We’re excited to invite you to our next interactive Ask Me Anything (AMA) online event on Wednesday, January 31, 2024, featuring the esteemed FastPass Engineering and Product Teams. 

What is Okta FastPass, and how does it enable phishing resistant authentication to prevent phishing attacks, session theft, and unauthorized activity? It does so by providing passwordless, cryptographically secure access – only to trusted applications – with an intuitive user experience consistent across all major platforms and devices, managed or unmanaged. And with silent context evaluations of your browsers and devices at every app login, together with signals from your wider security solution ecosystem, FastPass strengthens the Zero Trust security of any organization. 

No matter where you are in your journey with deploying FastPass in your organization, we are here to help! Okta product experts will answer all your burning questions, from why FastPass is important to different factors to consider before rolling out FastPass, how to deploy FastPass to further secure your environment, and more.

How will the AMA online event work? 

From today, January 9, to Tuesday, January 30, 2024, you can ask your questions by replying to this discussion thread using the ‘Answer’ button. Then, mark your calendars for Wednesday, January 31, between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. PST, when our experts from the Okta FastPass Team will be on hand to provide comprehensive written answers. As a bonus, your participation will earn you points and a special badge. 

Ask Questions Now Here! Be sure to submit your questions before the online event on Wednesday, January 31, 2024.

Featured Experts

Chandra  Shirashyad, Engineering Director at Okta

Chandra leads the Okta FastPass and Device Assurance teams, focusing on helping customers achieve maximum security while enabling seamless access to corporate resources across diverse devices. He has a strong cybersecurity background, especially in identity and access management.

He holds a bachelor's degree in engineering from India and a prestigious LEAD Executive Education certification from Stanford University. Chandra's passion for cybersecurity drives him to seek innovative solutions to safeguard organizations from evolving threats continuously.

Chandra enjoys biking, golfing, and spending cherished moments with family and friends outside work.

Steve Lind, Software Architect at Okta

Steve is on Okta’s Fastpass and Device Assurance group, which builds features for Okta Verify on macOS, iOS, Windows, and Android. He has over ten years of experience in cybersecurity, with a passion for better security through usability and reliability. He holds degrees in physics and music performance from Oberlin College and enjoys biking, swimming, ultimate frisbee, and spending time with his family.

Harish Chakravarthy, Technical Marketing at Okta 

Harish is passionate about helping organizations solve their identity and security challenges. Harish takes great pride in empowering customers to implement defense in-depth best practices. Harish holds a master’s degree in computer science and enjoys the outdoors, gardening, volunteering, and spending time with family and friends.