#415 - Identity Management Day 2026 with Jeff Reich
From Identity at the Center by Identity at the Center
April 13, 2026 · 1h 2m · Episode 415
About this episode
Jeff Reich discusses the upcoming Identity Management Day 2026 and various topics related to identity management and cybersecurity.
Jeff and Jim welcome back five-time guest Jeff Reich, Executive Director of the Identity Defined Security Alliance, just ahead of Identity Management Day 2026 on April 14th. Jeff walks through the structure of the 21-hour global event, this year's theme of Finding Identity: The Search for You, Me, and the Machines, and highlights from each regional program including a remarkable 11th grader presenting on cybersecurity and neuroscience. The conversation expands into AI guardrails, the growing obsolescence of traditional PAM, zero standing privilege as a long-term goal, the march toward a passwordless world through passkeys, and what quantum resilience actually means for practitioners today. Connect with Jeff: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jreich/ Learn more about the Identity Defined Security Alliance: https://www.idsalliance.org/ Connect with us on LinkedIn: Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp/ Jeff Steadman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsteadman/ Visit the show on the web at http://idacpodcast.com Timestamps: 00:00 Welcome and podcast life behind the scenes 02:00 Identiverse 2026 updates and conference discount codes 05:00 Introducing Jeff Reich, Executive…
People in this episode
Hosts: Jim McDonald, Jeff Steadman
Guest: Jeff Reich
Topics covered
- Identity Management Day
- cybersecurity
- AI guardrails
- passwordless world
- quantum resilience
Keywords
- Finding Identity
- zero standing privilege
- passkeys
- traditional PAM
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Identity Defined Security Alliance
Books & works: Finding Identity: The Search for You, Me, and the Machines, Finding Identity, The Search for You, Me
Places: Oceania, Asia, Copenhagen, Americas
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