Mark McClain

Like Kevin, I've been spending a lot of time on the road meeting with SailPoint customers and prospects. During these meetings, I have the pleasure of hearing firsthand perspectives on how companies are addressing immediate identity and security needs, while trying to survive a very difficult economy. Managing the IT infrastructure for the world's largest companies is no simple task...

Last week, I was very pleased to see Burton Group publish a report entitled "Access and Identity Governance: Leading to Transparency and Visibility." The report, authored by Gerry Gebel, describes how an access and identity governance layer has emerged to address enterprise needs for greater transparency, visibility and business controls. The report is notable in that it openly acknowledges the...

Today's brutal economy is producing a perfect storm for massive insider threats. Shotgun mergers on a grand scale, which historically would take months of due diligence to complete, are happening over the weekend. Staggering levels of layoffs are being announced weeks before they're being executed, leaving employees in a state of fear and uncertainty. And, just to give us more...

I just read a Wall Street Journal article by Bruce Schneier, the CTO of BT and a renowned security author. The piece, "Thwarting an Internal Hacker," is timely given recent security breaches hitting the news (including Heartland Payment Systems and Fannie Mae, which he references) coupled with the economy. I've already written about how the economy is producing a perfect...

The annual Austin Business Journal’s “Best Places to Work” awards were recently announced and, once again, SailPoint ranked among the best companies to work for in Austin. I’m particularly proud of this award because it’s based solely on employee sentiment, and it validates our belief that we’ve created an environment where our team genuinely enjoys coming to work every day....

In case you haven’t seen the press release, today SailPoint announced that Thoma Bravo has entered into an agreement to make a significant equity investment in SailPoint. Thoma Bravo is one of the most successful technology investment firms in the world, and has been providing support to promising businesses and their management teams since 1980. This investment is a huge...

This week marks a significant milestone in the history of SailPoint – one that my cofounders, Kevin Cunningham and Jackie Gilbert, and I could have only imagined when we founded the company. I’m happy to say that after several office expansions and some creative “people-cramming” solutions in Austin, we officially moved into a brand-new facility that reflects the quality and...

It’s hard to believe that once again, it’s time to reflect on the past year and look ahead to 2013. 2012 was an incredible year for SailPoint – one that saw us both achieve significant milestones in the company’s growth and allowed us to build an even stronger foundation for the future. We continued to grow our customer roster, which...

One of SailPoint’s top priorities is to serve as an example of a successful company that is socially aware. It’s an easy mission because our entire company is committed to helping out with local charities. This is something that I am truly passionate about because it not only helps the community, but it also feeds a positive corporate culture. And...

Like many in the industry, this week's RSA-sponsored IDC report, "Insider Risk Management: A Framework Approach to Internal Security," caught my eye. The report led with the finding that 52% of the respondents "characterized their incidents arising from insider threats as predominantly accidental." This in turn triggered a media storm pointing to careless, incompetent or bumbling employees as a major...