

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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Dec 7, 2020 • 1h 4min
Identity at the Center #73 - All The IAM Things with Nishant Kaushik
Jim and Jeff talk with Nishant Kaushik, CTO at Uniken and Identropy Alumnus, about a wide range of IAM topics including the different IAM organizations he is a part of, biometrics as convenience versus security, identity fraud in the era of COVID, and some rapid fire predictions for identity in 2021.
Show Links:
Connect with Nishant on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nishantkaushik/
Follow Nishant on Twitter: @NishantK
Nishant's Identiverse Talk- "Mission Impossible: Identity Mythos" - https://identiverse.gallery.video/detail/video/6184822444001/mission-impossible:-identity-mythos&q=nishant
Nishant's website: https://www.nishantkaushik.com
Nishant's blog: https://blog.talkingidentity.com
Uniken - https://www.uniken.com
Women in Identity - https://womeninidentity.org
Better Identity Coalition - https://www.betteridentity.org
IDPro - https://www.idpro.org
Connect with Jim and Jeff 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 and follow @IDACPodcast on Twitter.

Nov 30, 2020 • 42min
Identity at the Center #72- Talking about PAM with Paul Lanzi
Jim and Jeff talk with Paul Lanzi, Co-Founder and COO at Remediant, about privileged access management maturity and capabilities that impact the overall security and risk management for an organization.
Paul Lanzi: https://www.linkedin.com/in/planzi/
Remediant: https://www.remediant.com
Lockheed Success Story: https://www.remediant.com/solutions/success-story
CSNP: https://www.csnp.org/
IDSA: https://www.idsalliance.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.com and follow @IDACPodcast on Twitter.

Nov 23, 2020 • 42min
Identity at the Center #71 - Transitioning from Enterprise IAM to IAM Consulting with Mayda Gonzalez
Jim and Jeff talk with Mayda Gonzalez, Identropy's newest member of the advisory team, about what it is like to transition from being a part of an enterprise IAM program into an IAM consultant role and what IAM thing everyone is thankful for this year.
Connect with Mayda on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayda-gonzalez-00515a28/
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.

Nov 16, 2020 • 43min
Identity at the Center #70 - IAM Trends and Challenges with Asad Ali
Jim and Jeff talk with Asad Ali from Thales and Chair of the Identity Defined Security Alliance Technical Working Group about IAM trend and challenges including Zero Trust and AI authentication.
Connect with Asad on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/asadali2/
Thales: https://www.thalesgroup.com/
Identity Defined Security Alliance: https://www.idsalliance.org
Kim Cameron's Laws of Identity: https://www.identityblog.com/?p=1065
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.

Nov 9, 2020 • 46min
Identity at the Center #69 - The Role of IAM in an API-First Implementation
Jim and Jeff talk with Bill Nelson, co-founder, at Identity Fusion about what an API-First Implementation is and the role that IAM plays.
Show links:
Connect with Bill Nelson on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wnelson/
Visit Identity Fusion on the web at http://www.identityfusion.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 and follow @IDACPodcast on Twitter.

Nov 2, 2020 • 44min
Identity at the Center #68 - Nok Nok... Who's There? - An Identity and Access Management Conversation with Phil Dunkelberger
Jim and Jeff talk with Phil Dunkelberger, President and Chief Executive Officer at Nok Nok Labs, about soooooo many IAM things: His long history in the space, going password less and how to justify it, and how long it will be before the password dies (again).
Show Links: Connect with Phil on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phillipdunkelberger/
Game Rangers Association of Africa: https://www.gameranger.org/
Nok Nok: https://noknok.com/
Nok Nok blog: https://noknok.com/resources/blog/
FIDO Alliance: https://fidoalliance.org/
Pin on Glass Example Product - MyPinPad: https://mypinpad.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 and follow @IDACPodcast on Twitter.

Oct 26, 2020 • 40min
Identity at the Center #67 - Identify 2020 Virtual Conference Show
In case you missed the video version, this is the audio from the special video podcast that Jim and Jeff recorded for the Ping Identify 2020 Virtual Conference. To watch the on-demand show, visit the conference link below.
Ping Identify 2020: https://identify2020virtual.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 and follow @IDACPodcaston Twitter.
Brought to you by identropy.com

Oct 19, 2020 • 39min
Identity at the Center #66 - IAM Certifications with Henry Bagdasarian from the Identity Management Institute
Jim and Jeff talk with Henry Bagdasarian, Founder, and President of the Identity Management Institute about the benefits and options there are for getting certified in the IAM field.
Show Links:
Connect with Henry on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/identitymate/
Connect with the IMI on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/identity-management-institute/
Visit the Identity Management Institute online: https://www.identitymanagementinstitute.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.

Oct 12, 2020 • 33min
Identity at the Center #65 - Inside the IGA Sales Cycle with Mary Berg
Jim and Jeff talk with Mary Berg, Vice President of Channels and Alliances with CloudBridge, about the IGA trends she is seeing before going into what the IGA sales cycle is like.
Show Links:
Connect with Mary on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marybergbroyles/
SecurEnds: https://www.securends.com/
Clear Skye: https://clearskye.com/
SATH ID Hub: https://idhub.sath.com/
Ilantus: https://www.ilantus.com/
Connect with Jim and Jeff on LinkedIn:
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.

Oct 5, 2020 • 46min
Identity at the Center #64 - Identity Product Design with Mary Writz
Jim and Jeff talk with Mary Writz, Vice President of Product Management at ForgeRock, about the challenges and thought process that goes into designing an identity product.
Show Links:
Connect with Mary on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marywritz/
Visit ForgeRock to learn more about what they offer: https://www.forgerock.com/
Ping Identity Identify 2020 Virtual Conference: https://www.pingidentity.com/en/events/identify.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.comand follow @IDACPodcast on Twitter.