Identity Security Reset: A Framework for Managing Access in the Age of Multi-Cloud, AI, and NHIs

The identity security market has become an acronym factory. Every year a new category is brought to market — IAM, IGA, PAM, CIEM, ITDR, ISPM, and now even NHIs and agentic identities — while CISOs are left wondering which ones actually matter. Complexity might make vendors happy, but it rarely makes organizations safer. The truth is that identity security isn’t about putting every acronym on your roadmap. It’s about anchoring on a clear foundation - one that hasn’t changed - and then extending it to handle today’s reality: hybrid cloud, ephemeral infrastructure, non-human identities and agentic AI. That’s where most programs are falling short. In this session, Cari Jaquet and Kelsey Brazill cut through the noise and share a first-principles framework for building the modern identity security and governance program that is both simplified and future-proof. You will learn:

• Why identity complexity has exploded and how to separate signal from noise
• Where today’s gaps really come from (non-human identities, SaaS sprawl, ephemeral access)
• Which outcome-driven metrics prove an identity program is reducing risk, not just adding tools
• How to modernize your approach without ripping and replacing what you already have

If your team has identity tool fatigue, let's reset the conversation.