#297 - Navigating the Future of Digital Identities with Chris Power

In this episode, Jeff and Jim discuss various Identity and Access Management (IAM) topics with their guest, Chris Power, Senior Manager of IAM at Sallie Mae. They tackle the evolution and challenges of non-human identities, the potential sunsetting of Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) in favor of policy-based methods, and the organizational design of IAM teams and the importance of governance and cybersecurity measures. The episode rounds off with a light discussion about Marvel movie news, focusing on Robert Downey Jr.'s return to the Marvel universe as Dr. Doom.

00:00 Introduction and Casual Banter

2:07 Exploring Digital Identity Trends

5:01 Conference Highlights and Discount Codes

8:35 Introducing the Guest: Chris Power

12:11 Deep Dive into Non-Human Identities

29:20 The Future of RBAC in IAM

30:42 Challenges in HR Systems and RBAC

32:21 The Complexity of Implementing RBAC

33:23 Exploring Alternatives to RBAC

34:13 The Role of Attributes in Access Control

37:35 Policy-Based Access Control (PBAC)

42:59 Organizational Design in IAM

52:34 Future of IAM with AI and Big Data

55:55 Marvel Universe Discussion

63:42 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

Connect with Chris: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameschristopherpower/

Chris’ LinkedIn Post: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/trying-something-new-chris-power-ysmdc/

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