Podcast
Welcome to the Hybrid Identity Protection Podcast. If your job is defending hybrid identity environments from cyberattacks, this is the podcast to put on repeat.
Join our host, 15-year MVP alum Sean Deuby, for thoughtful conversations with global identity experts who share their strategic visions and practical guidelines for securing Active Directory and Entra ID, preventing and remediating identity-based attacks, and recovering from identity system attacks.
Where Gartner Sees Identity Security Heading with Mark Diodati, Managing VP of IAM at Gartner
In this episode, Mark explains how Gartner’s research model works and what his team is prioritizing across identity verification, authorization, ITDR, and decentralized identity. He also breaks down what AI means for identity right now and why securing AI agents is harder than most teams realize.
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Explore conversations with global identity security experts about securing hybrid cloud identities, including Active Directory, Entra ID, and Okta.
Where Gartner Sees Identity Security Heading with Mark Diodati, Managing VP of IAM at Gartner
In this episode, Mark explains how Gartner’s research model works and what his team is prioritizing across identity verification, authorization, ITDR, and decentralized identity. He also breaks down what AI means for identity right now and why securing AI agents is harder than most teams realize.
Why Identity Security Needs Its Own Program with Angie Klein, IAM Business Technology Manager at Federated Insurance
In this episode, Angie dives into the organizational and cultural work that most identity programs skip. She shares why identity deserves its own program, how to apply OCM to bring resistant stakeholders on board, and why governance must come first. Angie’s core argument is that if identity security creates too much friction, people will route around it, and that’s where the real risk lives.
Securing Non-Human Identities in the Age of Agentic AI with Sarah Cecchetti, Director of Product Management at Semperis
This episode features Sarah Cecchetti, Director of Product Management at Semperis. A veteran identity executive, Sarah co-founded IDPro and co-authored NIST SP 800-63-3C Digital Identity Guidelines. She previously led Amazon Cognito as Head of Product at AWS, where she also open-sourced Cedar, the policy language at the center of this conversation.
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1 Thing to Do to Avoid a Breach: 5 Identity Experts Answer
This episode features a virtual roundtable hosted by Michele Crockett, Associate VP of Product Marketing at Semperis.
Governance After the Fact: The Hidden Risk of App Sprawl with Sander Berkouwer and Raymond Comvalius, Microsoft MVPs
This episode features Sander Berkouwer and Raymond Comvalius, two longtime identity security experts and Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs). With decades of experience in …
130 MPH Decisions: What Drag Racing Teaches About Incident Response with Krista Arndt
With a career spanning healthcare, finance, crypto, and the Department of Defense, Krista brings a uniquely nontraditional path into cybersecurity, …