The Top Trends Shaping Identity and Access Management in 2025 – Geoff Cairns – ESW #400

Summary: The video discusses the challenges of securing company data on unmanaged devices and applications. It highlights the role of OnePassword’s Extended Access Management in providing a solution. Additionally, key trends in identity and access management (IAM) are explored, emphasizing the need for adaptive security measures amid evolving threats, particularly related to identity verification and AI technologies.

Keypoints:

• Importance of managing company data on company-owned devices and approved applications.
• OnePassword’s Extended Access Management provides security for sign-ins across apps and devices.
• Identiverse 2025 features over 250 expert speakers discussing the latest in identity security.
• Discussion of eight top trends in IAM, including deepfake detection and zero trust models.
• Challenges with deepfake technology in security breaches and hiring processes.
• Implementation of fishing-resistant MFA methodologies and their growing adoption in the workforce.
• Significance of shared signals in enhancing identity security and response capabilities.
• Discussion of agentic AI and its classification as either a machine identity or treated like an employee.
• Convergence of identity providers (IDPs) and the trend towards reducing the complexity of multiple IDPs in larger enterprises.
• Need for better prompt engineering and zero trust practices in AI security management.