Identity at the Center: The Evolving Role of the CISO in an Identity-Centric World

The latest estimates from the Non-Human Identity Working group put the ratio of non-human identities to humans at 80:1. With increased pressure on CISOs to protect not only human threats, but now an exponentially increasing number of non-human threats, how can the CISO role, and the role of the evolving Chief Identity Officer (CiDO), increase security posture while moving at the speed of innovation and increased usage? An emerging role is developing allowing for the CISO to define the policy, protection, and requirements that must be put in place while allowing the identity services to evolve with increased demands on both human and non-human identities.  The Chief Identity Officer (CiDO) as an extension of the CISO is bridging the gap of security and innovation in Identity for organizations.  In this session, we’ll take a look at the CiDO role and how it is helping CISOs and security organizations scale policy and protection while increasing utilization of Identity as a key enforcement tool. Key take aways include organization structure, roles and responsibilities, and moving to policy defined, service delivered architecture for Identity reducing risk and increasing utilization of Identity infrastructure.