Why Do Admins Receive Suspicious Account Activity Reports with the Option Disabled in the Security Settings
Aug 26, 2025
Okta Classic Engine
Okta Identity Engine
Administration
Overview
Applies To
- Security
- Suspicious activity reporting
- Recent activity
Cause
The Report suspicious activity via email setting from Security > General controls the option to report suspicious activity from within emails. The end-users can still make suspicious activity reports from their dashboard if Recent Activity is enabled.
Solution
To disable this method of reporting suspicious activity, it is necessary to disable Recent Activity for end-users.
- Navigate to Security > General > Organization Security.
- Click Edit and switch Users can view Recent Activity to Not Enabled.
