#401 - Sponsor Spotlight - PlainID

This episode is sponsored by PlainID. Visit plainid.com/idac to learn more.

In this sponsored episode, Jim McDonald and Jeff Steadman talk with Gal Helemski, CTO and co-founder of PlainID, about the evolving landscape of authorization. The conversation covers the transition from traditional roles and attributes to a modern policy-based access control (PBAC) approach. Gal explains how PlainID helps organizations centralize authorization logic, improve security posture, and simplify the management of access across complex hybrid and multi-cloud environments. The discussion also touches on the importance of visibility into who has access to what and the role of standards like Cedar and Rego in the future of authorization.

Connect with Gal: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gal-helemski-b9542231/Learn more about PlainID: plainid.com/idac

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 idacpodcast.com

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction to the Sponsor Spotlight

02:15 Meet Gal Helemski from PlainID

05:30 The shift from RBAC to PBAC

10:45 Challenges with traditional authorization methods

15:20 How PlainID centralizes authorization logic

22:10 Integrating with existing identity providers

28:45 The role of visibility and auditing in authorization

35:30 Discussion on authorization standards: Cedar and Rego

42:15 Future trends in identity and access management

50:00 Final thoughts and where to learn more

Keywords:

IDAC, Identity at the Center, Jeff Steadman, Jim McDonald, PlainID, Authorization, Policy-Based Access Control, PBAC, RBAC, Cybersecurity, IAM, Access Management, Gal Helemski, Identity Security

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