Identity Fusion Blog: IAM
The Day I Asked AI Why Monokee Was Different
There is a running joke in cybersecurity that every Identity and Access Management (IAM) expert uses the same slide deck.
IAM 2.0 is a Game of Stratego®
There was a time when security looked a lot like the game, Stratego®.
Is It Ethical to Cling to the Past
When IAM Becomes Theater Instead of Defense There’s a technical rot in the halls of Identity and Access Management—and it is not accidental. It is being quietly sustained. The..
From Product Peddlers to Trusted Advisors: Why Accelerated DRIP Is the Only Sustainable Sales Model for CIAM
For most of my career, I have watched talented sales professionals lose deals they had every right to win.
Analysts, Oracles, and the $80,000 Bake Sale
Walking out of the identity conference in Texas feels a bit like leaving a Renaissance fair where everyone forgot their costumes but kept the ticket prices. Vendors pulled me..
Can IAM 3.0 End Brand Impersonation?
Why Continuous Authentication Must Protect Both the User and the Application
A 610 Billion Dollar Ponzi Scheme?
When I saw these headlines the first thing I did was look for a credible news source, I didn't find one. The rumor of a $610 billion AI Ponzi scheme didn’t surprise me; these..
Thales Industry Leadership with New FIDO Biometric Security Key
As digital transformation continues to blur the boundaries between cloud and on-premises infrastructure, one truth stands firm: identity is now the front line of defense. Thales,..
The Invisible Perimeter
Business today doesn’t end at the corporate firewall. Financial institutions, insurers, manufacturers, and service providers now operate in a mesh of partnerships, agents,..
Who Blew Up Your Attack Surface?
The modern network hums with voices you can't see. Not people, machines. Containers, APIs, CI/CD agents, cloud functions, service accounts, scheduled jobs, and AI agents: an..
The Silent Revolution
INSIGHT SERIES 2 of 4 This article is the second chapter of a four-part series. The clock is ticking on legacy IAM. The “old guard” wasn’t built for AI, bots, APIs, or non-human..
The Death of the Old Guard: Why Todays Identity and Access Management Can't Survive the AI Age
INSIGHT SERIES 1 of 4 This article marks the opening chapter of a four-part series on the death of IAM’s so-called “best practices.” For too long, vendors have offered patches and..