Hybrid Identity Protection: IDPro Founder Ian Glazer

Recounts how Ian Glazer founded IDPro in 2017 to give identity practitioners a professional association, addressing a labor shortage and building vendor-neutral knowledge for a growing discipline.

A curated guide to the best 2026 cybersecurity and identity conferences — HIP Conf, Black Hat, RSAC, Gartner summits, Identiverse, Ignite and more — with what identity professionals gain from each.

Few organizations have visibility into who holds what rights across hybrid environments. The post covers identity security posture management and why scoring needs context.

Identity security spending hits records (IAM market ~$20.75B), yet Gartner ties ~75% of security failures to identity and access management gaps. Panelists discuss breaking silos and identity culture.

Identity Defined Security Alliance's Julie Smith discusses its 2022 trends report on the HIP Podcast: 84% suffered identity-related breaches, and identity management grows more complex.

Career perspective on AD professionals moving into security: cloud adoption and evolving threats expanded their remit to cloud integration and secure access; leveling up identity and security skills is key as attackers exploit AD misconfigurations.