Hybrid Identity Protection Podcast

This episode features Geoffrey Mattson, CEO of SecureAuth, joined by co-host Sarah Cicchetti, Director of Product Management at Semperis.

Geoffrey has spent decades building and leading companies at the intersection of AI and cybersecurity, including MistNet.ai, an AI-native threat detection platform acquired by LogRhythm, and Xage Security, where he drove zero trust adoption across the U.S. military, global energy firms, and Fortun...

This episode features Mark Diodati, Managing Vice President for Identity and Access Management at Gartner.

Mark has spent two decades shaping how the industry thinks about authentication, privileged access, and cloud identity, working with renowned companies like Ping Identity, CA, RSA, and now, Gartner. Today, he leads Gartner's global IAM for Leaders analyst team and sets its research agenda across the full identity stack.

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This episode features Angie Klein, IAM Business Technology Manager at Federated Insurance.

Angie brings over a decade of experience spanning systems development and identity security leadership, holding CISSP, CIDPRO, and CISM certifications and working hands-on with CyberArk, SailPoint IDN, and Active Directory in a regulated environment.

In this episode, Angie dives into the organizational and cultural work that most identity progr...

This episode features Sarah Cecchetti, Director of Product Management at Semperis.

A veteran identity executive, Sarah co-founded IDPro and co-authored NIST SP 800-63-3C Digital Identity Guidelines. She previously led Amazon Cognito as Head of Product at AWS, where she also open-sourced Cedar, the policy language at the center of this conversation.

In this episode, Sarah presents her Bsides Seattle talk "Identity Crisis: IAM's Wild R...

This episode features a virtual roundtable hosted by Michele Crockett, Associate VP of Product Marketing at Semperis.

The panel brings together five practitioners with deep experience in identity security: Alex Weinert, Chief Product Officer at Semperis; Christopher Brumm, Cyber Security Architect at glueckkanja; Eric Woodruff, Chief Identity Architect at Semperis; Jorge de Almeida Pinto, Senior Incident Response Lead at Semperis; a...

This episode features Sander Berkouwer and Raymond Comvalius, two longtime identity security experts and Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs).

Sander is an independent identity architect and author of the Active Directory Cookbooks. Raymond is an IT specialist and senior technical consultant specializing in hybrid identity, Microsoft Entra ID, and identity lifecycle automation.

In this episode, they explore a growing blind sp...

This episode features Krista Arndt, Associate CISO at St. Luke’s University Health Network.

With a career spanning healthcare, finance, crypto, and the Department of Defense, Krista brings a uniquely nontraditional path into cybersecurity, one shaped by mission-driven leadership, authenticity, and a commitment to mentorship.

In this episode, Krista explains why identity sits at the center of nearly every major cyber incident an...

This episode features Cliff Fisher, Senior Solutions Architect at Semperis and former Senior Technical Program Manager on Microsoft’s Active Directory product group.

With over a decade spent inside Microsoft supporting enterprise customers and helping guide Active Directory’s security and roadmap, Cliff brings a rare insider perspective on what’s actually happening behind the scenes of one of the world’s most...

This episode features Tim Beasley, a Senior Incident Response Consultant at Semperis with decades of experience in compromise recovery and post-breach response.

With a background that includes leading recovery efforts at Microsoft’s DART team and helping build the Compromise Recovery Security Practice, Tim brings deep operational insight into what happens after attackers gain access. His work spans ransomware, nation-state int...

This episode features Dr. Mary Aiken, Professor of Cyberpsychology at Capitol Technology University and one of the world’s leading experts on the impact of technology on human behavior.

With a career spanning academia, law enforcement advisory roles, and global policy work with organizations like INTERPOL and Europol, Dr. Aiken brings deep insight into how human psychology shapes security outcomes. Her work focuses on the huma...

This episode features Andy Drag, Staff Product Manager at Cohesity.

With a background in systems administration and two managed service provider startups, Andy brings deep, hands-on insight into the challenges IT teams face. Over the last decade, he’s led product management across backup vendors and SaaS continuity platforms, shaping products around integrations, cyber recovery, and resilience.

In this episode, Andy shows how r...

This episode features host Sean Deuby and fellow Semperis colleague Guido Grillenmeier, Principal Technologist, EMEA, in a candid recap of the 2025 Hybrid Identity Protection Conference in Charleston. They trade takeaways on what they heard, what surprised them, and what the event revealed about where hybrid identity security is headed.

Sean and Guido highlight some key observations from keynote speakers including Chris Inglis (form...

This episode features Christopher Brumm, Cyber Security Architect at glueckkanja AG.

With 15+ years in IT security, Chris has worked across Microsoft’s security portfolio and beyond, moving from network and data-center defense into deep identity work with Active Directory and Entra ID. He’s now an identity SME, a GK Identity Community moderator, a frequent community speaker, and a regular writer on security and identity.

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This episode features Daniel Stefaniak, Vice President Architect - Cybersecurity and Identity at JPMorgan Chase.

With deep experience as an IT architect, consultant, and technical program manager, Daniel has helped design and deploy large-scale IAM and CIAM solutions that support millions of users. He is widely recognized for his expertise in Active Directory and Entra ID and for bringing clear, unfiltered insight into some of the i...

This episode features Nathan Wenzler, Field Chief Information Security Officer at Optiv.

With nearly 30 years of experience leading cybersecurity programs across government agencies, nonprofits, and Fortune 1000 companies, Nathan has spent his career at the intersection of people, process, and technology. He’s helped organizations redefine what it means to build security cultures that actually work.

In this episode, Nathan expl...

This episode features Heather Costa, Director of Technology Resilience at Mayo Clinic.

With over two decades of experience building resilience programs at leading healthcare institutions, Heather has redefined what it means to prepare for and thrive through disruption. From Cleveland Clinic to Mayo Clinic, she’s led enterprise-wide recovery strategies that balance people, process, and technology.

In this episode, Heather ex...

This episode features Dr. Chase Cunningham, Chief Strategy Officer at Demo-Force.com.

Widely known as “Dr. Zero Trust”, he’s the creator of the Zero Trust Extended Framework and former Forrester principal analyst. With decades of experience supporting the NSA, U.S. Navy, FBI Cyber, and other government missions, Chase brings deep expertise on how nation-states wage digital conflict.

In this episode, Chase explains h...

This episode features Jonathon Mayor, Principal Security Consultant for the Americas at Cohesity.

A founding member of Cohesity’s Security Center of Excellence and the Cyber Event Response Team, Jonathon has more than 20 years of experience in security operations, forensics, and business continuity, with past leadership roles at EMC, Dell, and Verizon. He’s guided Fortune 500 and Global 1000 organizations through high-st...

This episode features Chris Inglis, former U.S. National Cyber Director and longtime Deputy Director of the NSA.

With over 40 years in national security, Chris was at the center of one of the most high-stakes breaches in U.S. history: the Edward Snowden incident.

In this episode, Chris shares what really happened inside the NSA during those critical months, and how siloed systems, password sharing, and missed signals allowed Snowden ...