States of Kansas & Iowa Leverage Okta as Identity Standard to Combat Fraud & Provide Citizens Secure Access to Critical Onlin...
May 26 2021 - 4:05PM
Business Wire
Okta Identity Cloud leveraged by State of
Kansas to prevent fraudulent unemployment claims and by State of
Iowa to securely connect citizens and state employees
Okta, Inc. (NASDAQ:OKTA), the leading independent identity
provider, today announced continued expansion in the public sector
with new deployments for the states of Kansas and Iowa. Okta also
announced financial results for its first quarter of fiscal year
2022, as well as new global customers and expanded partnerships
including Essilor Group, HERE, ImmoScout24, Slack Technologies,
Western Health and Western Union.
“Public sector organizations need a seamless and secure way to
digitally connect with their citizens, and the shift to hybrid work
models has accelerated this need,” said Susan St. Ledger, President
of Worldwide Field Operations, Okta. “The State of Kansas leveraged
the Okta Identity Cloud to provide a secure experience for Kansans
filing unemployment claims. Similarly, the State of Iowa relied on
the Okta Identity Cloud to provide citizens with simplified access
to critical online services and manage sensitive data for thousands
of state employees. At Okta, we’re proud to support public sector
agencies as they transition to modern technology platforms while
keeping critical information secure and accessible for employees
and citizens.”
Kansas Department of Labor prevents fraudulent unemployment
claims
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kansas
Department of Labor (KDOL) has seen a rapid increase in claims for
unemployment and federal pandemic programs. Unfortunately, with
this uptick in filings came a record amount of fraud. In an effort
to secure its systems, protect customer data, and ensure that
Kansans receive their unemployment benefits in a timely manner,
KDOL recognized it needed to replace its legacy systems to provide
a modern identity solution.
KDOL deployed Okta’s Customer Identity products and leveraged
Okta ThreatInsight to thwart bot attacks and prevent fraudsters
from entering the system with geo-fencing and ID proofing. With the
Okta Identity Cloud, KDOL has stopped over 7.68 million bots and
fraudulent login attempts.
“The Okta platform enabled the Kansas Department of Labor to
quickly deploy a full-featured robust claimant identification
system. Once implemented, our agency was able to focus on
processing legitimate claims for Kansans in need,” said Kelly
Johnson, Chief Information Officer, Kansas Department of Labor.
“Our work to prevent fraudulent claims is still ongoing. However,
with Okta, verification happens at the very first step of our
process and we have been able to significantly reduce the number of
fraudulent claims that come through our systems.”
The State of Iowa modernizes systems for citizens and
workforces
With the sudden shift to remote work in March 2020, the State of
Iowa needed to swiftly replace its legacy systems with a secure,
modern identity solution in response to the COVID-19 pandemic for
state agencies and their 25,000 employees. The state’s goal was to
find a solution that accelerated its digital teleworking
initiatives and aided in COVID-19 response. Iowa implemented Okta
as the identity standard across its agency platforms.
In order to provide critical resources, Iowa deployed Okta’s
Customer Identity products to seamlessly and securely connect its
citizens to online services starting with a new rental and utility
assistance program for those impacted by COVID-19. This expansion
is instrumental in supporting Iowa’s goal to provide its three
million citizens with easy access to all state agency services with
a single username and password. “With Okta’s Customer Identity, we
have been able to provide a simplified experience for the people of
Iowa as they work with our state agencies to obtain much needed
relief,” said Annette Dunn, Chief Information Officer, Iowa.
Similarly, Okta’s pre-built integrations helped Iowa move
quickly in its initial deployment to 36 state agencies. At the
conclusion of the project, all branches of Iowa government will be
utilizing Okta. With Okta, Iowa now provides state employees
simplified and secure access to state systems in a teleworking
environment, empowering them to focus their time and resources on
supporting citizens during the pandemic.
“We viewed last year’s shift to teleworking as not only a
challenge, but an opportunity to streamline and secure our legacy
systems,” said Dunn. “Okta gave us the tools to securely connect
our employees to the systems they need to better serve their
communities.”
Continued momentum for Okta
In its first quarter of fiscal year 2022, Okta grew its total
customers to more than 10,650 organizations. This customer growth
is part of continued momentum for the company, which includes
recent product innovations and an expanded leadership team. At
Oktane21, the company announced its expansion into the Identity
Governance and Privileged Access Management markets, as well as the
Okta Starter Developer Edition, a new Customer Identity Risk
Ecosystem, and a commitment to 100% renewable electricity by 2022.
In addition, Okta recently welcomed Steve Rowland as Chief Revenue
Officer, Kendall Collins as Chief Marketing Officer, and Steve
Dodenhoff as SVP of Worldwide Partners and Alliances. In the second
quarter of fiscal year 2022, Okta completed its acquisition of
Auth0.
About Okta
Okta is the leading independent provider of identity for the
enterprise. The Okta Identity Cloud enables organizations to
securely connect the right people to the right technologies at the
right time. With over 7,000 pre-built integrations to applications
and infrastructure providers, Okta customers can easily and
securely use the best technologies for their business. More than
10,650 organizations, including JetBlue, Nordstrom, Slack,
T-Mobile, Takeda, Teach for America and Twilio, trust Okta to help
protect the identities of their workforces and customers.
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