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.
What IT Teams Miss About OT Identity with Wylie Shanks, President of Infosec Matters Inc.
This episode features Wylie Shanks, a cybersecurity consultant who currently leads an OT cybersecurity program for a large North American energy company’s business unit. With over 25 years of experience working with critical infrastructure organizations, he designs, defends, and recovers environments spanning enterprise IT to industrial control systems. His expertise spans security architecture, incident response, privileged access management, and cyber risk management—translating complex challenges into practical, auditable solutions. Wylie holds numerous certifications, including GIAC Security Expert (GSE), ISSAP, GIAC Response and Industrial Defense (GRID), and GIAC Cyber Incident Leader (GCIL).
All Podcast Episodes
Explore conversations with global identity security experts about securing hybrid cloud identities, including Active Directory, Entra ID, and Okta.
How a Single Breach Can Turn into a Full Compromise with Tim Beasley, Senior Incident Response Consultant at Semperis
In this episode, Tim Beasley, a Senior Incident Response Consultant at Semperis explains why gaining access is only the beginning of modern attacks and why identity remains the primary path for escalation. He breaks down how attackers exploit credential exposure and identity infrastructure, and why prevention alone fails without a recovery-first mindset. He shares real-world lessons from incident response and recovery, including how teams contain threats and limit the impact of identity compromises.
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