Jim and Jeff talk with Julie Smith, Executive Director, Identity Defined Security Alliance, and Kelvin Coleman, Executive Director National Cyber Security Alliance, about Identity Management Day, their organizations, and what is next for IAM. Connect with Julie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliaesmith/ Connect with Kelvin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelvin-coleman/ Identity Management Day 2021: www.identitymanagementday.org National Cyber Security Alliance: https://stays...
Apr 12, 2021•43 min•Ep. 88
Jim and Jeff talk with Ken Myers who is pursuing a doctorate that is focused on developing an IAM competency model. We talk about his research that includes how to hire, train, and retain IAM professionals. Connect with Ken on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/idmken Ken's Github Research: https://idmken.github.io/ More on ICAM: https://www.cisa.gov/safecom/icam-resources NIST NICE: NICE Framework Resource Center | NIST Awesome-IAM GitHub: https://github.com/kdeldycke/awesome-iam Identity Ma...
Apr 05, 2021•52 min•Ep. 87
Jim and Jeff talk with Bryan Macleod, a Global Head of Identity & Access Management, and Pierce Chakraborty, a fellow colleague with Protiviti's Digital Identity practice about how to engage and partner with the business and some of the challenges that come up as part of an IAM Program. Connect with Bryan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryanmacleod/ Connect with Pierce on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pierce-c-61aa57116/ Identity Management Day 2021: www.identitymanagementd...
Mar 29, 2021•41 min•Ep. 86
Jim and Jeff talk with Katie Stevens, Director with Protiviti's Security & Privacy practice about privacy, consent, data residency, and how to start thinking about these in the context of IAM. Connect with Katie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-stevens-7357433/ Identity Management Day 2021: www.identitymanagementday.org Identiverse 2021: https://identiverse.com/ Upcoming Protiviti Privacy Webinars: https://event.on24.com/eventRegistration/EventLobbyServlet?target=reg20.jsp&...
Mar 22, 2021•43 min•Ep. 85
Jim and Jeff talk with Robb Reck, Chief Information Security Officer at Ping Identity, about the Solar Winds breach aka Solorigate, Zero Trust, and Identity Management Day 2021. Connect with Robb on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robbreck/ Robb's Colorado = Security Podcast: https://www.colorado-security.com/ Identity Management Day 2021: www.identitymanagementday.org Identiverse 2021: https://identiverse.com/ Connect with Jim and Jeff on LinkedIn here: Jim McDonald: https://www.link...
Mar 15, 2021•45 min•Ep. 84
Jim and Jeff talk with Krissy Safi, Managing Director and Global Practice Leader for Attack & Penetration Testing at Protiviti, about penetration testing - what it is and why IAM is important to it. Connect with Krissy here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/krissysafi/ Resources to learn more about hacking Pen Testing: https://HackerHighSchool.org https://OWASP.org https://www.reddit.com/r/HowToHack/ Identity Management Day 2021: www.identitymanagementday.org Identiverse 2021: https://identiverse...
Mar 08, 2021•50 min•Ep. 83
Jim and Jeff talk with Carlos Rodriguez, Director IT Security & Risk at Citizens Property Insurance, about organizational change management, bringing stakeholders to the table, and Agile versus Waterfall project methodologies. Connect with Carlos on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlosrodrigueza/ Managing Organizational change in IAM and IS Programs: https://multifactor-authentication.enterprisesecuritymag.com/cxoinsight/how-to-build-a-successful-identity-and-access-management-i...
Mar 01, 2021•40 min•Ep. 82
Jim and Jeff talk about what Role Based Access Control is and ideas on how to tackle these complicated projects at an organization. Connect with Jim and Jeff on LinkedIn here: Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp/ Jeff Steadman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsteadman/ Visit the show at www.IdentityAtTheCenter.com and follow @IDACPodcast on Twitter....
Feb 22, 2021•49 min•Ep. 81
Jim and Jeff talk with Alec Fry, aka FRYdentity, about designing people-centric IAM processes and services and how it impacts an organization's ability to prevent breaches. Connect with Alec on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/frydentity/ IDSA Report " Identity and Access Management: The Stakeholder Perspective" : https://www.idsalliance.org/blog/2021/02/04/new-research-provides-iam-stakeholder-perspective-on-access-challenges/ Connect with Jim and Jeff on LinkedIn here: Jim McDonald: https...
Feb 15, 2021•44 min•Ep. 80
Jim and Jeff talk with Dr. Chase Cunningham, Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) at Ericom Software, about Zero Trust in the real world. Connect with Chase on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-chase-cunningham-54b26243/ Read Chase's book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084ZN2HBD/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 Learn more about Ericom Software: https://www.ericom.com/ Google BeyondCorp: https://cloud.google.com/beyondcorp Google BeyondCorp explainer video: Getting started with Beyond...
Feb 08, 2021•36 min•Ep. 79
Jim and Jeff talk with Luis Almeida, Chief Revenue Officer at Clear Skye, about the role IAM is playing in digital transformation. Connect with Luis on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lalmeida/ Learn more about Clear Skye: https://clearskye.com/ Connect with Jim and Jeff on LinkedIn here: Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp/ Jeff Steadman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsteadman/ Visit the show at www.IdentityAtTheCenter.com and follow @IDACPodcast on Twitter....
Feb 01, 2021•44 min•Ep. 78
Jim and Jeff talk with Kay Chopard, US Ambassador for the Women in Identity organization, about their goals, their membership (that includes not just women), and the role that mentors and mentees play in their career. Connect with Kay Chopard on LinkdedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaychopard/ Women in Identity on the web: https://womeninidentity.org/ Book - The Silent Sex: https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691159768/the-silent-sex Book - Athena Rising: http://www.davidgsmithphd....
Jan 25, 2021•46 min•Ep. 77
Welcome to 2021 and back to the office! Jim and Jeff talk with Ian Glazer, Co-Founder and Vice President of IDPro, about his career in the IAM space and how IDPro is positioning itself to help the IAM community. Connect with Ian on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iglazer/ IDPro: https://www.IDPro.org Identity: The Next Ten Years: https://identiverse.gallery.video/detail/video/6184188772001/identity:-the-next-ten-years&q=ian The Skills and Experiences of Identity Practitioners: https://...
Jan 18, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 76
Jim talks with Paul Volosen, Information Security Architect & Vice President at Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, about the recent SolarWinds breach. Show Links: Connect with Paul on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulvolosen/ Paul's CyberSecurity 101 on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6733870238582108160/ SolarWinds Brief: https://www.solarwinds.com/securityadvisory/faq NSA Brief: https://media.defense.gov/2020/Dec/17/2002554125/-1/-1/0/AUTHENTICATION_MEC...
Dec 28, 2020•26 min•Ep. 75
Jim and Jeff talk with Katie McCroskey, Director of Knowledge Management and Training at Thycotic, about her background in Privileged Access Management (PAM), how she handles PAM training, and what is next for PAM. Programming note: This is the last show of 2020 and we wish everyone a happy and healthy holiday and new year. We'll be back in January of 2021 with new episodes. Connect with Katie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katiemccroskey/ Learn more about Thycotic at https://thycotic....
Dec 14, 2020•42 min•Ep. 74
Jim and Jeff talk with Nishant Kaushik, CTO at Uniken and Identropy Alumnus, about a wide range of IAM topics including the different IAM organizations he is a part of, biometrics as convenience versus security, identity fraud in the era of COVID, and some rapid fire predictions for identity in 2021. Show Links: Connect with Nishant on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nishantkaushik/ Follow Nishant on Twitter: @NishantK Nishant's Identiverse Talk- "Mission Impossible: Identity Mythos" ...
Dec 07, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 73
Jim and Jeff talk with Paul Lanzi, Co-Founder and COO at Remediant, about privileged access management maturity and capabilities that impact the overall security and risk management for an organization. Paul Lanzi: https://www.linkedin.com/in/planzi/ Remediant: https://www.remediant.com Lockheed Success Story: https://www.remediant.com/solutions/success-story CSNP: https://www.csnp.org/ IDSA: https://www.idsalliance.org/ Connect with Jim and Jeff on LinkedIn here: Jim McDonald: https://www.linke...
Nov 30, 2020•42 min•Ep. 72
Jim and Jeff talk with Mayda Gonzalez, Identropy's newest member of the advisory team, about what it is like to transition from being a part of an enterprise IAM program into an IAM consultant role and what IAM thing everyone is thankful for this year. Connect with Mayda on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayda-gonzalez-00515a28/ Connect with Jim and Jeff on LinkedIn here: Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp/ Jeff Steadman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsteadman/ Vis...
Nov 23, 2020•42 min•Ep. 71
Jim and Jeff talk with Asad Ali from Thales and Chair of the Identity Defined Security Alliance Technical Working Group about IAM trend and challenges including Zero Trust and AI authentication. Connect with Asad on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/asadali2/ Thales: https://www.thalesgroup.com/ Identity Defined Security Alliance: https://www.idsalliance.org Kim Cameron's Laws of Identity: https://www.identityblog.com/?p=1065 Connect with Jim and Jeff on LinkedIn here: Jim McDonald: htt...
Nov 16, 2020•43 min•Ep. 70
Jim and Jeff talk with Bill Nelson, co-founder, at Identity Fusion about what an API-First Implementation is and the role that IAM plays. Show links: Connect with Bill Nelson on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wnelson/ Visit Identity Fusion on the web at http://www.identityfusion.com Connect with Jim and Jeff on LinkedIn here: Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp/ Jeff Steadman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsteadman/ Visit the show at www.IdentityAtTheCenter.com...
Nov 09, 2020•46 min•Ep. 69
Jim and Jeff talk with Phil Dunkelberger, President and Chief Executive Officer at Nok Nok Labs, about soooooo many IAM things: His long history in the space, going password less and how to justify it, and how long it will be before the password dies (again). Show Links: Connect with Phil on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phillipdunkelberger/ Game Rangers Association of Africa: https://www.gameranger.org/ Nok Nok: https://noknok.com/ Nok Nok blog: https://noknok.com/resources/blog/ F...
Nov 02, 2020•44 min•Ep. 68
In case you missed the video version, this is the audio from the special video podcast that Jim and Jeff recorded for the Ping Identify 2020 Virtual Conference. To watch the on-demand show, visit the conference link below. Ping Identify 2020: https://identify2020virtual.com/ Connect with Jim and Jeff on LinkedIn here: Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp/ Jeff Steadman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsteadman/ Visit the show at www.IdentityAtTheCenter.com and follow @IDACPod...
Oct 26, 2020•40 min•Ep. 67
Jim and Jeff talk with Henry Bagdasarian, Founder, and President of the Identity Management Institute about the benefits and options there are for getting certified in the IAM field. Show Links: Connect with Henry on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/identitymate/ Connect with the IMI on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/identity-management-institute/ Visit the Identity Management Institute online: https://www.identitymanagementinstitute.org/ Connect with Jim and Jeff on LinkedIn he...
Oct 19, 2020•39 min•Ep. 66
Jim and Jeff talk with Mary Berg, Vice President of Channels and Alliances with CloudBridge, about the IGA trends she is seeing before going into what the IGA sales cycle is like. Show Links: Connect with Mary on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marybergbroyles/ SecurEnds: https://www.securends.com/ Clear Skye: https://clearskye.com/ SATH ID Hub: https://idhub.sath.com/ Ilantus: https://www.ilantus.com/ Connect with Jim and Jeff on LinkedIn: Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcdo...
Oct 12, 2020•33 min•Ep. 65
Jim and Jeff talk with Mary Writz, Vice President of Product Management at ForgeRock, about the challenges and thought process that goes into designing an identity product. Show Links: Connect with Mary on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marywritz/ Visit ForgeRock to learn more about what they offer: https://www.forgerock.com/ Ping Identity Identify 2020 Virtual Conference: https://www.pingidentity.com/en/events/identify.html Connect with Jim and Jeff on LinkedIn here: Jim McDonald: h...
Oct 05, 2020•46 min•Ep. 64
Jim and Jeff talk with David Doret, IT Risk & Cybersecurity: IAM & PAM Manager at BNP Paribas, and founder of the Open-Measure project about the initiative and his upcoming research about measuring IAM performance. Be sure to connect and follow David on LinkedIn to be notified when his research will be made publicly available. Show Links: Connect with David Doret: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daviddoret/ Open-Measure website: https://open-measure.atlassian.net/ Ping Identity Identify 2020...
Sep 28, 2020•45 min•Ep. 63
Jim and Jeff talk with David Pignolet, founder, and CEO of SecZetta, about how they address the problems of managing third party identities and some of their associated risks. Show Links: Connect with David Pignolet on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidpignolet/ SecZetta: https://www.seczetta.com/ Connect with Jim and Jeff on LinkedIn here: Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp/ Jeff Steadman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsteadman/ Visit the show at www.Identi...
Sep 21, 2020•37 min•Ep. 62
Jim and Jeff talk with Rebecca Nielsen, Director of Technology Integrations at PKH Enterprises, about Zero Trust, "Strong" Authentication, and her work on the US Department of Defense ICAM reference design. Show Links: Connect with Rebecca on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccanielseniam/ Identiverse 2020 On-Demand: https://portal.inxpo.com/ID/PingIdentity/IdentiverseVirtual/ About FICAM: https://arch.idmanagement.gov/ NIST 800-63: https://www.nist.gov/itl/tig/projects/special-pub...
Sep 14, 2020•31 min•Ep. 61
Jim and Jeff talk with Jerod Brennen, Music Teacher and IAM Renaissance Man, about his IAM journey, Identity Centric Security, and some of the IAM education sessions that he has developed. Show Links: Connect with Jerod on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/slandail/ LinkedIn Learning: https://www.linkedin.com/learning/instructors/jerod-brennen Webinar - Hacking Identity: The Good, Bad and Ugly of Identity-Centric Security Controls: https://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/18458/430843 Jerod's...
Sep 07, 2020•45 min•Ep. 60
Jim and Jeff talk with Frank Villavicencio, Head of Product for Shared Services at ADP, about the IAM user experience and how to optimize security and convenience. Connect with Frank on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fvillavicencio/ IDSA Webinar - Hacking Identity: The Good, Bad and Ugly of Identity-Centric Security Controls with Jerod Brennen of SailPoint: https://www.idsalliance.org/webinar-hacking-identity-the-good-bad-and-ugly-of-identity-centric-security-controls/ Connect with J...
Aug 31, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 59
