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.
All Podcast Episodes
Explore conversations with global identity security experts about securing hybrid cloud identities, including Active Directory, Entra ID, and Okta.
The Anatomy of Attack Path Management with Daniel Stefaniak, VP Architect – Cybersecurity and Identity at JPMorgan Chase
This episode features Daniel Stefaniak, Vice President Architect – Cybersecurity and Identity at JPMorgan Chase. A respected expert in identity and access management, Daniel has spent his career architecting and deploying large-scale Active Directory, Entra ID, and cloud-based IAM solutions for millions of users. In this episode, he explains why attack path management is never a one-time effort, how environments drift toward risk without dedicated ownership, and what it takes to build a sustainable approach to reducing exposure in complex identity systems.
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Beyond Firewalls: The People Behind Cyber Resilience with Nathan Wenzler, Field CISO at Optiv
This episode features Nathan Wenzler, Field Chief Information Security Officer at Optiv. A veteran CISO with nearly three decades of experience, Nathan has led cybersecurity programs across government agencies, nonprofits, and Fortune 1000 companies. In this episode, he shares why effective security starts with communication, not technology, how empathy and culture shape stronger defenses, and what it takes to turn cybersecurity from a technical function into a business enabler.
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The DNA of Organizational Resilience: Leadership First, Technology Last with Heather Costa, Director of Technology Resilience at Mayo Clinic
This episode features Heather Costa, Director of Technology Resilience at Mayo Clinic. A leading voice in organizational resilience, Heather has spent over two decades shaping recovery and continuity programs at world-class healthcare institutions. In this episode, she explains why true resilience begins with leadership, not technology, how to prioritize when everything feels critical, and what it takes to build organizations that can adapt and thrive through disruption.
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The Cyber War We Can’t See with Dr. Chase Cunningham, CSO of Demo-Force.com
This episode features Dr. Chase Cunningham, Chief Strategy Officer at Demo-Force.com. Widely known as “Dr. Zero Trust”, he’s the creator of the Zero Trust Extended Framework and former Forrester principal analyst. With decades of experience supporting the NSA, U.S. Navy, FBI Cyber, and other government missions, Chase brings deep expertise on how nation-states wage digital conflict. In this episode, Chase explains how China, Russia, and North Korea use cyber operations to advance long-term strategic goals, why critical infrastructure has become a silent battlefield, and why attribution makes retaliation so difficult.
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The Human Side of Cyber Resilience – Jonathon Mayor, Principal Security Consultant for the Americas at Cohesity
This episode features Jonathon Mayor, Principal Security Consultant for the Americas at Cohesity. A founding member of Cohesity’s Security Center of Excellence and the Cyber Event Response Team, Jonathon has more than 20 years of experience in security operations, forensics, and business continuity, with past leadership roles at EMC, Dell, and Verizon. He’s guided Fortune 500 and Global 1000 organizations through high-stakes incident response and recovery.
(32:51)
Inside the Snowden Breach with Chris Inglis, Former Deputy Director of the NSA
This episode features Chris Inglis, former U.S. National Cyber Director and longtime Deputy Director of the NSA. With over 40 years in national security, Chris was at the center of one of the most high-stakes breaches in U.S. history: the Edward Snowden incident. In this episode, Chris shares what really happened inside the NSA during those critical months, and how siloed systems, password sharing, and missed signals allowed Snowden to operate undetected. He unpacks key lessons on preparing for low-probability, high-impact events, defending against identity misuse, and why trust must always come with verification.
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