

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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May 17, 2021 • 42min
#93 - Open Banking with Nathan Coffing
Jim and Jeff talk with Nathan Coffing, Head of Strategy at Cloudentity, about Open Banking and how related standards and APIs are being leveraged to improve identity and security for financial applications.
Connect with Nathan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ncoffing/
Learn more about Cloudentity: https://cloudentity.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 10, 2021 • 48min
Identity at the Center #92 - Zero Trust Network Architecture with Brian Deitch
Jim and Jeff talk with Brian Deitch, Solutions Architect at Zscaler and all-around good guy, about the role of Zero Trust Network Architecture (ZTNA) as part of a digital identity strategy.
Connect with Brian on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/briandeitch-sase/
Check out the PEBCAK Podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pebcak-podcast-information-security-news-by-some-all/id1560278415
Check out Brian's video on what Zscaler does: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6661334775640522752/
Learn more about Zscaler here: https://www.zscaler.com/
Ekram Malkoc's LinkedIn Star Wars Biometrics article: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6795868572477358081/
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 and follow @IDACPodcast on Twitter.
Have a question for Jim and Jeff? Ask us here: https://anchor.fm/identity-at-the-center/message

May 3, 2021 • 53min
Identity at the Center #91 - IAM Riffs with Eric Anderson
Jim and Jeff talk with Eric Anderson, Director of Enterprise Security at Adobe, about a bunch of IAM stuff including Zero Trust, privileged access, identity governance, and security program gamification. Also, what rock star we would be for a day and an app recommendation from Jim.
Connect with Eric on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andersonericrobert/
IDSA/Adobe Identity-Centric Security: https://www.idsalliance.org/customer-stories/adobe/
Adobe's Zero-Trust Enterprise Network Platform: https://www.adobe.com/content/dam/cc/en/security/pdfs/Adobe-ZEN-WP.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.

Apr 26, 2021 • 45min
Identity at the Center #90- The Semantic Web and IAM with Evan Gertis
Jim and Jeff talk with Evan Gertis from NetFoundry about the semantic web and how IAM concepts like attribute and policy-based access controls are going to support our future.
Connect with Evan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/egertis/
Visit his website: http://www.evan-gertis.com/
Learn more about NetFoundry: https://netfoundry.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

Apr 19, 2021 • 46min
Identity at the Center #89 - Converged IAM with Arun Singh
Jim and Jeff talk with Arun Singh, CEO and Board Member at Ilantus, about the convergence of IAM capabilities, the "as a service" model, and IAM industry trends.
Connect with Arun on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arunksingh-ilantus-ceo/
Learn more about Ilantus here: https://www.ilantus.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.

Apr 12, 2021 • 43min
Identity at the Center #88 - Identity Management Day with Julie & Kelvin
Jim and Jeff talk with Julie Smith, Executive Director, Identity Defined Security Alliance, and Kelvin Coleman, Executive Director National Cyber Security Alliance, about Identity Management Day, their organizations, and what is next for IAM.
Connect with Julie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliaesmith/
Connect with Kelvin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelvin-coleman/
Identity Management Day 2021: www.identitymanagementday.org
National Cyber Security Alliance: https://staysafeonline.org/
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.

Apr 5, 2021 • 52min
Identity at the Center #87 - IAM Workforce Planning with Ken Myers
Jim and Jeff talk with Ken Myers who is pursuing a doctorate that is focused on developing an IAM competency model. We talk about his research that includes how to hire, train, and retain IAM professionals.
Connect with Ken on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/idmken
Ken's Github Research: https://idmken.github.io/
More on ICAM: https://www.cisa.gov/safecom/icam-resources
NIST NICE: NICE Framework Resource Center | NIST
Awesome-IAM GitHub: https://github.com/kdeldycke/awesome-iam
Identity Management Day 2021: www.identitymanagementday.org
Identiverse 2021: https://identiverse.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.

Mar 29, 2021 • 41min
Identity at the Center #86 - IAM and the Business with Bryan and Pierce
Jim and Jeff talk with Bryan Macleod, a Global Head of Identity & Access Management, and Pierce Chakraborty, a fellow colleague with Protiviti's Digital Identity practice about how to engage and partner with the business and some of the challenges that come up as part of an IAM Program.
Connect with Bryan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryanmacleod/
Connect with Pierce on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pierce-c-61aa57116/
Identity Management Day 2021: www.identitymanagementday.org
Identiverse 2021: https://identiverse.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.

Mar 22, 2021 • 43min
Identity at the Center #85 - Privacy & Consent with Katie Stevens
Jim and Jeff talk with Katie Stevens, Director with Protiviti's Security & Privacy practice about privacy, consent, data residency, and how to start thinking about these in the context of IAM.
Connect with Katie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-stevens-7357433/
Identity Management Day 2021: www.identitymanagementday.org
Identiverse 2021: https://identiverse.com/
Upcoming Protiviti Privacy Webinars: https://event.on24.com/eventRegistration/EventLobbyServlet?target=reg20.jsp&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwcc.on24.com%2F&eventid=2923973&sessionid=1&key=8ABE3AD1B4B4471026683EA5BC713C10®Tag=1341729&V2=false&sourcepage=register
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.

Mar 15, 2021 • 45min
Identity at the Center #84 - Solorigate Recap with Robb Reck
Jim and Jeff talk with Robb Reck, Chief Information Security Officer at Ping Identity, about the Solar Winds breach aka Solorigate, Zero Trust, and Identity Management Day 2021.
Connect with Robb on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robbreck/
Robb's Colorado = Security Podcast: https://www.colorado-security.com/
Identity Management Day 2021: www.identitymanagementday.org
Identiverse 2021: https://identiverse.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.