Jim and Jeff talk about why IAM metrics are important and some ideas for the basic reporting of an IAM program. This was sparked by a recent Forbes article titled "Nine Cybersecurity Metrics Every CEO Should Track" which is worth checking out. Want to join the conversation? Leave us a message here: anchor.fm/identity-at-the-center/message or email us at [email protected]....
Jan 27, 2020•32 min•Ep. 28
We are back and ready to tackle 2020! In the first episode of this decade, Jim and Jeff talk about what it takes to be a good IAM program manager as well as some of the mistakes they made in their IAM careers and mistakes they see organizations making today. Want to join the conversation? Leave us a message here: anchor.fm/identity-at-the-center/message or email us at [email protected]....
Jan 20, 2020•53 min•Ep. 27
In the final episode of 2019, Jeff talks with Arturo Cordoba , Senior Advisor on the Cyber Security team with CEMEX in Mexico. They discuss the PEMEX ransomware attack, the ups & downs Arturo experienced with his IAM program this year and starting an IAM group in the Monterrey, Mexico area. If you are in the Monterrey area and want to be part of the group, reach out to Arturo on LinkedIn! Jim and Jeff hope you have a happy holiday season and will be back in January 2020 with new episodes. Wa...
Dec 20, 2019•26 min•Ep. 26
Jim and Jeff talk recap their time in Las Vegas at the 2019 Gartner IAM Summit. Want to join the conversation? Leave us a message here: anchor.fm/identity-at-the-center/message or email us at [email protected]
Dec 13, 2019•48 min•Ep. 25
Jim and Jeff talk about the upcoming Gartner IAM Summit in Las Vegas and some of the sessions they think they will find interesting. Want to join the conversation? Leave us a message here: anchor.fm/identity-at-the-center/message or email us at [email protected]
Dec 06, 2019•40 min•Ep. 24
Jim and Jeff share what IAM things they are thankful for this Thanksgiving season with some contributions from the Identropy team and LinkedIn. Thanks to all who listen and share the show. Happy Thanksgiving! Want to join the conversation? Leave us a message here: anchor.fm/identity-at-the-center/message or email us at [email protected]...
Nov 29, 2019•42 min•Ep. 23
Jim and Jeff have a conversation about creating IAM strategies, who to involve, and how to craft the message. Gartner Continuous Adaptive Risk and Trust Assessment (CARTA) video link . Want to join the conversation? Leave us a message here: anchor.fm/identity-at-the-center/message or email us at [email protected]...
Nov 22, 2019•37 min•Ep. 22
Jim and Jeff have a conversation with Mike Vesey from idRamp about what blockchain is and how it is affecting the IAM world. Want to join the conversation? Leave us a message here: anchor.fm/identity-at-the-center/message or email us at [email protected]...
Nov 15, 2019•44 min•Ep. 21
Jim and Jeff return to their respective home bases for a "normal" episode where they talk about recent trends in IGA products they are seeing. Want to join the conversation? Leave us a message here: anchor.fm/identity-at-the-center/message or email us at [email protected]
Nov 08, 2019•43 min•Ep. 20
We have a little something different this week. In this special episode, Jim and Jeff take the show on the road for the Identropy company meeting in Clearwater Beach, Florida. An IAM version of Family Feud was played and recorded live in front of the entire Identropy team. The Identropy team took their shot at answering questions like: "How do you measure the effectiveness of an IAM program?" "What is a common mistake our customers make when implementing an IAM system? "What kind of alcoholic be...
Nov 01, 2019•39 min•Ep. 19
In this episode, Jim and Jeff talk about some of the surprising IAM things they have seen in their consulting careers. Want to join the conversation? Leave us a message here: anchor.fm/identity-at-the-center/message or email us at [email protected]
Oct 25, 2019•39 min•Ep. 18
In this episode, Jim and Jeff discuss the recently released Gartner Identity Governance & Administration Magic Quadrant. Visit any of the IGA leaders (SailPoint, Savyint, Omada, IBM, or One Identity) and you can probably get a copy via their homepage in exchange for your contact info. Want to join the conversation? Leave us a message here: anchor.fm/identity-at-the-center/message or email us at [email protected]...
Oct 18, 2019•39 min•Ep. 17
In this episode, Jim and Jeff have a bit of an IAM garbage plate of random items in honor of their visit to Rochester, NY. There is some IT Service Management (ITSM) and service catalog talk along with a smattering of other items. Want to join the conversation? Leave us a message here: anchor.fm/identity-at-the-center/message or email us at [email protected]...
Oct 11, 2019•37 min•Ep. 16
In this episode, Jim and Jeff recap the KuppingerCole Consumer Identity World conference in Seattle, WA. Part 2 of 2. Want to join the conversation? Leave us a message here: anchor.fm/identity-at-the-center/message or email us at [email protected]
Oct 04, 2019•39 min•Ep. 15
In this episode, Jim and Jeff talk about the first day of the KuppingerCole Consumer Identity World conference in Seattle, WA. Part 1 of 2. Want to join the conversation? Leave us a message here: anchor.fm/identity-at-the-center/message or email us at [email protected]
Oct 02, 2019•38 min•Ep. 14
In this episode, Jim and Jeff talk with special guest Jaime Lewis-Gross , Global Director of Solution Strategy at Saviynt, about how they pick which conferences to attend, how they figure out which sessions to attend, and their personal strategies for conference swag collection. Top IAM Conferences: RSA Conference Identiverse Gartner IAM Summit Want to join the conversation? Leave us a message here: anchor.fm/identity-at-the-center/message or email us at [email protected]...
Sep 27, 2019•29 min•Ep. 13
For this episode, Jim and Jeff talk about how to identify and battle against resistance to change that can happen when introducing IAM to an organization. Top 12 Reasons Why People Resist Change: https://www.torbenrick.eu/blog/change-management/12-reasons-why-people-resist-change/ Top 10 Common Pitfalls Of An IAM Program: https://www.identropy.com/blog/new-ebook-top-10-common-pitfalls-of-an-iam-program Want to join the conversation? Leave us a message here: anchor.fm/identity-at-the-center/messa...
Sep 20, 2019•40 min•Ep. 12
On this episode, Jim and Jeff talk with Morgan McNamara, a member of Identropy's crack engineering team, about a question submitted by listener Neil on approaches to manage identities across multiple cloud environments. Want to join the conversation? Leave us a message here: anchor.fm/identity-at-the-center/message or email us at [email protected].
Sep 13, 2019•37 min•Ep. 11
On this episode, Jim and Jeff talk with Arturo Cordoba , Senior Advisor on the Cyber Security team with Cemex in Mexico, about the differences in IAM in Mexico compared to the United States, building IAM teams, and a hint of blockchain identity use cases. Want to join the conversation? Leave us a message here: anchor.fm/identity-at-the-center/message or email us at [email protected]....
Sep 06, 2019•43 min•Ep. 10
On this episode, Jim and Jeff talk with Mario Dusaj , solutions architect at Callsign.com , about his thoughts around creating a good authentication experience. Want to join the conversation? Leave us a message here: anchor.fm/identity-at-the-center/message or email us at [email protected]...
Aug 30, 2019•36 min•Ep. 9
On this episode, Jim and Jeff talk with Ash Motiwala, Managing Partner at Identropy, about the history of Identropy, current IAM trends, and the future of IAM. Want to join the conversation? Leave us a message here: anchor.fm/identity-at-the-center/message
Aug 23, 2019•39 min•Ep. 8
On this episode, Jim and Jeff talk with Luis Almeida, VP of Business Development at Identropy, about how the value proposition for IAM has changed over the years. You can read his take here. Want to join the conversation? Leave us a message here: anchor.fm/identity-at-the-center/message
Aug 16, 2019•45 min•Ep. 7
Warshipping, US military CAC's on the way out, and how to identify Deepfakes... all topics of discussion brought to the table by Jeff who has his boots on the ground at the annual Black Hat conference in Las Vegas. Want to join the conversation? Leave us a message here: anchor.fm/identity-at-the-center/message
Aug 09, 2019•33 min•Ep. 6
On this episode, Jim and Jeff talk about the recent news regarding the Capital One data breach and what might have been the motivations behind the incident. They also reference this video when talking about man in the middle attacks against two-factor authentication. Want to join the conversation? Leave us a message here: anchor.fm/identity-at-the-center/message...
Aug 02, 2019•29 min•Ep. 5
On this episode, Jim talks with Jeff about his idea in an upcoming article he is writing about the IGA lifecycle: Approve - Provision - Collect - Verify Want to join the conversation? Leave us a message here: anchor.fm/identity-at-the-center/message
Jul 26, 2019•31 min•Ep. 5
On this episode, Jim and Jeff talk about Kacy Zurkus' article "Healthcare Organizations Too Confident in Cybersecurity" for InfoSecurity Magazine and why multi-factor authentication (MFA) isn't more widely adopted. Jeff also poses a question to Jim: Do you choose MFA or Privileged Access Management (PAM) first if you can only do one? Want to join the conversation? Leave us a message here: anchor.fm/identity-at-the-center/message...
Jul 19, 2019•33 min•Ep. 3
With Jim on vacation this week, Jeff has called up Fletcher Edington as a pinch hitter. Fletcher talks about his path from college intern to IAM implementation engineer to IAM sales. They also talk about how to get young talent into the IAM space to solve the UI and design challenges of the future. Want to join the conversation? Leave us a message here: anchor.fm/identity-at-the-center/message...
Jul 12, 2019•31 min•Ep. 2
It's our first one! Hosts Jim McDonald and Jeff Steadman have a combined 30 years of experience in the identity and access management field. In this episode, they talk about how to create identity and access management strategies to better secure your organization. ***Correction - In this episode, we mention our friend Mario. He works at Callsign and not Transmit Security. Sorry, Mario!***
Jul 02, 2019•38 min•Ep. 1