PodChats for FutureCISO – Identity management strategies in 2024

The accelerated digitalisation of business processes arising from the pandemic of 2020-2022 has proven that humans are resilient, responsive and creative when the situation calls for it. In ASEAN, 8 out of 10 members are in some stage of implementing a national ID program. 

How will these developments, on top of developments around identity security, and AI in security among other things.

In recognition of Identity Management Day, FutureCISO spoke to Chern-Yue Boey, senior vice president, Asia-Pacific, SailPoint, on the latest trends impacting identity management strategies in 2024.

1.       What is identity management? (identity security)

a.       Why is identity management important to organisations, and to security professionals?

2.       In recent years, how have organisations evolved in their adoption of identity management?

3.       In your opinion, what factors influenced how organisations adopt identity management?

4.       Speaking of looking back, what were the three most important challenges organisations faced in keeping their identity management strategies/practices in step with changing regulations, practices and technologies?

5.       (Speaking of what we don’t know or know little of) With AI now making its influence felt across many parts of the organisation, how should security professionals revisit identity management strategies to reflect the growing influence of AI?

6.       What is your advice/view on how security professionals should bring AI into the cybersecurity practice in 2024 (and beyond)?