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State of Identity (SOI) is the identity industry's leading podcast. Each week host Cameron D’Ambrosi brings together the greatest minds in identity for an open discussion on the present and future technologies, companies, people, and paradigms that define who we are in the modern world, and how the world defines us.
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What’s in Your Data Ecosystem?
December 09, 2021 13:00 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBOrganizations, node operators, and leaders are contributing to the emerging concept of decentralized identity, which puts identity back into the control of its people. On this week's State of Identity podcast host, Cameron D'Ambrosi is joined by Indicio's CEO, Heather Dahl, and CTO, Ken Ebert, to discuss identity wallets, verified credentials, the role of the Sovrin Foundation, and new momentum around interoperability across decentralized identity.
Adopting eID in Europe and Beyond
December 02, 2021 13:00 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBDigital identity is now recognized as a key building block in digitizing public administration; however, it requires interoperability with private sector use cases to drive value for its citizens. In this week's State of Identity podcast, we're joined by Sebastian Manhart, Advisor on Digital Identity for the German Federal Chancellery to discuss recent developments in eIDAS applications, the potential for self-sovereign identity in government, and the outlook for digital identity infrastruc...
The Verification Standard: A Look at What's to Come
November 18, 2021 13:00 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MBThe past 10 years have introduced and welcomed mobile wallets, digital assistants, and the adoption of digital identity verification. With the intricacies of our online lives, the notion of tying verification to a credential is slowly dissipating. In this week's State of Identity podcast, join host, Cameron D'Ambrosi, and Rick Song, Co-founder, and CEO of Persona. They break down Persona's recent $150MM raise, what the next 10 years pose for identity verification, and a few expected challeng...
Digital Identity for the Meta Verse
November 16, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 59.4 MBIn this month's Investing in Identity series, we break down the latest industry trends including: Movers & Shakers: Socure's $450MM raise at a $4.5B valuation in identity verification, Permutive's $75MM raise in privacy-first infrastructure for advertising, Neuro-ID's $35MM for behavioral analytics, and more M&A Activity: McAfee's going private in a $14B deal and SecureAuth acquires Acceptto to fuel additional action in passwordless solutions Musings of the Month: The internet was built...
300: Rise of the True "Turnkey"
November 11, 2021 13:00 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBImagine a world where you can replace keys, passwords, smartcards, and other physical tokens with the touch of your phone. It's not too far off. In this week's State of Identity, Liminal Managing Director, Cameron D'Ambrosi is joined by Chad Spensky, CEO of Allthenticate, Inc. as they discuss what once started as hacking access control systems for fun to designing digital choke points akin to the movie 300, and how it's fueled a mission to authenticate the "front door" of the future.
The Dark Knight: Big Data from the Darknet
November 04, 2021 12:00 - 22 minutes - 21 MBIn the underbelly of the internet lurks darknet intelligence. When harnessed appropriately, big data from dark web indexing can minimize uncertainty and maximize cybersecurity in an increasingly hostile information environment. On this week's State of Identity podcast, host Cameron D'Ambrosi welcomes Jessica Newman, Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships at DarkOwl, to discuss how creating a "Google for the dark web" lends itself to practical use cases - from law enforcement, government a...
Cracking Down on Evolving Crypto Regulations
October 28, 2021 12:00 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBThe crypto regulatory landscape is continuously evolving and establishing compliance is quickly becoming a competitive advantage. This week host, Cameron D'Ambrosi, is joined by Alice Nawfal, Notabene Co-Founder & COO, to tackle counterparty risk and why this spooks the regulators. You'll also learn what you need to know about the Crypto Travel Rule — what it is, how it's being enforced, and how crypto companies can stay ahead of regulations.
The Buzz Behind Zero Trust
October 21, 2021 12:00 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBThe Zero Trust model is the belief that no one should be trusted from inside or outside your network, until their identity has been verified. Zero trust refers to the alignment of maturing identity practices, an established understanding of user behaviors, and the application of least-privilege access security policy decisions to trust boundaries. In this week's State of Identity, host, Cameron D’Ambrosi debunks the buzz around zero trust architecture with Ryan Case, Chief Cybersecurity Arch...
Gateway to the World
October 14, 2021 12:00 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBCOVID fundamentally evolved the way we transact digitally — from healthcare to banking to online betting through crypto trading account opening. How will banks evolve remote account opening? How will organizations ensure people are responsibly gambling online? In this week's episode of State of Identity, host, Cameron D'Ambrosi is joined by Shaun Moore, the Chief Executive Officer of Trueface, a Pangiam company, and Patrick S. Flanagan, the Co-Founder and COO of Pangiam. They tackle these q...
Deep Tech Revolution
October 07, 2021 12:00 - 40 minutes - 37 MBWill technology help save humanity or accelerate our demise? Listen in as host, Cameron D'Ambrosi, discusses with Guy Perelmuter, the Author of Present Future: Business, Science, and the Deep Tech Revolution and Founder of GRIDS Capital, to unwrap the evolution of cryptocurrencies and what that means for the future of money, how global supply chains change with AI, 3D printing, robotics, and blockchain technologies, and how a new “social score” may come into existence.
Biometric Identity Proofing & Orchestration
September 30, 2021 12:00 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MBBuilding a digital identity platform from scratch in the “unbanked” population of the South African market poses significant challenges. The need for frictionless,customer-centric solutions, however, is not unique to any one geography, industry, or use case. In this week’s State of Identity podcast, host, Cameron D’Ambrosi is joined by Shaun Strydom, Founder, Executive Head, and Identity Futurologist at Contactable to discuss the race for digital identity orchestration and federation. They ...
Going Green: Tech-Enabled Reforestation
September 23, 2021 12:00 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBIn an effort to mitigate climate change, technology, and data-driven intelligence are playing a critical factor in large-scale reforestation before it becomes a climate catastrophe. In this week's State of Identity podcast, join host, Cameron D'Ambrosi, and Arnout Asjes, CTO of the Land Life Company, as we discuss how the identity of things expands to agro-ecological use cases. From terrestrial monitoring apps and drones to machine learning algorithms incorporating satellite data, tech-driv...
Intensity Analytics: Software Programs with Internally-engineered ML & AI Techniques
September 16, 2021 12:00 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBWhat if we could go beyond a fingerprint to establish behaviors, mannerisms, and motor movements that make you uniquely you? In this week's State of Identity podcast, host, Cameron D'Ambrosi is joined by Jonathan Nystrom, CEO of Intensity Analytics, to discuss the geospatial, multidimensional routines that comprise behavioral biometrics. Learn how machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques are being adopted as the next wave of frictionless authentication to compare previous beha...
MX: Modern Connectivity & Open Finance
September 09, 2021 12:00 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBAuthentication solutions within financial institutions are still in disarray; however, there are intelligent, personalized digital experiences that are powering how the world connects, moves, and interacts with money. Join host Cameron D'Ambrosi and David Whitcomb, VP of Product Connectivity Experience at MX as we sit down to tackle the history behind open finance, where we are today, how fintechs know their customers with access to better data, and the power of open source technology.
Nok Nok Labs: FIDO-Compliance SCA Solution
August 26, 2021 12:00 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MBJoin host, Cameron D'Ambrosi, and Walter Beisheim, Chief Business Development Officer of Nok Nok Labs as they discuss fraud mitigation use cases including account takeover prevention and payments authentication. They address the benefits of a FIDO-compliant Secure Customer Authentication (SCA) solution and debunk the major myths around the adoption of SCA, the perceived friction that it imposes on your customers, and its impact on your business.
FingerprintJS: Fraud at the Source
August 19, 2021 12:00 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBFingerprinting technology is the backbone of most major fraud detection solutions. It identifies unique visitors and associated sessions, undeterred by incognito browsing, VPNs, cookie blockers, and other technologies used to anonymize fraudulent actors online. Join host Cameron D'Ambrosi and Dan Pinto, CEO of FingerprintJS as they discuss the power of browser fingerprinting as a service and how browser-driven identifiers can complement anti-fraud solutions with up to 99.5% accuracy. They t...
Berbix: Building Trust Online
August 12, 2021 12:00 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBWhen designing automating customer onboarding flows, one of the most critical failure points is maintaining a well-designed consumer-facing user experience. When verifying new customers, is there a trade-off to maximize both pass rates and accuracy? Is the trade-off real or perceived? On this week's State of Identity podcast, host Cameron D'Ambrosi is joined by Steve Kirkham, Co-Founder at Berbix to discuss the P0 requirements for the next generation of technologies to verify new users both ...
Prove: The Identity Lifecycle
August 05, 2021 12:00 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBThe key to scaling digital identity solutions is to 'think global, act local.' How do we implement digital identity frameworks to ensure trust between transaction parties? How do we account for regional discrepancies including cultural nuances around consumer data privacy and consent? Join Cameron D'Ambrosi, host of State of Identity, and Michael Lynch, Chief Strategy Officer at Prove as they explore data solutions across the identity lifecycle, from creation and verification through authen...
Cloudentity: Identity Next
July 29, 2021 01:00 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBThe identity industry is evolving. Once a niche field that very few people understood, digital identity is now a strategic piece in every organization's security architecture. Organizations are successfully breaking away from monolithic, legacy systems yet one key challenge that remains is building user-centric security solutions. To build centralized authorization in an increasingly decentralized world, identity data needs to be dynamic and easily adaptable — without changing a single line ...
SheerID: ID vs. Identity
July 22, 2021 12:00 - 24 minutes - 22.4 MBThis week, join OWI's Managing Director, Cameron D'Ambrosi, host Sai Koppala, Chief Marketing Officer at SheerID as they put protecting consumer privacy front and center. They tackle hot topics like Google's stance on third-party cookies and the evolution of a new gold standard towards "zero-party data." You'll learn how SheerID digitally verifies 2.5 billion customers via more than 9,000 authoritative data sources, providing insights from hundreds of global brands without relying on the nee...
Ping Identity: The Privacy Paradox
July 15, 2021 12:00 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBJoin host Cameron D'Ambrosi and Chief Customer Information Officer at Ping Identity, Richard Bird as they discuss safeguarding remote workplaces as a huge shift of activity has been driven to the cloud due to the pandemic, vaccine passports, portable medical results, and records being something that humans are empowered to hold and manage, and the privacy paradox from GDPR to CCPA. Get your questions answered in this can't miss podcast!
Lumedic: Putting Patients in Control of Their Own Data
July 08, 2021 12:00 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBJoin State of Identity’s host Cameron D’Ambrosi as he discusses with Jim St.Clair, Chief Trust Officer at Lumedic the challenges of building this digital identity network around healthcare and what Lumedic is doing with the goal of improving the patient experience by allowing patients to own and control their health data.
Instnt: Treasury’s Eternal Dilemma: Revenue Growth vs Fraud
July 01, 2021 12:00 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBBusinesses have to decide whether to punch their customers in the gut or the face, as they trade off managing fraud losses with accepting new good customers in a frictionless, compliant way. They think they've won if they have control over fraud and KYC compliance. What's wrong with this picture? Join State of Identity host Cameron D'Ambrosi and Instnt Founder and CEO Sunil Madhu as they discuss how businesses have built and managed their own technology orchestration for customer onboarding ...
Identity Defined Security Alliance: Managing Identities
June 24, 2021 12:00 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBOn a brand new episode of State of Identity, host Cameron D’Ambrosi and Julie Smith, Executive Director at Identity Defined Security Alliance, discuss the research conducted by IDSA in the last 18 months, where the number of identities managed in the enterprise is exploding. The research also highlights the access challenges that Identity and Access Management Stakeholders face on-boarding and off-boarding workers, with only 34% reporting that they revoked access the day an employee leaves t...
PitchMe: The Role of AI and Machine Learning in HR
June 17, 2021 12:00 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MBThis week host Cameron D’Ambrosi host of State of Identity is joined by Gregory Asmolov, PhD., Co-Founder and Head of R&D at PitchMe, and Dina Bayasanova, PhD., Co-Founder & CEO of PitchMe to discuss the changes we're seeing in the shift towards skills-based future of work (even for roles that don't yet exist). Listen for how advances in HR technologies can help companies facilitate change and identify the 'hidden' talent within an organization.
Giving the Rental Property Market a Digital Makeover
June 10, 2021 11:52 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBThe last 12 months have heralded significant change across the property market but one change that has been in the pipeline long before the pandemic is how property businesses and renters interact in a digital-first world. Whether it’s a residential property or a commercial office space, for a long or short-term rental, people will always need a roof over their head to live and work. And now, in the “new normal”, commercial renters are uncertain of the office sizes they require as residentia...
Liquid Avatar: Biometric and Blockchain Version of You
June 03, 2021 11:54 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBDavid Lucatch CEO of Liquid Avatar joins State of Identity host Cameron D'Ambrosi to discuss how self sovereign identity and verifiable access is changing the way consumers engage with financial services.
The Future of Your Digital Identity
May 27, 2021 10:03 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MBThis week host Cameron D'Ambrosi is joined by Tracey Follows, professional futurist and author of The Future of You. They discuss the cultural importance of identity, as well as the many facets, touch-points and introduction of digital identity as a concept to the general population. How will digitization change the way we think about identity? Listen now!
May State of Identity Forum: Consumer Identity + Privacy
May 20, 2021 19:57 - 1 hour - 70.9 MBSit down with OWI's CEO Travis Jarae, Managing Director Cameron D'Ambrosi, and PTB Ventures Partner David Fields as they discuss the evolving market landscape with the industry's latest deals, what companies are going to be winners and losers in the new consumer digital identity paradigm, and future predictions. Hear insights from Ross Nodurft and Dr. Gilad Rosner about the latest cybersecurity executive order with its impact on the broader identity space. We will cover the latest privacy pu...
Spokeo: The People's Search Engine
May 20, 2021 12:51 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MBWhile it’s well known that consumer data can help B2B businesses, consumers can also benefit from having access to B2C data that will give them greater confidence in making decisions in their everyday lives. CEO Harrison Tang of Spokeo (people search engine) speaks to Cameron D'Ambrosi host of the State of Identity podcast about the various B2C use cases that empower consumers with actionable insights about the digital identities of the people in their lives. Spokeo’s people data allows cons...
Synthesis AI: Looking to the Future With Synthetic Data
May 13, 2021 11:54 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBOn this episode of State of Identity, we welcome Yashar Behzadi, CEO of Synthesis AI, a company that is pioneering synthetic data technology to build more capable AI. Behzadi joins host Cameron D’Ambrosi to discuss how data quality and quantity can affect model successes and failures. They also talk about customer pain points and how, ultimately, company founders lay the foundation for company culture.
Incognia: Location Identity, Spoofing, Behavioral Biometrics, and Fraud Prevention and Security
May 06, 2021 10:08 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBOn this episode of State of Identity, we welcome André Ferraz, CEO & Co-Founder, and John Lindner, Chief Revenue Office at Incognia. Incognia is a location identity company with solutions deployed on over 60 million smartphones today. They join host Cameron D'Ambrosi to explain why location behavioral biometrics are superior and why companies like Apple and Google are supporting its implementation for fraud prevention and security.
Cybrary: DevSecOps: what does it REALLY mean?
April 29, 2021 13:55 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MBThis week, host Cameron D’Ambrosi welcomes Mike Gruen, CISO & VP of Engineering, and Jonathan Meyers, Head of IT and Principal Infrastructure Engineer at Cybrary. They'll discuss the risk reduction and security improvement of passwordless identity verification. Gruen and Meyers explain why DevSecOps should focus on breaking down silos and applying software engineering best practices to both security and operations.
Persona: Verifying Customer Identities
April 21, 2021 22:17 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBOn a brand new episode of State of Identity, host Cameron D'Ambrosi and Vincent Tsao, Head of Product at Persona, come together to discuss the company's unique and pointed focus on the end-user and what makes their platform stand out amongst the growing competition across the identity landscape. Tune in to gain their expert perspective on why successful companies in the future will think about identity and verification across the customer lifecycle - going far beyond standard regulatory requ...
Persona: Verifying Customer Identities
April 21, 2021 22:17 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBOn a brand new episode of State of Identity, host Cameron D'Ambrosi and Vincent Tsao, Head of Product at Persona, come together to discuss the company's unique and pointed focus on the end-user and what makes their platform stand out amongst the growing competition across the identity landscape. Tune in to gain their expert perspective on why successful companies in the future will think about identity and verification across the customer lifecycle - going far beyond standard regulatory requ...
GBG: Digital Acceleration & The Next Normal
April 15, 2021 12:00 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBThis week on the State of Identity Podcast, we welcome Laura Barrowcliff, Head of Strategy at GBG, for a candid discussion on the impact a strong digital identity has for businesses and consumers alike, taking a pointed focus on the potential mobile technology has in this capacity. Laura gives her expert perspective and dives further into GBG’s latest report, State of Digital Identity: 2020, diving into what impactful shifts took place throughout the year, tomorrow’s privacy and security ...
Playground Global: Identity's Role In Emerging Technology
April 08, 2021 12:00 - 28 minutes - 26 MBThis week, Justine Humenansky, Investor at Playground Global, joins the State of Identity podcast to discuss Identity relates to their core investment thesis on cybersecurity - diving into the shift to identity as a replacement for the cybersecurity perimeter, identity in a zero-trust paradigm, authorization in a cloud/SaaS world, and the impact these trends pose across the identity landscape. Humanesky also shares her unique experience with the Stanford Future of Digital Currency Lab...
SailPoint: Clearing the Clouds on Identity Management
April 01, 2021 12:00 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MB“As consumers, we’d think it’s nuts to not get Netflix recommendations… we’re trying to bring that same experience to enterprise identity management.” This week on a new episode of State of Identity, OWI welcomes Grady Summers, EVP, Product at SailPoint to explore why there's been a recent explosion of SaaS apps and the evolution of the identity landscape. Plus, he shares his expert perspective on it’s more critical than ever for CISOs to consider implementing new security approaches for ...
DueDil: Understanding True Business Identity
March 25, 2021 12:00 - 44 minutes - 40.7 MBWhat can a deeper understanding of customers and UBOs do for risk, compliance, and growth potential? On a brand new episode of the State of Identity Podcast, Justin Fitzpatrick, Co-founder and CEO of DueDil, joins us to explore how the past year accelerated the need for digitization in financial services, why it’s now more challenging than ever to attract and retain customers, and how KYB and identity solutions can keep them.
Mastercard: Revolutionizing Digital Identity for the Modern Times
March 18, 2021 12:00 - 43 minutes - 39.9 MBMastercard's SVP, Digital Identity, Sarah Clark, joins the State of Identity Podcast to dive further into her insights shared at our Digital Forum, Identity Verification in Patient Health Credentials. She and host Cameron D'Ambrosi go beyond healthcare to discuss how verticals, like fintech and payments, have been transformed by the pandemic-induced digital shift, providing an expert view into the macro trends for 2021 and how digital identity continues to impact the average consumer one y...
Teramind: Balancing Compliance & Culture
March 11, 2021 13:00 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBAs the world welcomes remote work as the new standard for many jobs, how can companies manage their workforce while providing workers with privacy at home? This week on State of Identity, Eli Sutton, VP of Global Operations at Teramind Inc., joins OWI to discuss the balance of compliance and culture in a "new normal" and how employers can and should leverage the data they receive from employee monitoring and project management tools
Parallel Markets: Financial Onboarding for Individuals and Businesses
March 04, 2021 13:00 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MBTony Peccatiello, Co-Founder & CEO at Parallel Markets, joins the State of Identity podcast to unpack the difficulties in doing KYC and AML for businesses. He shares how his organization is taking a "come for the tools, stay for the network" approach to building and bringing a truly portable digital identity to the market - simultaneously attacking the complicated issue of accredited investor verification and KYB.
Constella Intelligence: The Light Side of Cybercrime
February 25, 2021 13:00 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBOn an all-new episode of the State of Identity Podcast, OWI host, Cameron D’Ambrosi, sits down with Alberto Casares, VP of Threat Research at Constella Intelligence, to discuss the rise of cybercrime amid COVID-19. Tune in to hear how he’s spinning this into a potentially positive outcome, leveraging breached and leaked data to protect citizens and organizations around the world.
GS1 US: Making Dumb Products Smart
February 18, 2021 13:00 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MBWhat does technology scalability look like without the standardization of digital identity? In this episode, Melanie Nuce, SVP, Corporate Development at GS1 US, joins host Cameron D’Ambrosi to discuss the evolution of the barcode over the next 5 years, the potential found in creating a more robust digital identity layer within the supply chain, and how GS1 Standards support the technology that enables supply chain transparency.
Telos Corporation: The Evolution of Cybersecurity
February 11, 2021 13:00 - 30 minutes - 28.4 MBHost Cameron D’Ambrosi chats with Steve Horvath, VP of Strategy and Cloud at Telos Corporation. Tune in to learn how the NIST Cybersecurity Framework is applicable across public and private sectors and what mobile technologies have blurred the corporate lines. Horvath gives a candid view into the lessons he's learned in handling systems and compliance issues for federal IT professionals, and the benefits of automated vs. manual compliance in accommodating new cybersecurity regulations.
Sumsub: Solving the Conversion Equation
February 04, 2021 13:00 - 34 minutes - 47.2 MBHost Cameron D'Ambrosi chats with Vyacheslav Zholudev, Founder and CTO at Sumsub an identity verification platform for people-friendly checks, automated compliance processes, and fraud protection gear. Tune in to hear how to onboard more while keeping fraudsters at bay.
Ubisecure: Trusting an Individual's Digital Right
January 28, 2021 13:00 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBSimeon Wood, CEO of Ubisecure, joins host Cameron D'Ambrosi to discuss the potential in "flattening" identity into a single layer. Previously, one may have had both a personal physical identity and a legal identity, such as a driver's license or organizational identity. Now, thanks to digital identity solutions, this is becoming compressed. What are the challenges and benefits of this concentration? Tune in to find out!
eID Easy: eID Systems Globally
January 21, 2021 13:00 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MBEID Easy Founder Margus Pala joins host Cameron D'Ambrosi to discuss how eID cards can serve as a foolproof tool for personal identification. These identity experts also explore why a strong digital identity, eID, or SSI should be viewed as a global human right today.
IdRamp: The Digital Identity Transformation
January 14, 2021 13:00 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MBState of Identity host Cameron D'Ambrosi sits down with Mike Vesey, CEO of IdRamp. As someone who has uniquely spent their full career immersed in identity, Vesey shares an insider perspective of how the industry has evolved during his tenure. This episode dives into the impacts of rapid digitalization worldwide, where identity is heading due to digital transformation, and the benefits that come with it.
Global Data Consortium: Going Beyond KYC
January 07, 2021 13:00 - 29 minutes - 40.6 MBGlobal Data Consortium Co-founder Charles Gaddy joins host Cameron D'Ambrosi to discuss the biggest highlights of the year for identity verification as a compliance solution. Plus: What will 2021 bring to the identity industry? Find out in this episode!