The IGA → NHI Conundrum: Ownership Without Execution Is Governance on Paper
Vendors just solved who owns a non-human identity. None solved whether that owner can reach the system to act — ownership without execution is paperwork.
The Password Was Never the Point: PAM’s Shift From Managing Accounts to Governing Access to Privilege
Vaulting secures credentials at rest, but breaches happen in use. PAM’s real shift is governing sessions, not accounts, for humans and AI agents alike.
First-Class or Ephemeral Is the Wrong Fight
AI agents need a governed identity and a scoped, disposable credential — not one or the other. Your auditor, not a vendor roadmap, settles the definition.
We Didn’t Close the Skills Gap. We Financed It.
AI agents didn’t close the cybersecurity skills gap, they financed it. The collateral is insecure code and unowned agent identities, and identity is on track to become the new COBOL.
It’s time we had a chat….
It’s funny, whenever I hear that I have flashbacks to someone getting ready to tell me I’m in trouble for something. No, I’m not going to tell you you’re in trouble, but I do feel we’re reaching a point where the pace of new features, technologies, and capabilities is quickly outpacing the ability of IAM […]
My Agentic Journey: The journey to seamless, secure AI / Identity integration
Over the last 3-6 months, I’ve had a ton of conversations around Secrets and Non-Human Identities (NHI), governance, authentication, and authorization with many of them leading to the inevitable AI overlay of the same topic. Now, I say it that way because we’re getting more mature when it comes to building and securing interactive and […]
Identity Week 2025 Recap
What a week! My first time attending, and being able to speak, at Identity Week was awesome. I met so many IAM practitioners, visionaries, leaders and vendors in attendance and had a ton of great conversations. As I sit and get ready for the weekend and work on some presentations and content, I am reflecting […]
Simplifying the Complex for Dynamic Authorization: Just ask the question to get a response
As we go into 2025, I’ve seen a number of different articles and posts around what is going to be critical this year in IAM. I think a lot of what I have been seeing and consensus has been Non-Human Identity, passwordless / adaptive authentication, identity verification, and (interestingly) dynamic authorization. I could see everything […]
IAM Program Red Flags and Path Forward
When starting an evaluation of an IAM program, what are some of the common red flags I look for in evaluating the maturity and strength of the IAM capability. See some common pitfalls and solutions to address these common red flags.
Improving IGA Visibility Through New and Modern Tools and Methods
See how changing definition of connected and new tools and methods are helping improve success of IGA deployments