

Identity at the Center
Identity at the Center
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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Nov 9, 2022 • 23min
#183 - Oktane 22 - Opening Day Recap
Jim and Jeff talk with fellow RSM Digital Identity team member Ben Doud and recap the first day of the Oktane 22 conference.
Connect with Ben on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bendoud/
Episode Sponsors:
Oktane 22: https://www.okta.com/oktane22/
RSM Digital Identity: https://rsmus.com/services/risk-fraud-cybersecurity/cybersecurity-business-vulnerability/identity-and-access.html
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 on Twitter, and check out our live streams at www.idac.live

Nov 7, 2022 • 49min
#182 - IDQL and Hexa with Gerry Gebel
Jim and Jeff talk about Oktane 2022 before getting into a conversation Jim had about IDQL (ID Query Language) and the open source Hexa project to tackle multi-cloud identity and access management with Gerry Gebel, Head of Standards at Strata Identity.
Connect with Gerry on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerry-gebel/
Learn more about Strata.io: https://www.strata.io/
Learn more about IDQL and Hexa: https://hexaorchestration.org/
Retail & Hospitality ISAC: https://rhisac.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 at www.IdentityAtTheCenter.com, follow @IDACPodcast on Twitter, and check out our live streams at www.idac.live

Oct 31, 2022 • 58min
#181 - IAM Horror Stories
Jim and Jeff put on an IAM spooktacular episode with the help of listeners that sent in their IAM horror stories.
Oktane: https://www.okta.com/oktane22/
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 on Twitter, and check out our live streams at www.idac.live

Oct 25, 2022 • 53min
#180 - Authenticate 2022 - The FIDO Authentication User Experience with Kevin Goldman
Jim and Jeff are on location at the FIDO Alliance Authenticate 2022 Conference and wrap up the coverage with a talk with Kevin Goldman, Chief Design Officer at Trusona and Chair of the User Experience Committee and Board Member for the FIDO Alliance, about the sharp focus the FIDO Alliance has put on the customer user experience of passkey authentication.
Connect with Kevin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevingoldman/
Learn more about Trusona: https://www.trusona.com/
Learn more about the FIDO Design System: https://fidoalliance.org/design-system/
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 on Twitter, and check out our live streams at www.idac.live

Oct 24, 2022 • 32min
#179 - Authenticate 2022 - Reusable Digital Identity with Sarah Clark
Jim and Jeff are on location at the FIDO Alliance Authenticate 2022 Conference and talk with Sarah Clark, Senior Vice President for Digital Identity at Mastercard about the work being done at Mastercard to create a reusable identity network.
Connect with Sarah: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahmclark/
Learn more about Mastercard Digital Identity Service: https://idservice.com/en/home.html
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 on Twitter, and check out our live streams at www.idac.live

Oct 21, 2022 • 35min
#178 - Authenticate 2022 - Target's FIDO Journey with Tom Sheffield
Jim and Jeff are on location at the FIDO Alliance Authenticate 2022 Conference and talk with Tom Sheffield, Senior Director, Cybersecurity with Target, about the multiyear FIDO journey that Target has been on to simplify and strengthen their enterprise user authentication experiences.
Connect with Tom: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-sheffield/
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 on Twitter, and check out our live streams at www.idac.live

Oct 20, 2022 • 57min
#177 - Authenticate 2022 - IDPro Chat with Ian Glazer and Andi Hindle
Jim and Jeff are on location at the FIDO Alliance Authenticate 2022 Conference and talk with Ian Glazer, SVP Product Management at Salesforce and cofounder of IDPro, and Andi Hindle, Content Chair for Identiverse and Board Member at IDPro, about the IDPro organization and findings from the 2022 IDPro Skills Survey.
Connect with Ian Glazer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iglazer/
Connect with Andi Hindle: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahindle/
Learn more about 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 at www.IdentityAtTheCenter.com, follow @IDACPodcast on Twitter, and check out our live streams at www.idac.live

Oct 19, 2022 • 50min
#176 - Authenticate 2022: Voice Is The Future with John Poirier
Jim and Jeff are on location at the FIDO Alliance Authenticate 2022 Conference and talk with John Poirier, Lead Director for CVS Health, about the role voice can play in a positive authentication experience.
Connect with John: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnpoirier/
Learn more about the VEX Robotics Competition: https://www.vexrobotics.com/competition
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 on Twitter, and check out our live streams at www.idac.live

Oct 17, 2022 • 42min
#175 - Authenticate 2022 Preview with Andrew Shikiar
Jim and Jeff talk with Andrew Shikiar, Executive Director at the FIDO Alliance, to get a preview of the Authenticate 2022 conference kicking off today (October 17, 2022) in Seattle, Washington.
Connect with Andrew: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewshikiar/
Authenticate 2022: https://authenticatecon.com/
FIDO Alliance: https://fidoalliance.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 at www.IdentityAtTheCenter.com, follow @IDACPodcast on Twitter, and check out our live streams at www.idac.live

Oct 10, 2022 • 52min
#174 - Chrysalis 2022 with Gary Rowe
Jim and Jeff talk with Gary Rowe, Founder, CEO, and Principal Consulting Analyst at TechVision Research, about the upcoming Chrysalis 2022 conference and what identity practitioners should expect.
Connect with Gary: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-rowe-b6966523/
Chrysalis 2022: https://techvisionresearch.com/chrysalis-2022/
TechVision Research: https://techvisionresearch.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, follow @IDACPodcast on Twitter, and check out our live streams at www.idac.live