#368 - Sponsor Spotlight - P0 Security
Identity at the Center20 Elo 2025

#368 - Sponsor Spotlight - P0 Security

This episode is sponsored by P0 Security. Visit p0.dev/idac to learn why P0 is the easiest and fastest way to implement just-in-time, short-lived, and auditable access to your entire infrastructure stack, like servers, databases, Kubernetes clusters, cloud consoles, and cloud services, for users as well as non-human identities.


In this sponsor spotlight episode, Jim and Jeff are joined by Shashwat Sehgal, CEO and founder of P0 Security, to discuss the evolving challenges of privileged access management in modern, cloud-native environments. Shashwat explains how traditional PAM solutions often create friction for developers, leading to over-provisioning and security risks, and how P0 is tackling this problem with a developer-first, just in time (JIT) access model. The conversation covers the core problems with developer productivity, how P0's use of technologies like eBPF provides deep visibility and control without agents, the "Priority Zero" philosophy, and how a JIT approach simplifies audits and compliance. They also discuss the competitive landscape and what sets P0 Security apart from traditional and open-source solutions.


Learn more about P0: https://www.p0.dev/idac


Connect with Shashwat: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shashwatsehgal/


Chapter Timestamps:


00:00 - Podcast Intro


00:29 - Sponsor Introduction: P0 Security


01:38 - What is the problem P0 Security is trying to solve?


03:52 - Defining "Just-in-Time" (JIT) Access


06:21 - The challenge with traditional PAM for developers


08:23 - How P0 provides access without agents using eBPF


12:15 - What does the user experience look like?


15:58 - Supporting various infrastructure and access protocols


19:15 - How does P0 handle session recording and auditing?


22:20 - Is this a replacement for Privileged Access Management (PAM)?


26:40 - The story behind the name P0 Security


29:20 - Who is the ideal customer for P0?


33:15 - Handling break-glass scenarios


36:04 - Discussing the competitive landscape


42:30 - How is P0 deployed? (Cloud vs. On-prem)


46:50 - The future of P0 and the "Priority Zero" philosophy


50:32 - Final thoughts: "Access is our priority zero."


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


Keywords:

P0 Security, Shashwat Sagal, Privileged Access Management, PAM, Just-in-Time Access, JIT, Developer Security, Cloud-Native Security, Hybrid Cloud, eBPF, Kubernetes, IAM, Identity and Access Management, Cybersecurity, Zero Trust, Ephemeral Access, Developer Experience, IDAC, Identity at the Center, Jeff Steadman, Jim McDonald

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