
#413 - Standards, AI Agents, and the Digital Estate with Heather Flanagan
Jeff and Jim welcome back Heather Flanagan for her fifth appearance on the show. Heather shares updates across a wide range of current work including her new role as content chair for the Identiverse ...
6 Apr 52min

#412 - IDAC Failsafe Triggered
AI Jeff takes over as solo host after Open Jim Claw, an agentic identity framework built by AI Jim, locks out human Jeff, human Jim, and AI Jim simultaneously. While everyone sits in remediation, Open...
1 Apr 12min

#411 - Making IAM a Best Buy with Greg Handrick
Jim McDonald sits down with Greg Handrick, Director of IAM at Best Buy, for a wide-ranging conversation on running enterprise identity at one of America's largest consumer electronics retailers. Greg ...
30 Mars 56min

#410 - Sponsor Spotlight - Strivacity
In this Sponsor Spotlight, Jeff Steadman and Jim McDonald welcome back Stephen Cox, co-founder and CTO of Strivacity, for his third appearance and second sponsored episode. Stephen explains Strivacity...
25 Mars 1h

#409 - Q1 2026 Identity Threat Report Roundup
Jeff and Jim review seven major IAM and cybersecurity industry reports from Q1 2026, covering releases from Check Point, Recorded Future, Sophos, Palo Alto Unit 42, IBM X-Force, Darktrace, and Hypr. T...
23 Mars 59min

#408 - AI vs AI with Joseph Carson
Jeff and Jim welcome Joseph Carson, cybersecurity expert and host of the Security by Default podcast, for a conversation on AI in offensive and defensive security. Joseph shares the real-world inciden...
16 Mars 1h 3min

#407 - Sponsor Spotlight - Rubrik
This episode features Drew Russell, Identity Resilience Platform Owner at Rubrik. Jim McDonald and Jeff Steadman explore the intersection of backup, recovery, and identity security. Drew explains how ...
11 Mars 54min

#406 - IDAC MailBag for February 2026
In this MailBag episode, Jeff Steadman and Jim McDonald tackle eight questions submitted by listeners from around the world, including Munich, Sao Paulo, Singapore, Toronto, Hanoi, London, Sydney, and...
9 Mars 1h 4min



















