Identity at the Center

Identity at the Center

Identity at the Center

Episodes 427
Avg. Duration 51m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.9 (40)
Since Jul 2019
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Schedule
Weekly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
66%
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anchor.fm

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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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Recent Episodes

#427 - Identiverse 2026 Preview with Heather Flanagan and Andi Hindle

Jun 08, 2026 1h 13m

Jeff 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 2026 theme of trust…

#426 - Sponsor Spotlight - Crowdstrike

Jun 03, 2026 1h 2m

This 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 Continuous Identity at…

#425 - EIC 2026 Recap & IdentiBeer Berlin

Jun 01, 2026 46m

Jeff 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 nuclear regulation.…

#424 - IDAC Mailbag for May 2026

May 25, 2026 1h 11m

Jeff and Jim are back with the May 2026 mailbag, answering listener questions from Amsterdam, Mumbai, Austin, and Berlin. Topics include navigating IAM vendor acquisitions, defending against AI…

#423 - The Middle Market Identity Security Gap with Robert Snodgrass

May 18, 2026 1h 1m

Jeff 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 confidence gap facing middle…

#422 - Decoded - Securing AI Agents with Standards You Already Have

May 15, 2026 1h 18m

Episode 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 powering IAM. Joining…

#421 - The AI Identity Control Plane with Henrique Teixeira

May 11, 2026 1h 10m

Jeff 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 AI agent for a work…

#420 - Sponsor Spotlight - GitGuardian

May 06, 2026 1h 13m

This episode is made possible by GitGuardian. Jeff speaks with Dwayne McDaniel, Principal Developer Advocate at GitGuardian, about secrets sprawl, non-human identity governance, and the findings of…

#419 - Identity Management Day 2026 - IDAC Live

May 04, 2026 29m

Recorded 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 Security Alliance, they…

#418 - Ethical IAM with Elizabeth Garber

Apr 27, 2026 1h 8m

What 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 the OpenID Foundation,…

#417 - Sponsor Spotlight - Elimity

Apr 22, 2026 48m

This 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 emerging product…

#416 - European Identity and Cloud Conference 2026 Preview with Warwick Ashford

Apr 20, 2026 1h

Jeff 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 conference runs May…

#415 - Identity Management Day 2026 with Jeff Reich

Apr 13, 2026 1h 1m

Jeff 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 walks through the…

#414 - Sponsor Spotlight - Evolveum

Apr 08, 2026 40m

This 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 and Jim McDonald welcome…

#413 - Standards, AI Agents, and the Digital Estate with Heather Flanagan

Apr 06, 2026 52m

Jeff 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 chair for the Identiverse…

#412 - IDAC Failsafe Triggered

Apr 01, 2026 12m

AI 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 sits in remediation,…

#411 - Making IAM a Best Buy with Greg Handrick

Mar 30, 2026 56m

Jim 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 electronics retailers. Greg…

#410 - Sponsor Spotlight - Strivacity

Mar 25, 2026 1h

In this Sponsor Spotlight, Jeff Steadman and Jim McDonald welcome back Stephen Cox, co-founder and CTO of Strivacity, for his third appearance and second sponsored episode. Stephen explains…

#409 - Q1 2026 Identity Threat Report Roundup

Mar 23, 2026 59m

Jeff and Jim review seven major IAM and cybersecurity industry reports from Q1 2026, covering releases from Check Point, Recorded Future, Sophos, Palo Alto Unit 42, IBM X-Force, Darktrace, and Hypr.…

#408 - AI vs AI with Joseph Carson

Mar 16, 2026 1h 3m

Jeff and Jim welcome Joseph Carson, cybersecurity expert and host of the Security by Default podcast, for a conversation on AI in offensive and defensive security. Joseph shares the real-world…

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