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  • #456 - AI vs Reality with Joseph Carson

    October 26, 2026 · 55 min

    Recorded 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. Joseph explains how his thinking has moved from "AI vs AI" to…

  • #455 - CNAPP and the Cloud Identity Problem with Mike Small

    October 19, 2026 · 1 hr 8 min

    Most 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 unpack Cloud Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) and…

  • #454 - Sponsor Spotlight - HYPR

    October 14, 2026 · 52 min

    Bojan 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 authentication to a broader set of identity assurance controls…

  • #453 - Treating Identity Like a Product with Eve Maler

    October 12, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min

    Eve 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 what she has learned since the book came out, from writing for…

  • #452 - When Identity Becomes Critical Infrastructure with Shea McGrew

    October 5, 2026 · 1 hr 12 min

    Shea 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 After Dark session: when does digital identity become critical…

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  • #451 - Sponsor Spotlight - C1.ai

    September 30, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min

    Alex 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 and why the .ai matters: identity now covers humans…

  • #450 - New to Identity with Alexis Bernthal

    September 28, 2026 · 1 hr 24 min

    Jeff 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 and a contact form submission that led to an invitation to…

  • #449 - Decoded - Transaction Tokens with George Fletcher

    September 21, 2026 · 1 hr 11 min

    George 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 requests as they move across microservices. George explains the…

  • #448 - Sponsor Spotlight - Opal Security

    September 17, 2026 · 1 hr 4 min

    Howard 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 through RSA Security, Microsoft, Palo Alto Networks, Nutanix, and…

  • #447 - Authenticate 2026 Preview with Andi Hindle

    September 14, 2026 · 1 hr 16 min

    Jeff 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 through how Authenticate has evolved since its founding alongside…

  • #446 - Rethinking Identity for AI Agents with Rick Scot

    September 7, 2026 · 1 hr 10 min

    Rick 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 manufacturing company. Rick shares the moment that pulled him into…

  • #445 - Sponsor Spotlight - Twine Security

    September 2, 2026 · 53 min

    Jim 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 Twine Security and previously co-founder and CTO of Claroty…

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About the show

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? Visit us on the web at idacpodcast.com