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Identity at the Center

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Identity at the Center is a weekly podcast all about identity security in the context of identity and access management (IAM). With decades of real-world IAM experience, hosts Jim McDonald and Jeff Steadman bring you conversations with news, topics, and guests from the identity management industry. Do you know who has access to what?
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Episodes

#219 - Identiverse 2023: Identiverse Themes with Ian Glazer of Weave Identity

Jim and Jeff talk with Ian Glazer, Founder and President of Weave Identity, about the themes and topics of the Identiverse 2023 conference. Connect with Ian: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iglazer/ Weave Identity: https://weaveidentity.com/ Connect with us on LinkedIn: Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp/ Jeff Steadman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsteadman/ Visit the show on the web at idacpodcast.com and follow @IDACPodcast on Twitter....

Jun 26, 20231 hr 9 minEp. 219

#218 - Identiverse 2023: *BAC with Gal Helemski of PlainID

Jim and Jeff talk with Gal Helemski, Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer at PlainID, about the role, attribute, and policy-based access controls. Connect with Gal: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gal-helemski-b9542231 Learn more about PlainID: https://www.plainid.com/ Connect with us on LinkedIn: Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp/ Jeff Steadman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsteadman/ Visit the show on the web at idacpodcast.com and follow @IDACPodcast on Twitter....

Jun 19, 202351 minEp. 218

#217 - Identiverse 2023: The Expanding Scope of Identity with Andre Durand of Ping Identity

Jim and Jeff talk with Andre Durand, Founder & CEO of Ping Identity about a wide range of topics that include the expanding scope of identity, AI, authorization, and go-kart racing. Connect with Andre: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andredurand/ Learn more about Ping: https://www.pingidentity.com/ Connect with us on LinkedIn: Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp/ Jeff Steadman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsteadman/ Visit the show on the web at idacpodcast.com and follow ...

Jun 12, 202357 minEp. 217

#216 - Identiverse 2023: Identity Proofing and Passwordless with 1Kosmos

Jim and Jeff talk with Huzefa Olia, Chief Operating Officer, and Mike Engle, Chief Strategy Officer for 1Kosmos about the state of identity proofing and passwordless. Connect with Huzefa: https://www.linkedin.com/in/huzefaolia/ Connect with Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/englemichael/ Learn more about 1Kosmos: https://www.1kosmos.com/ Connect with us on LinkedIn: Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp/ Jeff Steadman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsteadman/ Visit the show o...

Jun 05, 202346 minEp. 216

#215 - Identiverse 2023 Opening Festivities

Jim and Jeff recorded live at the Identiverse 2023 conference and talked with old and new identity friends. Connect with us on LinkedIn: Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp/ Jeff Steadman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsteadman/ Visit the show on the web at idacpodcast.com and follow @IDACPodcast on Twitter....

May 31, 202347 minEp. 215

#214 - Identiverse 2023 Preview

Jim and Jeff talk about the upcoming Identiverse 2023 conference in Las Vegas. Identiverse: https://identiverse.com/ Connect with us on LinkedIn: Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp/ Jeff Steadman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsteadman/ Visit the show on the web at idacpodcast.com and follow @IDACPodcast on Twitter....

May 29, 202350 minEp. 214

#213 - Is PAM Dead? Part 2 with Ron Nissim of Entitle

Jim and Jeff talk with Ron Nissim, co-founder and CEO at Entitle, about Privileged Access Management (PAM). Is it dying, dead, or something else (like a zombie)? Connect with Ron: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ron-nissim/ Learn more about Entitle and visit them at booth 1236 at Identiverse: https://www.entitle.io/ Related episode: https://www.identityatthecenter.com/listen/episode/1e6305af/142-is-pam-dead Learn more about Identiverse: https://events.identiverse.com/identiverse2023/begin?code=IDV23...

May 22, 202350 minEp. 213

#212 - Investing in Digital Identity with Jackie Shoback and Howard Hall of 1414 Ventures

Jim and Jeff talk with Jackie Shoback, Co-founder of 1414 Ventures and Corporate Board Director, and Howard Hall, Co-founder at 1414 Ventures and Managing Director at Consult Hyperion, about the digital identity market from an investors point of view. #126 - Venture Capital in Digital Identity with Mike Engle and Howard Hall: https://www.identityatthecenter.com/listen/episode/1d4caad7/126-venture-capital-in-digital-identity Connect with Jackie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackie-shoback/ Connect...

May 15, 202356 minEp. 212

#211 - Carolinas Identity Roundtable RBAC Discussion

Jim and Jeff brought the podcast to the Carolinas Identity Roundtable and discussed role-based access control (RBAC) with Beth Goins, Information Security IAM and Governance Manager at Arvest Bank, Prince Jones, Senior Manager at Trane Technologies, and Ashley Rouse, Lead Information Security Analyst at Lowes. Connect with Beth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-goins-cism-903a638/ Connect with Prince: https://www.linkedin.com/in/princejones/ Connect with Ashley: https://www.linkedin.com/in/...

May 08, 20231 hr 17 minEp. 211

#210 - B2X IAM UX with Larry King

Jim and Jeff talk with Larry King, Vice President of Product with Strivacity, about designing proper IAM experiences when it comes to B2E, B2B, and B2C user journeys. Connect with Larry: https://www.linkedin.com/in/larryaking/ . Learn more about Strivacity: https://www.strivacity.com/ Learn more about Identiverse: https://events.identiverse.com/identiverse2023/begin?code=IDV23-ICEN20 Use our discount code for 20% off your Identiverse registration: IDV23-ICEN20 Connect with us on LinkedIn: Jim Mc...

May 01, 20231 hr 7 minEp. 210

#209 - The Fusion of Identity and Cybersecurity with David Mahdi

Jim and Jeff talk with David Mahdi, CIO at Transmit Security, about how the worlds of cybersecurity and digital identity have fused together. Connect with David: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dmahdi/ Learn more about Transmit Security: https://www.transmitsecurity.com/ Book: The Art of Selling Cybersecurity: https://www.amazon.com/Art-Selling-Cybersecurity-Mahdi-Raza/dp/1685835503 Learn more about Identiverse: https://events.identiverse.com/identiverse2023/begin?code=IDV23-ICEN20 Use our discount ...

Apr 24, 20231 hr 16 minEp. 209

#208 - Identiverse 2023 Preview with Andi Hindle

Jeff talks with Andrew Hindle, Identiverse Conference Chair, about the 2023 Identiverse conference and how he defines Digital Identity and Identity and Access Management (IAM). Connect with Andi: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahindle/ Learn more about Identiverse: https://events.identiverse.com/identiverse2023/begin?code=IDV23-ICEN20 Use our discount code for 20% off your Identiverse registration: IDV23-ICEN20 Connect with us on LinkedIn: Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp/ J...

Apr 17, 20231 hr 13 minEp. 208

#207 - Banking on IAM with Srini Kasula

Jim and Jeff talk with Srini Kasula, Senior IAM Technology Leader at Wells Fargo, about IAM in the banking world and the unique challenges of that industry. Connect with Srini: https://www.linkedin.com/in/srinivas-kasula-cissp-cisa-cism-4681a46/ Identiverse: https://events.identiverse.com/identiverse2023/begin?code=IDV23-ICEN20 Use our discount code for 20% off your Identiverse registration: IDV23-ICEN20 Connect with us on LinkedIn: Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp/ Jeff ...

Apr 10, 202350 minEp. 207

#206 - Identity Management Day 2023

Jim and Jeff talk with Julie Smith, Founding Executive Director, and Jeff Reich, Executive Director from the Identity Defined Security Alliance (IDSA) about Identity Management Day 2023. Connect with Jeff Reich: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jreich Connect with Julie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliaesmith/ Learn more about the Identity Defined Security Alliance (IDSA): https://www.idsalliance.org/ IDM Day: http://identitymanagementday.org Identiverse: ⁠https://events.identiverse.com/identiverse2...

Apr 03, 202353 minEp. 206

#205 - 2023 Gartner US IAM Summit Review

Jim and Jeff talk about their experiences at the 2023 Gartner US IAM Summit. More takeaways from the conference: https://venturebeat.com/security/4-key-trends-from-the-gartner-iam-summit-2023/ Identiverse: ⁠https://events.identiverse.com/identiverse2023/begin?code=IDV23-ICEN20⁠ Use our discount code for 20% off your Identiverse registration: IDV23-ICEN20 Connect with us on LinkedIn: Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp/ Jeff Steadman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsteadman/...

Mar 27, 202340 minEp. 205

#204 - 2023 Gartner US IAM Summit Preview

Jim and Jeff talk about the Gartner US IAM Summit 2023 kicking off today, March 20, along with a few other miscellaneous items. Oort State of Identity Report: https://oort.io/hubfs/Reports/State-of-Identity-Security-2023.pdf Connect with us on LinkedIn: Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp/ Jeff Steadman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsteadman/ Visit the show on the web at idacpodcast.com and follow @IDACPodcast on Twitter.

Mar 20, 202347 minEp. 204

#203 - Open-Source in IGA with Igor Farinic

Jim and Jeff talk with Igor Farinic, Co-Founder at Evolveum, about the role of open-source options as a transparent and collaborative approach to software development In the Identity Governance & Administration (IGA) space, which can help ensure the security and reliability of the software. Connect with Igor: https://www.linkedin.com/in/igorfarinic/ Learn more about Evolveum: https://evolveum.com/ Connect with us on LinkedIn: Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp/ Jeff Ste...

Mar 13, 202353 minEp. 203

#202 - Trust in Identity with Eve Maler

Jim and Jeff talk with Eve Maler, Chief Technology Officer at ForgeRock, about trust within the context of identity and access management (IAM) and discuss that trust in three different areas: trust in the practice of IAM, trust and bias, and trust in IAM vendors. Connect with Eve: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evemaler Learn more about ForgeRock: https://www.forgerock.com/ ForgeRock Community - CTO Lounge: https://community.forgerock.com/c/cto-lounge/6 Explain AI: https://explainai.org/ Connect w...

Mar 06, 202359 minEp. 202

#201 - IAM through CISO eyes with Helen Patton

Jim and Jeff talk with Helen Patton, Chief Information Security Officer for the CISCO Security Business Group, about her views on a range of IAM topics through her eyes as a CISO. Connect with Helen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/helenpatton/ Visit her website: https://www.cisohelen.com/ Cybersecurity Canon: https:// cybersecuritycanon.com/ Connect with us on LinkedIn: Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp/ Jeff Steadman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsteadman/ Visit the show ...

Feb 27, 20231 hr 16 minEp. 201

#200 - Celebrating 200

Jim and Jeff take an episode to celebrate putting out 200 episodes and talk about how the show started and where it is going before highlighting a handful of favorite episodes over the last few years. Thanks to everyone who listens, shares, and subscribes! Connect with us on LinkedIn: Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp/ Jeff Steadman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsteadman/ Visit the show on the web at idacpodcast.com and follow @IDACPodcast on Twitter....

Feb 20, 20231 hr 16 minEp. 200

#199 - Managing IAM with Sarah Cecchetti

Jim and Jeff talk with Sarah Cecchetti, Head of Product for AWS Cognito and co-founder and board member of IDPro, about managing IAM teams, products, projects, and everything in between. Connect with Sarah: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahcecchetti/ IDPro: https://idpro.org/ Connect with us on LinkedIn: Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp/ Jeff Steadman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsteadman/ Visit the show on the web at idacpodcast.com and follow @IDACPodcast on Twitter...

Feb 13, 20231 hr 2 minEp. 199

#198 - Identity BCP and DR for the Cloud with Muli Motola

Jim and Jeff have a discussion with Muli Motola, Co-founder, and CEO at accSenSe, about the need to consider Business Continuity Planning (BCP) and Disaster Recovery (DR) for identity infrastructure in the cloud. Connect with Muli: https://www.linkedin.com/in/motolamuli/ Learn more about accSenSe: https://accsense.io/ Connect with us on LinkedIn: Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp/ Jeff Steadman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsteadman/ Visit the show on the web at idacpod...

Feb 06, 20231 hr 2 minEp. 198

#197 - GSA & CISA PAM Playbook with Ken Myers and Ross Foard

Jim and Jeff talk with Ken Myers, Director in the Identity Assurance and Trusted Access Division for the GSA, and Ross Foard, IT Specialist in the INFOSEC group of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), about the GSA & CISA PAM Playbook. Connect with Ken: https://www.linkedin.com/in/idmken/ Connect with Ross: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ross-foard/ Privileged Identity Playbook: https://playbooks.idmanagement.gov/playbooks/pam/ Implementing a Zero Trust Architecture (2nd Pre...

Jan 30, 20231 hr 3 minEp. 197

#196 - CIAM Authentication with Mickey Boodaei

Jim and Jeff talk with Mickey Boodaei, CEO and co-founder of Transmit Security, about reducing risk and fraud with modern authentication in Customer/Consumer Identity & Access Management (CIAM) platforms. Connect with Mickey: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mickeyboodaei/ Learn more about Transmit Security: https://www.transmitsecurity.com/ Events: Gartner IAM Summit: https://www.gartner.com/en/conferences/na/identity-access-management-us European Identity and Cloud Conference: https://www.kuppi...

Jan 23, 20231 hr 5 minEp. 196

#195 - Fully Merged Identity Security with Gabe Avner

Jim and Jeff talk with Gabe Avner, Director of Content at Authomize, about his blog post about the merging of identity security with information security. Connect with Gabe: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabriel-avner-57a67717/ Read Gabe's article: https://www.authomize.com/blog/2022-is-the-year-that-identity-fully-merged-with-security-a-retrospective/ Learn more about Authomize: https://www.authomize.com/ Upcoming events: KuppingerCole European Identity & Cloud Conference: https://www.kupping...

Jan 16, 202348 minEp. 195

#194 - IAM AMA with Martin Kuppinger

Jim and Jeff talk with Martin Kuppinger, Founder and Principal Analyst at KuppingerCole Analysts, about a wide range of IAM topics in the first episode of 2023. Connect with Martin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinkuppinger/ Learn more about KuppingerCole: https://www.kuppingercole.com/ KuppingerCole European Identity & Cloud Conference: https://www.kuppingercole.com/events/eic2023 Identiverse 2023: https://identiverse.com/ Gartner US IAM Summit 2023: https://www.gartner.com/en/conferences...

Jan 09, 202350 minEp. 194

#193 - Recapping 2022 and Predicting 2023 with Jerod Brennen

Jim and Jeff sit with Jerod Brennen, Principal Consultant and vCISO with SideChannel, to discuss IAM themes for 2022 and predict the 2023 IAM breakout stars for the identity space. Connect with Jerod: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerodbrennen/ Jerod's LinkedIn Learning: https://www.linkedin.com/learning/instructors/jerod-brennen Jerod’s Cybersecurity Talks (YouTube) - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLI0hoXtO7SA5Lq0rHrsT02SXWulm2Dal- Decentralized Identity Foundation - https://identity.foun...

Dec 19, 20221 hr 18 minEp. 193

#192 - Voice Biometrics with Mel Dingman

Jim and Jeff talk with Mel Dingman, Program Director with Booz Allen Hamilton, to learn more about how voice biometrics (VB) work for identification and authentication, the primary use cases, and what is next for the VB space. Connect with Mel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissadingman/ Connect with us on LinkedIn: Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp/ Jeff Steadman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsteadman/ Visit the show at www.IdentityAtTheCenter.com , follow @IDACPodcast...

Dec 12, 202255 minEp. 192

#191 - Microsoft Entra with Eric Woodruff

Jim and Jeff talk with Eric Woodruff of Semperis to learn more about Microsoft's Entra offering and where it fits into the identity ecosystem. Connect with Eric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/msfthiker/ Eric on Mastodon: @ericonidentity@infosec.exchange Eric On Identity: https://ericonidentity.com/ Learn more about Semperis: https://www.semperis.com/ Microsoft Entra: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/business/microsoft-entra Connect with us on LinkedIn: Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.co...

Dec 05, 202251 minEp. 191

#190 - Identity Governance with Paul Mezzara

Jim and Jeff talk with Paul Mezzara, Vice President of Strategy with Saviynt, about his background as a Gartner analyst and some of the challenges of proper identity governance across an organization. Connect with Paul: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulmezzera/ Learn more about Saviynt: https://saviynt.com/ Connect with us on LinkedIn: Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp/ Jeff Steadman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsteadman/ Visit the show at www.IdentityAtTheCenter.com , ...

Nov 28, 202257 minEp. 190
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