Name: Identity consolidation in M&A: Strategies and pitfalls
Start: 2025-06-16T12:32:00Z
End: 2025-06-16T12:33:00.000Z
Location: BrightTALK

Enhancing your cybersecurity posture starts with identity security. One Identity can help unify your approach to managing access rights for better visibility and control, verify everything before granting access to your most-important assets and help you adapt to an evolving threat landscape.

Disparate identity tools can often create security gaps that will leave your organization vulnerable to attack. An Identity Fabric unifies your fragmented identity and access management (IAM) systems into a cohesive, centrally governed framework to help you eliminate those gaps.  

Join Robert Kraczek, One Identity Global Identity and Access Management Strategist, for the broadcast of his discussion with Randy Franklin Smith, industry expert and president of Monterey Group. You will get the chance to: 

- Explore real security incidents that demonstrate the need for an Identity Fabric 
- Discuss ways that an Identity Fabric integrates IAM to eliminate patchwork identity security 
- See how the One Identity solutions satisfy modern security standards and regulations

Identity Fabric: Stitching together IAM or selling the emperor’s new clothes?

Not all identity security applications and systems are created equal. And, since siloed solutions, disparate vendor strategies and market pressures complicate the concept of unified governance, comprehensive security seems nearly impossible.  

An Identity Fabric demystifies the problem. Learn how by joining Josh Karnes, One Identity Principal Identity Architect, in the on-demand webinar where you’ll get the chance to: 

- See how the One Identity solutions enable the right governance for every system and app 
- Explore how integrated solutions combine into one cohesive blanket of security 
- Examine every angle of security that an identity fabric protects

Using One Identity Solutions to Govern your IT Estate

The dynamic nature of regulatory environments, coupled with the sheer volume of data and operational complexities, makes continuous compliance a significant challenge for modern organizations. Traditional reactive approaches often lead to costly remediation efforts and expose businesses to undue risk.  

This session will dig into the transformative power that predictive AI and machine learning offer in the realm of compliance, with a forward-looking perspective on how technology can ensure ongoing adherence to regulations. Key areas of discussion will include: 

- Review why traditional, post-incident compliance checks are no longer sufficient 
- Define what Predictive AI entails in this context 
- Get practical advice on data quality, model training and more 
- Explore a future where compliance is agile, intelligent, and continuously optimized

Maintaining compliance using predictive AI

In today's complex regulatory landscape, organizations face an ever-increasing burden of compliance. Manual compliance processes are not only resource-intensive but also prone to errors and often struggle to keep pace with evolving requirements.  

In this session, explore a transformative approach to achieving continuous compliance through the strategic integration of automation and a robust Identity Fabric, with topics to include: 

- The limitations of traditional compliance methods 
- A deep dive into how an Identity Fabric unifies disparate IAM systems 
- Discuss how an Identity Fabric provides the necessities for automated compliance 
- Practical strategies and examples for automating various compliance controls 
- Mechanisms for real-time monitoring of compliance status 
- Actionable advice on planning and managing an automated compliance framework 

Real-world examples of organizations that have successfully leveraged an Identity Fabric

Creating and managing an automated compliance framework

Non-human identities (NHIs), from scripts and service accounts to AI agents and automated workflows, vastly outnumber people. They’re granted broad access, deployed at high speed, and operate quietly in the background, often without proper oversight. As the number of NHIs explodes, so does the risk of shadow access, compromised credentials, and a fragmented identity estate with no clear ownership.
 
Join Todd Thiemann, Principal Analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group, Robert Kraczek from One Identity, and Jackie Henrich from iC Consult to learn how your organization can build a “Non-Human Resources” function to manage identity sprawl, enforce policy, and mitigate emerging risks from AI-driven automation.

Owning the Unseen: Establishing Governance for Non-Human Identities

Despite the widespread assertion that the Zero Trust architecture is the gold standard in cybersecurity, the concept of "Zero Trust" often faces a significant hurdle: Actual implementation.  

Examine the disconnect between the theoretical benefits of Zero Trust architecture and its often stalled or incomplete deployment in real-world organizations in this webinar. Join industry experts to: 

- Clarify what Zero Trust entails and its importance in cybersecurity 
- Get solutions for the common Zero Trust implementation challenges 
- Learn the best ways to present Zero Trust to stakeholders for buy-in

Why Zero Trust has zero adoption

Join industry experts to discuss the indispensable role of human oversight in the deployment and operation of AI bots, as well as the general management of non-human identities (NHIs).  

Key areas of discussion will include:
 
- Examining how human ownership provides a clear point of responsibility  
- Discussing the limitations of AI in understanding nuanced ethical dilemmas 
- Highlighting how human owners are crucial in identifying and mitigating inherent biases  
- Addressing the risks of autonomous AI systems, including potential for misuse 
- Arguing that clear human ownership fosters greater transparency and builds public trust 
- Envisioning a future where AI serves as a powerful tool under the guidance of humans

Why AI Needs a Human Owner

Don’t use the usual, hackable methods for your identity security and governance. Lock down every nook and cranny of your organization with best practices for your AD environment’s protection.  

What are those best practices? Join One Identity to find out in this on-demand webinar that will allow you to: 

- Explore ways to clean up your AD 
- Increase the efficiency of an IGA solution 
- Get tactics to optimize identity account protection 
- See ROI on your identity management investment

Best practices to optimize the protection and governance of your AD environment

Preparing your identity environment and related data for a compliance audit is no small task – and the stakes are high. Failed audits can lead to serious financial penalties that derail your strategic direction and hit your budget hard.  

Join the upcoming webinar to: 

- Discuss common challenges faced during audit preparation 
- Leverage technology for audit efficiency 
- Understand how common regulations can impact identity security (e.g., SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR, ISO 27001, PCI DSS)  
- Explore how an Identity Fabric can streamline audit preparation and management

Compliance audits – preparing for success

Ephemeral accounts are temporary user identities that enable one to perform specific, authorized tasks, after which they are deprovisioned and deleted. Highly convenient and highly efficient – but highly exposed if not properly managed.

Explore ephemeral accounts with industry experts in this on-demand webinar, and you’ll get the chance to:  

- Examine the risks associated with ephemeral accounts
- Explore alternatives like just-in-time (JIT) privilege elevation
- Achieve the same efficiencies without the risk

Identity security best practices: How to keep ephemeral accounts from crashing your party

Tackle the most common identity governance and administration (IGA) challenges that will pop up no matter what solutions you use. Join Bruce Esposito, One Identity Senior Manager of IGA Strategy and Robert Kraczek, Global IAM Strategist, in this on-demand webinar as they explore the seven practical solutions that lead to better identity security. 

You’ll get the chance to: 

- Learn the challenges plaguing identity security
- Address the challenges with best practices from industry experts
- Discover the proven technology that can automate those best practices

7 Practical Solutions to the Most Common Identity Security Challenges

As operational technology (OT) environments become more integrated with IT and external systems, securing access is essential.  

Join us for a practical look at how the IEC 62443 standard helps protect OT environments, and how privileged access management (PAM) can close security gaps.  

We’ll cover common threats, key PAM features for OT and how to stay compliant. 

You’ll learn: 

- Why IEC 62443 matters for OT security 
- How PAM helps secure access to critical systems 
- What a real-world PAM setup looks like in action 
- One Identity speaker:

Command & control: Securing OT access in a connected world

Preparing your identity environment and related data for a compliance audit is no small task – and the stakes are high. Failed audits can lead to serious financial penalties that derail your strategic direction and hit your budget hard.   

We’re bringing in the experts to break it all down and share what actually works.

Join them as they discuss:  

- Common challenges faced during audit prep 
- Practical steps for audit success 
- How to maintain continuous compliance

Identity compliance audits: Preparing for success

Your organization’s directories have more than just one door that can be used for access – and hackers can easily get the keys to any of them. Optimize your directory security for the ultimate threat protection, with key techniques that will keep your directories safe from attack.

Get modern security strategies from this on-demand webinar, led by AJ Lindner and Jesse Hucks, where you can: 

- Learn the hidden misconfigurations that expose your directories 
- Examine how simple hacks have caused major damage and watch them in action
- Use valuable insights to lock down your directories

"I can hack your directory over my morning coffee" and other horror stories to keep you up at night

As AI takes center stage in the drive towards greater efficiency, it’s also creating an explosion of complexity and security threats.

From service accounts and bots to AI-powered autonomous agents, NHIs now outnumber human users 20:1 in most organizations. And unlike their human counterparts, these identities are often overlooked, under-managed and highly vulnerable.

Join our industry experts as they discuss: 

- The biggest risks tied to NHIs  
- What you can do to avoid these pitfalls 
- How to keep all your identities protected

Expert panel: Tackling non-human identity (NHI) threats

Join Microsoft principal product manager and security expert Merill Fernando to learn the best ways to protect the “keys” to your Entra ID. 

Plus, discover how those best practices translate into Active Directory (AD) with One Identity principal product manager, Vipin Jain. 

Stream the webinar to amp up your directory security by: 

- Exploring directory security protocols and defaults, including MFA, audits and updates 

- Addressing security challenges across the entire Microsoft directory landscape 

- Implementing tips and tricks from industry experts

Securing Microsoft Entra ID and Active Directory On Demand

Lock down the avenues that cybercriminals are scouting for in your identity infrastructure. Deploy an Active Directory tiering structure – and assign your critical assets as Tier 0 for ultimate security.  

Stream this on-demand webinar with One Identity presales product architects Richard Lambert and Richard Hosgood, and Quest sales engineer Bryan Patton for the chance to: 

- Learn the importance of including tiers in your directory environment 
- Assign your most valuable and vulnerable assets as Tier 0 
- See best practices for securing Tier 0 assets

Tier 0 best practices to protect your assets in Active Directory from cyberattack.

Let’s say your company undergoes a merger or acquisition. Congrats! But now you get to deal with the directory environment havoc of duplicate identity accounts, empty or unused groups, and standing privileges – plus the risks they pose to your critical data. 

So perhaps that merger might make things more complicated than you thought. But with the expert advice from this on-demand webinar, it doesn’t have to be.

Join:

- Reto Bachmann, Technical Regional Manager,
- Vipin Jain, Principal Product Manager - Active Roles,
from One Identity, to learn how you can: 

- Reduce risk to your directory environment by restoring directory order 
- Use automation to clean up duplicate accounts 
- Eliminate standing privileges for a secure organization

Identity consolidation in M&A: Strategies and pitfalls

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