

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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Feb 14, 2022 • 53min
#133 - Customer Identity with Upendra Mardikar
Jim and Jeff talk with Upendra Mardikar, Chief Security Officer, at Snap Finance about customer identity and how the fintech space is evolving to combat fraud and provide better payment experiences for their customers.
Connect with Upendra: https://www.linkedin.com/in/upendra-mardikar-11523a/
Learn more about Snap Finance: https://snapfinance.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, follow @IDACPodcast on Twitter, and check out our live streams at www.idac.live

Feb 7, 2022 • 54min
#132 - The A in CIAM with Ward Duchamps
Jim and Jeff talk with Ward Duchamps, CEO at Scaled Access, about authentication and authorization when it comes to the world of Consumer or Customer IAM (CIAM).
Connect with Ward: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wardduchamps
Learn more about Scaled Access: https://www.scaledaccess.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, follow @IDACPodcast on Twitter, and check out our live streams at www.idac.live

Jan 31, 2022 • 1h 2min
#131 - NIST 800-63 with Archit Lohokare
Jim and Jeff talk with Archit Lohokare, Vice President of Product Management at CyberArk, about the NIST 800-63 publication for Digital Identity Guidelines.
Connect with Archit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/architl/
NIST 800-63: https://pages.nist.gov/800-63-3/
CyberArk NIST 800-63-3 Primer: https://www.cyberark.com/resources/blog/nist-800-63-3-digital-identity-guidelines-a-primer
Learn more about CyberArk: https://www.cyberark.com/
CyberArk Webinar "Strengthen MFA Security in 2022: Master Authentication Factor Best Practices": https://lp.cyberark.com/20220210-ACCESS-MFA-WEBINAR_Registration.html
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, follow @IDACPodcast on Twitter, and check out our live streams at www.idac.live

Jan 24, 2022 • 1h
#130 - IAM in Higher Ed with Adam Mikeal
Jim and Jeff with Adam Mikeal, Director, Information Security & Adjunct Prof. at Texas A&M University talk about the challenges of running identity services as part of a higher education institution and bringing some of those experiences into the classroom.
Connect with Adam: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amikeal/
Texas A&M University: https://www.tamu.edu/
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, follow @IDACPodcast on Twitter, and check out our live streams at www.idac.live

Jan 17, 2022 • 1h 4min
#129 - Zero Trust in 2022 with Den Jones
Jim and Jeff talk with Den Jones, Chief Security Officer at Banyan Security, about what Zero Trust in the year 2022 looks like and how to get started.
Connect with Den on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/denwjones/
Learn more about Banyan Security: https://www.banyansecurity.io/
Check out UrbanPunks: https://soundcloud.com/urbanpunks
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, follow @IDACPodcast on Twitter, and check out our live streams at www.idac.live

Dec 13, 2021 • 48min
#128 - Fraud Reduction Intelligence Platforms with John Tolbert
Jim and Jeff talk with John Tolbert, Lead Analyst and Managing Director at KuppingerCole, to learn more about fraud reduction intelligence platforms and how they fit into an identity program's capabilities.
Connect with John on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-tolbert/
Learn more about KuppingerCole: https://www.kuppingercole.com/
Fraud Reduction Intelligence Platform Leadership Quadrant: https://plus.kuppingercole.com/article/lc80488/fraud-reduction-intelligence-platforms/
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, follow @IDACPodcast on Twitter, and check out our live streams at www.idac.live

Dec 6, 2021 • 52min
#127 - Identity Proofing with Armin Ebrahimi
Jim and Jeff talk with Armin Ebrahimi, Head of Distributed Identity at Ping Identity, about the role identity proofing plays in the identity space.
Connect with Armin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aebrahimi/
Learn more about Ping Identity: https://www.pingidentity.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, follow @IDACPodcast on Twitter, and check out our live streams at www.idac.live

Nov 29, 2021 • 46min
#126 - Venture Capital in Digital Identity
Jim and Jeff talk with Mike Engle, Head of Strategic Planning from 1Kosmos, and Howard Hall, lead for the North American Office of Consult Hyperion, about the role their digital identity venture capital firm "1414 Ventures" plays in the identity ecosystem.
Connect with Mike on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/englemichael/
Connect with Howard on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/howard-hall-38027/
Learn more about 1414 Ventures: https://www.1414ventures.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.comand follow @IDACPodcast on Twitter.
Have a question for Jim and Jeff? Ask us here: https://anchor.fm/identity-at-the-center/message

Nov 22, 2021 • 54min
#125 - Identity Chaos is a Ladder with Nicholas Brown
Jim and Jeff talk with Nicholas Brown, Interim CEO at Hitachi ID Systems, about chaos in the identity space with things like ransomware, user experience, multicloud, and if it matters if a SaaS solution is multi-tenant versus single tenant.
Connect with Nicholas: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nbrown2112/
Learn more about Hitachi ID Systems: https://www.hitachi-id.com/
Identity and Privileged Access Management Maturity Survey: https://www.hitachi-id.com/aboutus/news/press-releases/2021-10-07
Learn why your Employees may be your biggest risk to malware attacks: https://www.hitachi-id.com/resources/graphics/malware-employees-approached-by-pulse
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.comand follow @IDACPodcast on Twitter.
Have a question for Jim and Jeff? Ask us here: https://anchor.fm/identity-at-the-center/message

Nov 15, 2021 • 45min
#124 - Consumer IAM with John Tolbert
Jim and Jeff talk with John Tolbert, Lead Analyst and Managing Director at KuppingerCole, about the state of the Consumer IAM (CIAM) field and observations from the KuppingerCole CIAM Leadership Compass.
Connect with John on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-tolbert/
Learn more about KuppingerCole: https://www.kuppingercole.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.comand follow @IDACPodcast on Twitter.
Have a question for Jim and Jeff? Ask us here: https://anchor.fm/identity-at-the-center/message