Identity | Branden R. Williams, Business Security Specialist

Your Corporate AI has an Identity Crisis standard

I originally titled this with the word problem instead of crisis, but the speed with which agentic AI is expanding in companies tells me crisis is probably a better word. Identity has never really been a function that is embraced, promoted, lauded, and well funded in companies. Going back to my days consulting for one of the largest retailers in the world and watching CA consultants bill millions of dollars while basically running around the offices pushing papers from one pile to another. It was the classic nine month project that ballooned to well over three years and so much additional expense. For those of us who spent time running identity functions, we know this story all too well. AI ...

Ten Things Companies Get Wrong About CIAM standard

Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) is a core component of creating your digital user experience. If you are unfamiliar with Customer Identity and Access Management, it is the process by which companies grant access to their digital assets (like websites, mobile apps, and even chatbots) to their customers, as well as controlling what those customers can access. The idea is to ensure the right person or process has access to the right applications and information at the right time while being risk and context aware. In a previous role, I was responsible for a complete CIAM modernization at a large bank. More recently, I modernized an entire IAM system for a premier identity company. In both cases, my guiding ...

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