In this episode of the Identity at the Center Podcast, hosts Jim McDonald and Jeff Steadman are joined by David Mahdi, CIO for Transmit Security, to discuss machine identity management. David shares insights into his role as CIO at Transmit Security and explains the concept of machine identities. They explore the differences between machine accounts and machine identities and delve into the importance of matching machine accounts to machine identities to avoid potential issues during human ident...
Oct 23, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep 239•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Jim and Jeff discuss various topics including thoughts from the recent Oktane, Identity Week America, and SailPoint Navigate conferences. The hosts also provide a preview of their Authenticate 2023 keynote live show and reveal the scheduled guests, including Daniel Grube from TikTok, Christiaan Brand from Google, and Mahendar Madhavan from Ebay. The episode concludes on a lighter note with a discussion about best and worst airports and the best thing they ate that week. Connect ...
Oct 16, 2023•44 min•Ep 238•Transcript available on Metacast Jim and Jeff talk with Vittorio Bertocci, Principal Architect at Auth0, an Okta product unit, about the new OAuth 2.0 Step Up Authentication Challenge Protocol (RFC9470), his health, and the first things we will do with Apple Vision Pro. RFC 9470 - OAuth 2.0 Step Up Authentication Challenge Protocol: https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9470.html Step Up from Lighthearted Joke to RFC Homage by Brian Campell: https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/blog/post/vittorio-bertocci-identity-community-co...
Oct 09, 2023•36 min•Ep 237•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Identity at the Center Podcast recorded live at the Identity Week America 2023 conference, Jeff is joined by guest co-host Ian Glazer of Weave Identity and Steve Hutchison, Director of Security Architecture at the Mitsubishi Bank of Tokyo. The main topics discussed include Hutch's entry into the field of identity and his role as a director of security architecture, his involvement with IDPro along with Ian, the panels at Identity Week America, the latest happenings wit...
Oct 06, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep 236•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Identity at the Center Podcast, Jeff is joined by Molly Taylor, Conference Producer for Identity Week America & Asia, and Jonny Drape-Comyn, Sales and Exhibition Manager for Identity Week America. They dive into various topics related to Identity Week, including the backgrounds of Molly and Johnny, the target audience of the conference, the planning process, the role of government in past conferences, and the future of Identity Week. They also touch on the location of ...
Oct 05, 2023•23 min•Ep 235•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Identity at the Center Podcast, Jeff interviews Jeff Reich, the Executive Director of the Identity Defined Security Alliance (IDSA), at the 2023 Identity Week America conference. They discuss the latest updates from the IDSA, including Cybersecurity Awareness Month in October, collaboration with the Secure Identity Alliance, and the upcoming Identity Management Day on April 9th, 2024. The conversation also explores the value of attending conferences like Identity Week Amer...
Oct 04, 2023•33 min•Ep 234•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Jim and Jeff serve up a "garbage plate" of IAM (Identity and Access Management) topics. They discussed Jeff's week 1 Chicago Bears pick, Delta's SkyMiles program changes, their YouTube Channel, and the upcoming Oktane and Identity Week America events. They also touch on the issue of fragmented identity data, referencing an article by Lasse Andersen, CEO of IndyKite. Forbes Article discussed: https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2023/09/06/fragmented-i...
Oct 02, 2023•47 min•Ep 233•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Identity at the Center, Jim and Jeff talk with John Morton, Field CTO and Cloud Solutions Engineering Leader at Britive about Just in Time (JIT) Access. The hosts ask Morton about his work at Britive and how JIT access works, including its relationship to zero standing privileges. The conversation also covers what business problems JIT access solves, whether it's just for cloud or on-prem, and how it might help organizations that use Snowflake or in DevOps automation. Conn...
Sep 25, 2023•54 min•Ep 232•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Identity at the Center Podcast, Jim and Jeff speak with Rich Dandliker, Chief Strategist with Veza, about the topic of Authorization. They cover several questions, including the rise of authorization in the past year, the importance of the human element in being successful with authorization, and the impact that AI is having on the authorization space. Additionally, they discuss the early XACML standards which have shaped how authorization is conducted today and some use c...
Sep 18, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep 231•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Identity at the Center Podcast, Jim McDonald and Jeff Steadman discuss quantum computing and its impact on identity and access management (IAM) with guests from Idemia, Teresa Wu and Olivier Nora. The main topics covered in the episode are how Wu and Nora got into the field of identity, and what is their role at Idemia, an explanation of quantum computing and its differences from standard computing, the term "Y2Q" and what it means for the future of computing, th...
Sep 11, 2023•58 min•Ep 230•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Identity at the Center podcast, hosts Jim McDonald and Jeff Steadman invite Dr. Andrew Stern, Founder & CEO at Revive Labs, to give a primer on cryptography. The conversation focuses on encryption and security, covering topics such as symmetric and asymmetric encryption, levels of encryption, hashing, and certificates. Dr. Stern also shares his background and experience, including his work as an Activate DARPA Fellow and his founding of Revive Labs. The episode conclud...
Sep 04, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep 229•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Identity at the Center Podcast, hosts Jim and Jeff chat with Heather Flanagan, Principal at Spherical Cow Consulting, about the process of standards development in IAM. They cover her background in IAM, her work with IDPro, and the momentum the organization has seen in the past few years. Heather shares insights into the development of CIDPro, the Body of Knowledge, and other projects taken on by IDPro. They also discuss how interested contributors can get started, what ma...
Aug 28, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep 228•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Jim and Jeff interview Ebony Love, Director of Cybersecurity Deployments with McDonald's. Ebony talks about a big project she did at McDonald's and how Identity is done on behalf of the business. She discusses the challenges of identity management for a large, decentralized network with legacy technology and how to solve these issues with management support. Ebony also shares her experience with management who may not be familiar with Identity and if they see the importa...
Aug 21, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep 227•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Identity at the Center Podcast, Baber Amin, Chief Product and Operating Officer at Veridium, discusses communicating IAM to the board. The main topics covered include how to approach the conversation about identity with the board or other senior leadership at an organization, what kind of questions about identity the board asks, how to get buy-in from senior leaders to invest in identity people, process, and technology, and where AI is taking the identity space. The episod...
Aug 14, 2023•57 min•Ep 226•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Identity at the Center Podcast, Jim and Jeff welcome Andrew Shikiar, Executive Director & CMO of FIDO Alliance, for his sixth appearance on the show. They discuss the upcoming Authenticate 2023 conference, including its key themes, tracks, and speakers. Andrew also talks about the progress made by FIDO over the last year, the impact of FIDO's UX guidelines, and what's next for FIDO and the FIDO Alliance. The episode ends on a lighter note with a question about ...
Aug 07, 2023•59 min•Ep 225•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Identity at the Center Podcast, Jim and Jeff talk with David Lee, the Identity Jedi, about the latest trends and developments in IAM. They discuss how David got into IAM, The Identity Jedi newsletter, and his recently published book. They also pick his brain about a range of topics, including ITDR, Microsoft's work with Entra, Thoma Bravo's collection of Digital Identity companies, and the hottest technologies in the IAM space. The episode ends on a lighter note, w...
Jul 31, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep 224•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Identity at the Center podcast, Jim and Jeff talk to Cassio Sampaio, who runs product for Customer Identity at Okta. They discuss CIAM, which stands for Customer Identity and Access Management, and its importance in today's digital landscape. They cover topics such as the difference between CIAM and traditional employee-focused identity and access management, self-service, common challenges businesses face when implementing a CIAM capability, the role of artificial int...
Jul 24, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Ep 223•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of the Identity at the Center podcast, Jim and Jeff are joined by Justin Richer, Security & Standards Architect and Founder of Bespoke Engineering. Justin shares how he got into IAM and his book, "OAuth2 in Action". He also introduces "Cards Against Identity" and discusses how OIDC would be different if it were written anew today. The conversation turns to GNAP (Grant Negotiation and Authorization Protocol) and closes with a question from listener Markus a...
Jul 17, 2023•2 hr 30 min•Ep 222•Transcript available on Metacast Jim and Jeff discuss identity orchestration with Eric Olden, CEO at Strata Identity. They cover how it decouples apps from IAM infrastructure, the concept of identity fabric, and examples of IAM orchestration. They also explore how organizations start with orchestration and how it is driven by multi-cloud and legacy systems. Finally, they discuss how AI will impact orchestration. Connect with Eric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/boughtnotsold/ Learn more about Strata Identity: https://www.strata.io...
Jul 10, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep 221•Transcript available on Metacast Jim talks with Martin Kuppinger, Founder and Principal Analyst at KuppingerCole, about the evolution of digital identity. They discuss highlights from the 2023 European Identity and Cloud Conference (EIC), as well as topics such as decentralized identity, identity verification, and authorization. Connect with Martin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinkuppinger/ Learn more about KuppingerCole: https://www.kuppingercole.com/ Connect with us on LinkedIn: Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ji...
Jul 03, 2023•59 min•Ep 220•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep 219•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2023•51 min•Ep 218•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2023•57 min•Ep 217•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2023•46 min•Ep 216•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2023•47 min•Ep 215•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2023•50 min•Ep 214•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2023•50 min•Ep 213•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2023•56 min•Ep 212•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Ep 211•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep 210•Transcript available on Metacast 
