Code42 & Okta Partner to Automate Employee Access Controls

PRESS RELEASE

MINNEAPOLIS — Apr. 6, 2021 – Code42, the Insider Risk Management leader, today announced it has integrated its Incydr^TM data risk detection and response product with Okta Identity Cloud, the leading user identity management solution. The integration combines Code42’s unique data-centric strategy to insider risk with Okta’s leading approach to identity and access, and provides security buyers with an easier way to build data security environments rooted in Zero Trust. Security teams can perform quicker, more accurate investigations as the integration automates access controls, delivers additional user-context and automates response workflows for departing or high-risk users. 

“Today’s distributed and remote workforces, enabled by the growth of collaboration technologies, have created exponential risk of data leaks, by shifting the perimeter from the network to the endpoint,” said Ananth Appathurai, senior vice president of strategic partnerships and ecosystem at Code42. “The Code42-Okta integration delivers a powerful way to pair access controls with insider risk best practices to improve security postures.”  

Without proper access controls, data is at risk of being exfiltrated either intentionally or unintentionally. Through the integration, users who exhibit potentially risky file behavior can have their permissions lowered so they no longer have access to sensitive files. At the same time that permissions are restricted, a security investigation takes place to review questionable file movements so that right-sized response actions can be applied. This process allows Okta administrators and information security teams to accelerate and align cross-functional efforts in mitigating insider risk to their organizations.

“Identity plays an important role in knowing who is accessing data, and from where they’re accessing it,” said Stephen Lee, vice president, technical strategy and partnerships at Okta, Inc. “Okta’s vision is to safely enable everyone to use any technology. This integration follows that line and will allow companies to use access controls as an effective mechanism for securing their data across their remote workforces.”

Security teams using the Code42-Okta integration can leverage user identity to monitor high-risk users and optimize insider risk management platforms as well as:

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About Code42

Code42 is the Insider Risk Management leader. Native to the cloud, the Code42 Incydr solution rapidly detects data loss, leak and theft as well as speeds incident response – all without lengthy deployments, complex policy management or blocking employee productivity. With Code42, security professionals can protect corporate data and reduce insider threats while fostering an open and collaborative culture for employees. Backed by security best practices and control requirements, Code42’s Insider Risk solution is FedRAMP authorized and can be configured for GDPR, HIPAA, PCI and other regulatory frameworks.

More than 50,000 organizations worldwide, including the most recognized brands in business and education, rely on Code42 to safeguard their ideas. Founded in 2001, the company is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and is backed by Accel Partners, JMI Equity, NewView Capital and Split Rock Partners. Code42 was recognized by Inc. magazine as one of America’s best workplaces in 2020. For more information, visit code42.com.