Jim and Jeff talk with Julie Smith, Executive Director at the Identity Defined Security Alliance (IDSA), about their recent report: 2021 Trends in Securing Digital Identities. Connect with Julie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliaesmith/ 2021 Trends in Securing Digital Identities Report: https://www.idsalliance.org/2021-trends-in-securing-digital-identities-2/ Connect with Jim and Jeff on LinkedIn here: Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp/ Jeff Steadman: https://w...
Jun 28, 2021•52 min•Ep. 99
Jim and Jeff talk with Gal Diskin, Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder at Authomize, about Identity First Security and Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM). Connect with Gal on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/galdiskin/ Check out his Identiverse 2021 Session: https://identiverse.com/idv2021/speaker/SPEJMKHDGKV/ Learn more about Authomize: https://www.authomize.com/ Lessons Learned for the Next SolarWinds Attack: https://www.authomize.com/blog/lessons-learned-for-the-next-...
Jun 21, 2021•41 min•Ep. 98
***NOW WITH 100% MORE ZERO TRUST*** Jim and Jeff talk with Sami Laine, Director of Technology Strategy at Okta, about what Zero Trust is and how you can start your own Zero Trust organizational journey (hint: you might already have started and don't know it yet). Connect with Sami on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samiplaine/ Learn more about The Maturity of Zero Trust Across Organizations from Okta: https://www.okta.com/infographic/the-maturity-of-zero-trust-across-organizations/ Google ...
Jun 14, 2021•42 min•Ep. 97
Jim and Jeff talk with Mike Engle, Head of Strategic Planning at 1Kosmos, about the convergence of identity proofing and password less technologies. Connect with Mike on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/englemichael/ Learn more about 1Kosmos: https://www.1kosmos.com/ 1Kosmos Webinar "Trends in IDAAS: Secure Workforce Access with Strong Identity Proofing: https://www.1kosmos.com/gate-webinar-forrester-and-jefferies Reading list: NIST 800-63a: https://pages.nist.gov/800-63-3/sp800-63a.html Th...
Jun 07, 2021•48 min•Ep. 96
Jim and Jeff talk with Mario Dusaj, Senior Solutions Engineer with Callsign, about Gartner's Continuous Adaptive Risk and Trust Assessment (CARTA) model and how it relates to Zero Trust. Connect with Mario on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariodusaj/ Learn more about Callsign: https://www.callsign.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.Identit...
May 31, 2021•54 min•Ep. 95
Jim and Jeff talk with Bala Kumar, Chief Product Officer at Jumio, about identity proofing and how it plays a key role in Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) capabilities as part of an identity program. Connect with Bala on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kbalak/ Learn more about KYX from Jumio here: https://go.jumio.com/kyx-platform-ebook Learn more about Jumio: https://www.jumio.com/ Authenticate 2021 Conference: https://authenticatecon.com/call-for-speakers/ Connect...
May 24, 2021•46 min•Ep. 94
Jim and Jeff talk with Nathan Coffing, Head of Strategy at Cloudentity, about Open Banking and how related standards and APIs are being leveraged to improve identity and security for financial applications. Connect with Nathan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ncoffing/ Learn more about Cloudentity: https://cloudentity.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 th...
May 17, 2021•42 min•Ep. 93
Jim and Jeff talk with Brian Deitch, Solutions Architect at Zscaler and all-around good guy, about the role of Zero Trust Network Architecture (ZTNA) as part of a digital identity strategy. Connect with Brian on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/briandeitch-sase/ Check out the PEBCAK Podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pebcak-podcast-information-security-news-by-some-all/id1560278415 Check out Brian's video on what Zscaler does: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:l...
May 10, 2021•48 min•Ep. 92
Jim and Jeff talk with Eric Anderson, Director of Enterprise Security at Adobe, about a bunch of IAM stuff including Zero Trust, privileged access, identity governance, and security program gamification. Also, what rock star we would be for a day and an app recommendation from Jim. Connect with Eric on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andersonericrobert/ IDSA/Adobe Identity-Centric Security: https://www.idsalliance.org/customer-stories/adobe/ Adobe's Zero-Trust Enterprise Network Platform: ...
May 03, 2021•53 min•Ep. 91
Jim and Jeff talk with Evan Gertis from NetFoundry about the semantic web and how IAM concepts like attribute and policy-based access controls are going to support our future. Connect with Evan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/egertis/ Visit his website: http://www.evan-gertis.com/ Learn more about NetFoundry: https://netfoundry.io/ Connect with Jim and Jeff on LinkedIn here: Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp/ Jeff Steadman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsteadman...
Apr 26, 2021•45 min•Ep. 90
Jim and Jeff talk with Arun Singh, CEO and Board Member at Ilantus, about the convergence of IAM capabilities, the "as a service" model, and IAM industry trends. Connect with Arun on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arunksingh-ilantus-ceo/ Learn more about Ilantus here: https://www.ilantus.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.IdentityAtTheCente...
Apr 19, 2021•46 min•Ep. 89
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
