Identity at the Center
Hosted by Jim McDonald and Jeff Steadman · Identity at the Center
4.9from 86 ratings
- 454
- Episodes
- 198
- Transcribed
- 86
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
- 110K
- YouTube views
About Identity at the Center
Identity at the Center is a weekly podcast all about identity security in the context of identity and access management (IAM). With decades of real-world IAM experience, hosts Jim McDonald and Jeff Steadman bring you conversations with news, topics, and guests from the identity management industry. Do you know who has access to what? Visit us on the web at idacpodcast.com
- Publisher
- Identity at the Center
- Category
- technology
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 2 Jul 2019
- Latest episode
- 14 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
198 of 454 episodes have a transcript.
14 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
#454 - Sponsor Spotlight - HYPR
12 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
#453 - Treating Identity Like a Product with Eve Maler
5 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
#452 - When Identity Becomes Critical Infrastructure with Shea McGrew
Inside a recent episode
#454 - Sponsor Spotlight - HYPR
Published 14 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] I think what's really changed about my view is the pace at which companies have to move now in order to secure their identities. It used to be like you could have a year-long or 18-month-long identity project. And that was pretty typical to get rid of passwords or roll out strong identity verification or have better governance or whatever else. And now those timelines have been minimized significantly because of the rapid pace of change. And so now if you go to any sort of leadership meeting and you propose an 18-month project, they look at you like you're crazy. They're like, what are you talking about? […]
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- Bojan Simic
- Eve Maler
- Shea McGrew
- Alex Bovee
- Alexis Bernthal
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 109,986
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 39 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 47 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 83 / 100
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- Quality
- 99
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 82
- Engagement
- 85
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Jim McDonald and Jeff Steadman host the show. Published by Identity at the Center.
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