Identity at the Center
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#460 - Sponsor Spotlight - Silverfort
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About this podcast
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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Episodes
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- #460 - Sponsor Spotlight - Silverfort · 1 h 4 min · Episode 460Jeff and Jim are joined by Rob Ainscough, Chief Identity Security Advisor at Silverfort and host of the Identity Decoded podcast, to look at what happens when an autonomous AI…
- #459 - The Three Lines Model for Identity Practitioners with Autumn Hurley · 51 min · Episode 459Jim McDonald flies solo this week while Jeff Steadman is out on assignment, and he's joined by Autumn Hurley, Cyber Risk Consulting Principal at RSM US LLP, for a practitioner's…
- #458 - Gartner US IAM Summit 2026 Preview with Rebecca Archambault and Paul Rabinovich · 1 h 10 min · Episode 458Jeff and Jim finally land a long-sought pair of guests: current Gartner analysts Rebecca Archambault and Paul Rabinovich, chair and co-chair of the Gartner Identity & Access…
- #457 - Sponsor Spotlight - Iden · 57 min · Episode 457In this Sponsor Spotlight, Jim McDonald talks with Pranay Yadav, co-founder and CEO of Iden, about why identity governance still runs on tickets and spreadsheets at so many…
- #456 - AI vs Reality with Joseph Carson · 55 min · Episode 456Recorded live from the expo hall at InfoSec World 2026, Jeff and Jim welcome back Joseph Carson, host of the Security by Default podcast, for his third appearance on the show…
- #455 - CNAPP and the Cloud Identity Problem with Mike Small · 1 h 7 min · Episode 455Most cloud security incidents trace back to the customer, and most of those trace back to identity. Jeff and Jim sit down with Mike Small, Senior Analyst at KuppingerCole, to…
- #454 - Sponsor Spotlight - HYPR · 52 min · Episode 454Bojan Simic, co-founder and CEO of HYPR, returns to Identity at the Center for a Sponsor Spotlight conversation with Jim McDonald. Bojan traces HYPR's path from passwordless…
- #453 - Treating Identity Like a Product with Eve Maler · 1 h 3 min · Episode 453Eve Maler, founder of Venn Factory and author of Mastering Digital Identity, joins Jim McDonald and Jeff Steadman for her tenth appearance on Identity at the Center. Eve shares…
- #452 - When Identity Becomes Critical Infrastructure with Shea McGrew · 1 h 12 min · Episode 452Shea McGrew, Chief Technology Officer at Maricopa County, returns to Identity at the Center one year after episode 376 to take on a question she first raised at our Identity…
- #451 - Sponsor Spotlight - C1.ai · 1 h 2 min · Episode 451Alex Bovee, CEO and co-founder of C1.ai (formerly ConductorOne), returns for his third appearance on Identity at the Center. Alex walks Jim and Jeff through the rebrand to C1.ai…
- #450 - New to Identity with Alexis Bernthal · 1 h 23 min · Episode 450Jeff flies solo for episode 450, joined by Alexis Bernthal, an associate on RSM's technology risk consulting team who found her way to the podcast through a corporate-wide email…
- #449 - Decoded - Transaction Tokens with George Fletcher · 1 h 10 min · Episode 449George Fletcher joins Jeff Steadman and Sean O'Dell for a Decoded deep dive into transaction tokens (Txn-Tokens), the OAuth Working Group specification designed to secure…
- #448 - Sponsor Spotlight - Opal Security · 1 h 4 min · Episode 448Howard Ting, CEO of Opal Security, joins Jeff Steadman for a Sponsor Spotlight covering identity governance for both human and non-human identities. Howard traces his path…
- #447 - Authenticate 2026 Preview with Andi Hindle · 1 h 16 min · Episode 447Jeff Steadman sits down with Andi Hindle, conference chair for Authenticate 2026, for a preview of this year's event. Making his seventh appearance on the show, Andi walks…
- #446 - Rethinking Identity for AI Agents with Rick Scot · 1 h 10 min · Episode 446Rick Scot, Global CIO and CISO at Elevate Textiles, joins Jim and Jeff to talk about how he went from leading a data team to holding both the CIO and CISO seats at a global…
- #445 - Sponsor Spotlight - Twine Security · 53 min · Episode 445Jim McDonald hosts this Sponsor Spotlight episode of Identity at the Center, made possible with support from Twine Security. Jim is joined by Benny Porat, co-founder and CEO of…
- #444 - August 2026 Mailbag · 50 min · Episode 444Jeff and Jim open with the unavoidable topic of AI agents and the tension between enabling innovation and governing agent permissions, then run through a packed fall conference…
- #443 - Ghosts in the Machine with John Huyette and Omer Arshed · 1 h 13 min · Episode 443Jeff and Jim are joined by John Huyette, AI Risk Leader at RSM, and Omer Arshed, North American Digital Identity Leader at RSM, to explore how identity controls can help…
- #442 - Identiverse 2026 - Identity After Dark with Bravura Security · 1 h 29 min · Episode 442Recorded live at Identiverse 2026 in Las Vegas on June 17, Jeff and Jim are joined by Bart Allan, General Manager at Bravura Security, for a live recording with a studio…
- #441 - Identiverse 2026 - Sachini Siriwardene and Ian Glazer · 37 min · Episode 441Live from Identiverse 2026 in Las Vegas, Jeff and Jim sit down with Sachini Siriwardene, winner of this year's Kim Cameron Award, along with Ian Glazer of the Digital Identity…
- #440 - Identiverse 2026 - Mike Kiser · 52 min · Episode 440Recorded live at Identiverse 2026, Jeff and Jim sit down with returning guest Mike Kiser, Director of Strategy and Standards at SailPoint, for a wide-ranging conversation that…
- #439 - Sponsor Spotlight - Tuebora · 54 min · Episode 439This Sponsor Spotlight episode, made possible with support from Tuebora, features Jim McDonald in conversation with Sanjay Nadimpalli, CEO and founder of Tuebora. Sanjay shares…
- #438 - Identiverse 2026 - Sean O'Dell · 39 min · Episode 438Recorded live at Identiverse 2026 in Las Vegas, Jeff sits down with Decoded co-host Sean O'Dell for a wide-ranging state of the union on continuous identity, shared signals, and…
- #437 - Identiverse 2026 - Pam Dingle · 56 min · Episode 437Live from the IDAC booth at Identiverse 2026, Jeff and Jim sit down with Pam Dingle, Director of Identity Standards at Microsoft, to unpack agentic identity. Pam breaks down…
- #436 - Sponsor Spotlight - P0 Security · 46 min · Episode 436In this Sponsor Spotlight episode, Jeff Steadman flies solo and welcomes Greg Danyi, co-founder and CTO of P0 Security, to the show. Greg walks through P0's approach to runtime…
- #435 - Majority Rules: IDAC Live at Identiverse 2026 · 27 min · Episode 435Jim McDonald and Jeff Steadman took the Identity at the Center podcast live at Identiverse 2026 in Las Vegas for a crowd-sourced game show called Majority Rules. Identity…
- #434 - Identiverse 2026 - IdentiBeer Las Vegas · 43 min · Episode 434Recorded the night before Identiverse 2026 at BrewDog in Las Vegas, Jeff hosts a roundtable of IdentiBeer chapter leaders and community members from around the world. Espen Bago…
- #433 - Sponsor Spotlight - FusionAuth · 56 min · Episode 433Jim McDonald sits down with Dan Moore, Senior Director of CIAM Strategy and Identity Standards at FusionAuth, for an in-depth conversation on customer identity and access…
- #432 - IdentiBeer Rome and 3 Courses of IAM with Alessandro Piscopo · 44 min · Episode 432Jim McDonald takes the Identity at the Center podcast on the road to Rome, Italy, for a special two-part episode. The first segment is an IdentiBeer roundup where Jim gathers…
- #431 - Tectonic Shifts in Identity Security with Martin Kuppinger · 1 h 1 min · Episode 431Recorded live at EIC 2026 in Berlin, Jeff and Jim sit down with Martin Kuppinger, founder and distinguished analyst at KuppingerCole. They dig into the tectonic shifts AI is…
- #430 - AI for IAM and IAM for AI with Martin Sandren · 60 min · Episode 430Recorded live at EIC 2026 in Berlin, Jeff and Jim sit down with Martin Sandren, IAM Product Lead at IKEA, for a wide-ranging conversation covering nearly every corner of modern…
- #429 - Sponsor Spotlight - SailPoint · 1 h 7 min · Episode 429This episode is presented courtesy of SailPoint. Rob Sebaugh, Senior Identity Strategist at SailPoint, joins Jeff and Jim for a wide-ranging conversation on the past, present…
- #428 - Modernizing IGA with Thomas Zarnhofer · 42 min · Episode 428Recorded live at EIC 2026 in Berlin, Jeff and Jim sit down with Thomas Zarnhofer, IAM Architect at a major retail company in central Europe. Thomas shares his experience leading…
- #427 - Identiverse 2026 Preview with Heather Flanagan and Andi Hindle · 1 h 13 min · Episode 427Jeff and Jim are joined by Heather Flanagan, Content Chair, and Andi Hindle, Conference Chair, for a full preview of Identiverse 2026 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. They cover the…
- #426 - Sponsor Spotlight - Crowdstrike · 1 h 2 min · Episode 426This episode and the Identity at the Center podcast is supported by CrowdStrike. Learn more at crowdstrike.com. Jeff Steadman and Jim McDonald sit down with Scott Kriz, GM of…
- #425 - EIC 2026 Recap & IdentiBeer Berlin · 47 min · Episode 425Jeff and Jim recap their week at KuppingerCole's EIC 2026 in Berlin, covering standout keynotes, hallway conversations, and sessions on securing AI agents, CIAM, and AI versus…
- #424 - IDAC Mailbag for May 2026 · 1 h 11 min · Episode 424Jeff and Jim are back with the May 2026 mailbag, answering listener questions from Amsterdam, Mumbai, Austin, and Berlin. Topics include navigating IAM vendor acquisitions…
- #423 - The Middle Market Identity Security Gap with Robert Snodgrass · 1 h 1 min · Episode 423Jeff and Jim welcome back Robert Snodgrass, Principal at RSM, for a deep dive into the RSM Middle Market Business Index cybersecurity report. The conversation covers the…
- #422 - Decoded - Securing AI Agents with Standards You Already Have · 1 h 18 min · Episode 422Episode 422 is the debut of Decoded by Identity at the Center, a new sub-series hosted by Jeff Steadman and Sean O'Dell dedicated to unpacking the specifications and standards…
- #421 - The AI Identity Control Plane with Henrique Teixeira · 1 h 10 min · Episode 421Jeff and Jim welcome back Henrique Teixeira, SVP of Strategy at Saviynt, for his fourth appearance on the podcast. The episode opens with Jim's firsthand experience building an…
- #420 - Sponsor Spotlight - GitGuardian · 1 h 13 min · Episode 420This episode is made possible by GitGuardian. Jeff speaks with Dwayne McDaniel, Principal Developer Advocate at GitGuardian, about secrets sprawl, non-human identity governance…
- #419 - Identity Management Day 2026 - IDAC Live · 30 min · Episode 419Recorded live as part of the Identity Management Day 2026 streaming program, Jeff and Jim mark their fifth IMD episode. Introduced by Jeff Reich from the Identity Defined…
- #418 - Ethical IAM with Elizabeth Garber · 1 h 8 min · Episode 418What does it mean to build an identity system that is ethical? Jim McDonald and Jeff Steadman are joined by Elizabeth Garber, Executive Director of IDPro and marketing lead for…
- #417 - Sponsor Spotlight - Elimity · 49 min · Episode 417This bonus episode of Identity at the Center is brought to you with support from Elimity. Jeff and Jim sit down with Maarten Decat, co-founder and CEO of Elimity, to explore the…
- #416 - European Identity and Cloud Conference 2026 Preview with Warwick Ashford · 1 h 0 min · Episode 416Jeff and Jim are joined by Warwick Ashford, senior analyst at KuppingerCole and returning MC of the European Identity and Cloud Conference, for a full preview of EIC 2026. The…
- #415 - Identity Management Day 2026 with Jeff Reich · 1 h 1 min · Episode 415Jeff and Jim welcome back five-time guest Jeff Reich, Executive Director of the Identity Defined Security Alliance, just ahead of Identity Management Day 2026 on April 14th. Jeff…
- #414 - Sponsor Spotlight - Evolveum · 40 min · Episode 414This sponsored episode is made possible by Evolveum, the company behind midPoint, an open source IGA platform made and owned in the EU that is in use worldwide. Jeff Steadman…
- #413 - Standards, AI Agents, and the Digital Estate with Heather Flanagan · 53 min · Episode 413Jeff and Jim welcome back Heather Flanagan for her fifth appearance on the show. Heather shares updates across a wide range of current work including her new role as content…
- #412 - IDAC Failsafe Triggered · 13 min · Episode 412AI Jeff takes over as solo host after Open Jim Claw, an agentic identity framework built by AI Jim, locks out human Jeff, human Jim, and AI Jim simultaneously. While everyone…
- #411 - Making IAM a Best Buy with Greg Handrick · 56 min · Episode 411Jim McDonald sits down with Greg Handrick, Director of IAM at Best Buy, for a wide-ranging conversation on running enterprise identity at one of America's largest consumer…
