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Over the past few years, Okta has stated its commitment to ending the threat of identity-enabled cyber crime and attacks. As part of its Secure Identity Commitment, Okta has been keen on “elevating our industry” by accelerating its capabilities and embracing new technology, such as artificial intelligence (AI), and und the digital transformation of nonprofits and advance inclusive pathways into tech. Therefore, when an announcement was made of a standard around identity security in software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications, it was worth taking notice. SaaS security framework Named the Interoperability Profile for Secure Identity in the Enterprise (IPSIE), the concept is of an open standard that provides a framework for SaaS companies to enhance the end-to-end security of their products across every touchpoint of their technology stack. Announcing it in October 2024, Okta CEO and co-founder Todd McKinnon said there is a “need [for] massive standardisation” and a “move to a world where every app, every device, every workload ...