

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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Jul 26, 2021 • 57min
#103 - Going Passwordless with Frank Villavicencio
Jim and Jeff talk with Frank Villavicencio, Chief Product Officer with Greenshades Software, about going passwordless and the approach he took with his organization.
Connect with Frank on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fvillavicencio/
Learn more about Greenshades: https://www.greenshades.com/
Learn more about HYPR: https://www.hypr.com/
Microsoft's CISO: Why we're trying to banish passwords forever: https://www.zdnet.com/google-amp/article/microsofts-ciso-why-were-trying-to-banish-passwords-forever/
Hacking Multifactor Authentication by Roger Grimes: https://www.amazon.com/Hacking-Multifactor-Authentication-Roger-Grimes/dp/1119650798
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

Jul 19, 2021 • 51min
#102 - Identity Orchestration with Gerry Gebel
Jim and Jeff talk with Gerry Gebel, Head of Standards for Strata.io, about identity orchestration, identity fabrics, and how these are coming together to provide a consistent cloud IAM experience.
Connect with Gerry on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerry-gebel/
Learn more about Strata.io: https://www.strata.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/
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

Jul 12, 2021 • 53min
#101 - AWS Cognito & CIDPRO with Sarah Cecchetti
Jim and Jeff talk with Sarah Cecchetti, Principal Product Manager for AWS Identity and Co-founder, Board Member, and President of IDPro, about AWS Cognito and the new IDPRO Certified Identity Professional (CIDPRO) certification.
Connect with Sarah on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahcecchetti/
IDPro certification link: https://idpro.org/cidpro/
Learn more about AWS Cognito: https://aws.amazon.com/cognito/
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

Jul 5, 2021 • 1h 15min
#100 - The Identropy Story with Victor Barris
It's our 100th episode AND our second birthday! A big thank you to everyone that listens!
Jim and Jeff talk with Victor Barris, Co-Founder of Identropy and now Managing Director with Protiviti, about what it was like to build an identity company, identity software, pivoting to identity professional services, and getting acquired by a larger organization.
Connect with Victor on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victorbarris/
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

Jun 28, 2021 • 52min
#99 - 2021 Trends in Securing Digital Identities with Julie Smith
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://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

Jun 21, 2021 • 41min
#98 - Identity First Security with Gal Diskin
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-solarwinds-attack/
The Emergence of Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM): https://www.authomize.com/blog/the-emergence-of-cloud-infrastructure-entitlement-management-ciem/
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

Jun 14, 2021 • 42min
#97 - Zero Trust with Sami Laine
***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 BeyondCorp Zero Trust Reference: https://cloud.google.com/beyondcorp
NIST Cyber Framework: https://www.nist.gov/system/files/documents/cyberframework/cybersecurity-framework-021214.pdf
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

Jun 7, 2021 • 48min
#96 - The Convergence of Identity Proofing and Passwordless Technologies with Mike Engle
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
This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends: The Cyberweapons Arms Race: https://www.amazon.com/This-They-Tell-World-Ends/dp/1635576059
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power: https://www.amazon.com/Age-Surveillance-Capitalism-Future-Frontier/dp/1610395697
We Are Legion (We Are Bob): https://www.amazon.com/Are-Legion-Bob-Bobiverse-Book-ebook/dp/B01LWAESYQ
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

May 31, 2021 • 54min
#95 - CARTA with Mario Dusaj
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.IdentityAtTheCenter.comand follow @IDACPodcast on Twitter.
Have a question for Jim and Jeff? Ask us here: https://anchor.fm/identity-at-the-center/message

May 24, 2021 • 46min
#94 - Identity Proofing with Bala Kumar
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 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