Okta Workforce Guardian
Automate compromised password remediation & protect your enterprise from account takeover
SpyCloud’s Okta Workforce Guardian integrates with Okta to automatically detect when employee credentials are exposed in breaches, malware infections, or phishing attacks — and take action before criminals can.
✨ Benefits at a Glance
Continuous Protection
Validate Okta credentials against SpyCloud’s recaptured malware, phishing, and breached data — updated in near-real-time.
Automated Remediation
Enforce password resets, revoke sessions, or disable high-risk accounts automatically — minimizing manual effort and response time.
Reduced Dwell Time
Terminate active sessions to stop attackers mid-access and eliminate persistent compromise.
Policy-Driven Flexibility
Customize remediation by exposure severity — from user notifications to full account disablement.
⚙️ How It Works
Okta Workforce Guardian continuously checks active employee accounts against nearly 1 trillion recaptured darknet assets in SpyCloud's repository.
- Detect – SpyCloud continuously checks Okta Workforce user credentials against the Enterprise Protection dataset.
- Enrich & Analyze – When an exposure is detected, SpyCloud returns enriched identity risk data to Okta Workflows.
- Automate – Depending on policy configuration, Okta Workforce Guardian can:
- Notify the exposed user or security team
- Enforce password resets
- Revoke active session cookies
- Disable the user account
- Change user groups
- Trigger downstream workflows (SIEM, SOAR, ITSM)
🔍 What Gets Checked?
| Exposure Source | Action Taken |
|---|---|
| Breach-stolen credentials | Automated password reset |
| Malware-infected devices | User re-authentication |
| Successful phishing attempts | Disable or restrict account |
| Credential reuse detection | Notify user and assign group |
📂 Example Scenarios
🧠 Password from Third-Party Breach
Detection: Employee’s Okta username and password appear in a new third-party breach.
Automated Action:🔒 Force password reset
🚪 Terminate active sessions
👥 Reassign user to “Elevated MFA Required” group until remediation verified
💻 Infostealer Malware Infection
Detection: SpyCloud identifies credentials and cookies exfiltrated from an employee’s infected home laptop.
Automated Action:🔐 Revoke active session tokens
🧱 Flag the device for isolation
⛔ Disable user account until endpoint cleanup is confirmed
🎣 Phishing Compromise
Detection: A phishing kit captures a valid corporate login, which SpyCloud ingests within hours.
Automated Action:🚫 Disable user temporarily
🔁 Revoke sessions
🔑 Trigger forced MFA re-enrollment flow upon reactivation
🔁 Password Reuse Across Personal Accounts
Detection: SpyCloud detects a reused password between a corporate account and a personal account compromised in a breach.
Automated Action:🔄 Force password reset
📧 Send user awareness notification discouraging credential reuse
🚨 Suspicious Recurrent Exposure
Detection: A user has 3+ exposures within 90 days.
Automated Action:⚠️ Move user to “High-Risk Identity” group
🧩 Require step-up authentication for all logins
🗓️ Flag account for HR + Security awareness training
📊 Visibility & Reporting
Okta Workforce Guardian provides insight into identity exposure trends and remediation performance.
| 📈 Metric | Description |
|---|---|
| 🧑💻 Exposed Corporate Credentials | Count of unique, exposed corporate credentials |
| 🪪 Account Matches | Number of corporate identities matched to SpyCloud data |
| 🔑 Password Matches | Reused or compromised passwords detected |
| 🧹 Remediation Actions Applied | Actions automatically triggered via Okta workflows |
⚙️ Technical Requirements
| Requirement | Description |
|---|---|
| 🧱 Okta Workforce Environment | With Workflow Admin or higher privileges |
| 🔑 SpyCloud API Key | Enterprise Protection API access + connectivity |
| 🧩 Workflow Templates | 25 modular customizable Okta Workflow templates |
| 🛰️ Optional Integrations | Connect to SIEM/SOAR tools via webhooks |
| 🧍♂️ Least-Privilege Ready | No Super Admin required |
🚀 Getting Started
- Enable the SpyCloud Enterprise Protection API for your organization.
- Install the Okta Workforce Guardian templates from the SpyCloud Workflow Library.
- Configure remediation actions based on exposure severity and policy.
- Monitor results within your Okta Workflow logs and dashboards.
Why It Matters
SpyCloud Okta Workforce Guardian ensures faster detection, automated remediation, and reduced risk of ATO (Account Takeover) — keeping your workforce safe without adding burden to your security team.
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