The Identity Blog

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A conversation with Xalient: Balancing agility and security

SailPoint’s Remco Postma and Steven Daniels, MD, Xalient Benelux, discuss how identity security is the foundation for agile and secure collaboration in today’s fast-moving business landscape. Key insights include the growing impact of AI and cloud on the threat landscape, the continuing shortage of security talent, and the value of managed service models for scalable protec...

Expanding AI agent governance: Introducing the Databricks connector to the SailPoint ecosystem

The rise of AI agents is transforming enterprise operations at an unprecedented pace, promising efficiency but also introducing complex, often unseen, risks. As autonomous entities increasingly log into systems, access sensitive data, and act on behalf of users, the traditional models of identity governance are being challenged. At SailPoint, we believe that innovation shou...

Facepalm Files: The moment you realize you painted yourself into a corner and wish you had taken a different turn

I’ve seen it time and again during my 25-year career in the identity space — technically focused teams, partners, or customers that underestimate the fact that identity security isn’t just an IT project, but rather a transformational business program, that adjusts or optimizes a multitude of business processes. That failure to understand the transformational aspects of a...

Driving identity security outcomes through maturity-aligned success planning

Organizations invest in identity security to solve measurable problems: reducing unauthorized access, improving audit readiness, strengthening operational efficiency, and limiting identity-related risk. However, what we’ve learned from working with hundreds of customers is that deploying technology is only the first step. Real value emerges when identity becomes an operatio...

Why deployment excellence determines identity security success

Imagine this: You've just made a significant investment in a top-of-the-line, AI-powered identity security platform. The team is excited. The leadership is expecting results. But six months later, nothing has changed. Your teams are still drowning in manual access requests, and your security risk hasn't budged. What went wrong? It wasn't the technology. It was the deployme...

The unbreakable link: Why the future of AI in financial services depends on identity security

The AI-driven revolution in finance has arrived, but it has brought a Trojan horse. Inside every efficiency gain and automated decision lies a new, potent identity: an AI agent with the potential to wreak havoc if left unchecked. While the industry grapples with this new reality, the recent release of the Financial Services AI Risk Management Framework (FS AI RMF) by the U...

Managing the academic identity lifecycle in UK universities

In UK higher education, identity is often treated as a technical necessity — issuing accounts, resetting passwords, and removing access when someone leaves. In reality, identity is far more complex. Universities must govern access to students, staff, researchers, alumni, and external collaborators, many of whom hold multiple roles over time. Managing identity across this l...

A conversation with KPMG: Identity security, AI governance & third-party risk

Our AVP of Partners & Alliances EMEA, Remco Postma, recently sat down with Nancy Easton, Global Alliances COO from KPMG International to discuss the rapidly changing landscape of identity security. As the foundation of any secure organization, identity is no longer just about access—it is about business continuity, compliance, and enabling successful digital transformation....

Third-party identity risk: The control gap leaders can’t ignore

Why managing third-party identities has become a board-level priority Cybersecurity programs have been historically designed to protect infrastructure — fortifying network boundaries, hardening endpoints, and closing technical vulnerabilities. But digital transformation is reshaping the architecture of risk. Cloud platforms, SaaS ecosystems, and expanding populations of ex...