Securing Privileged Access to Databases with Okta
Okta, Thursday, October 1st, 2026
Okta argues PAM must extend from servers to databases and describes securing database access with Okta Privileged Access.
Okta notes that privileged access management traditionally focused on servers, vaulting credentials and recording sessions, while the most sensitive enterprise data now lives in databases spanning on-premises and cloud-managed engines, each with nested permissions and opaque inheritance.
Regulations such as SOX, GDPR, HIPAA and PCI DSS demand demonstrable control over data access, yet many organizations still rely on static credentials and shared service accounts.
The post describes how Okta Privileged Access applies PAM controls to databases.