Securing the Digital Fabric: How IAM and DSPM Shape Data Protection Strategies

In today’s cloud-centric world, data no longer lives behind traditional perimeters. Instead, it moves fluidly across SaaS platforms, IaaS environments, and hybrid infrastructures — making identity the new control plane. As organizations confront modern threats, the intersection of identity and data protection is where cyber resilience must begin.

Modern enterprises can no longer treat Identity and Access Management (IAM) and Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) as separate disciplines. Integrating identity context into DSPM and DLP strategies enhances visibility, limits blast radius, and makes prevention and response more intelligent and dynamic. This webinar will explore how this integrated approach reshapes proactive defense

John Tolbert, Director of Research and a Lead Analyst at KuppingerCole, will outline the latest research on identity-first security. They will explore how IAM and DSPM together address emerging threats, highlight real-world identity attack vectors, and explain why identity posture must be part of any data-centric security architecture.

Matt Lock, Field CTO at Varonis, will provide a deep dive into how Varonis’ Data Security Platform applies AI-driven automation to discover critical data, enforce least-privilege access, and stop insider and external threats. He’ll showcase practical examples of integrating identity fabric with DSPM and illustrate how to quantify risk and reduce blast radius across cloud environments.