Cyber: New 6 Okta Security Settings You Might Have Overlooked 2026

In today's SaaS-first organizations, identity providers like Okta hold the digital keys to the kingdom. As organizations continue to consolidate their authentication through SSO platforms like Okta, securing these identity systems has never been more critical.

Recent high-profile breaches targeting identity infrastructure have demonstrated that even sophisticated organizations can fall victim to attacks that exploit misconfigurations or weak security settings.

The challenge isn't just implementing Okta—it's maintaining a strong security posture over time. As your organization evolves, security configurations can drift, new vulnerabilities emerge, and best practices change.

What worked six months ago may no longer be sufficient to protect against today's threats.

This article outlines six fundamental Okta security best practices that form the backbone of a resilient identity security program.

Beyond implementing these settings, continuous security posture monitoring for Okta (and the rest of your SaaS ecosystem) with a tool like Nudge Security can help you stay ahead of emerging threats and maintain a robust security posture as your environment grows and changes.

“When I signed up for a trial with Nudge, we were up and running within an hour just by connecting to our IdP. We were seeing insights immediately.” - KarmaCheck IT Specialist

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With that, let's dive in to the six essential Okta security configurations that should be on every security practitioner’s check list: ‍

Strong password policies are foundational to any identity security posture program. Okta allows administrators to enforce robust password requirements including:

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