilience in the Italian and European financial sector.
NIST SP 800-63-4: The New Era of Phishing-Resistant Authentication
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Technical analysis of the innovations introduced by NIST SP 800-63-4: from the end of forced password expiration to the emphasis on phishing-resistant authentication, with practical parallels on Okta products.
AWS Utilities EC2 with Workflows and auto-update DNS
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Automate AWS EC2 power management and DNS updates using Okta Workflows, AWS Lambda, and CloudWatch. Start and stop VMs from the Okta dashboard, enforce scheduled shutdowns, and dynamically update DNS records. The guide covers setup steps, security considerations, and cost management in AWS demo environments.