Okta Appoints Technology and Financial Services Veteran David Bradbury as Chief Security Officer
Summary
Bradbury joins Okta as the company sees continued demand for its cloud-based identity platform to drive remote work, enable digital business, and combat an increasingly evolving threat landscape. “The security of our customers has always been our top priority, and the significance of Okta’s vision of enabling any organization to use any technology has only been reinforced amidst the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Todd McKinnon, Chief Executive Officer and co-founder, Okta. David’s experience working with established, global technology and financial organizations will provide valuable expertise to both the Okta team and our thousands of customers, as we stay agile to meet the needs of the changing world.” “Identity has been woven into experiences throughout my entire career — from my days at IBM deploying identity solutions to securing some of the world’s largest financial institutions,” said David Bradbury, Chief Security Officer, Okta. Last month the company also announced several new integration partnerships with leading endpoint protection and management providers VMware Carbon Black, Tanium, and CrowdStrike to combine device risk analysis with access decisions to advance Zero Trust security. Nearly 8,000 organizations, including Engie, JetBlue, Nordstrom, Takeda Pharmaceutical, Teach for America, T-Mobile and Twilio, trust Okta to help protect the identities of their workforces and customers.