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Analyst Chat #210: Exploring Real-Life Use Cases of Decentralized Identity
Apr 15, 2024
Matthias and Annie discuss real-life use cases of decentralized identity. They explore two categories of decentralized identity use cases: those that radically change the relationship between individuals and organizations, and those that solve specific problems using decentralized technology.
They highlight the eIDAS 2.0 regulation in Europe as a driver for decentralized identity adoption and mention the importance of interoperability testing. They also touch on the potential use of decentralized identity in supply chain management and the need for open and interoperable...
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Analyst Chat #209: Behind the Screens - A Day in the Life of a Tech Analyst
Apr 08, 2024
In this episode Matthias welcomes Osman Celik, a research analyst with KuppingerCole Analysts, to uncover the daily life and career dynamics within the tech analysis industry. They take a glimpse into Osman’s day-to-day activities, exploring the challenges and highlights of being a tech analyst. They discuss essential pathways for entering the tech analysis field, including the qualifications and experiences that bolster a candidate’s profile.
Osman offers deep insights into the critical skills and attributes necessary for success in this role, addressing common...
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Analyst Chat #208: Understanding Market Segments - KC Open Select's Latest Innovations
Apr 02, 2024
This episode of the Analyst Chat features a discussion with Christie Pugh, who oversees digital services at KuppingerCole Analysts. Christie gives insights into the newest topic release of KC Open Select (KCOS). KCOS is a comparison tool that helps users discover information about identity and access management and cybersecurity solutions. It enables users to make informed business decisions based on their requirements and provides insights into the current market state, direction, use cases, and necessary capabilities.
Tune in to learn more about the tool and the new topics coming...
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Analyst Chat #207: Leading Cybersecurity - A Day in the Life of a CISO
Mar 25, 2024
Have you ever wondered what a CISO does every day? Christopher Schütze gives insight into his role as a CISO and the important tasks he performs on a daily basis. He emphasizes the need to build training and awareness with people in the organization and be the go-to person for security-related questions. Christopher also highlights the significance of third-party risk management and the challenges it presents.
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Analyst Chat #206: Access Denied? The Role of Physical Access in Business Resilience
Mar 18, 2024
Matthias invited Martin to discuss the importance of physical access control in the context of identity and access management (IAM) and cybersecurity. Martin highlights the three layers of access control: physical access, logical access to systems, and authentication and authorization. They also explore the impact of regulations, such as the Digital Operations Resilience Act (DORA), on the requirements for physical security.
The conversation delves into the integration of physical access control with identity management systems and the challenges and opportunities in this...
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Analyst Chat #205: From Indelible Ink to Quantum-Safe Computing - Digital Signatures
Mar 11, 2024
In this episode, Mike Small discusses the history and role of digital signatures. He explains that digital signatures are the modern-day equivalent of indelible ink and are fundamental to the security of everything we do digitally. The foundation of digital signatures lies in the use of public-private key pairs, which allow for secure message exchange and verification.
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Analyst Chat #204: Wallets, Decentralized ID, and Trust - Digital Identity Explained
Mar 04, 2024
Matthias and Annie discuss the basics of digital identity and decentralized identity. They explore the concept of a digital identity as an electronic representation of an individual's identity in the digital world. They also discuss the difference between centralized and decentralized identity and the role of governments in providing reliable legal identities.
The conversation highlights the need for digital identity in accessing services and the benefits of decentralized identity, such as privacy and portability. The episode concludes with a discussion on the challenges...
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Analyst Chat #203: ChatGPT for Cybersecurity - How Much Can We Trust Generative AI?
Feb 26, 2024
Alexei and Matthias discuss the impact of generative AI on cybersecurity. They explore the shift in public perception towards generative AI and the practical implications for businesses. They highlight the challenges of integrating generative AI into cybersecurity strategies, including data leaks and the need for acceptable use policies.
The conversation also covers the use cases of generative AI in cybersecurity, such as research and learning, training, and code generation. The limitations and considerations for security analysts using generative AI tools are discussed,...
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Analyst Chat #202: Beyond Traditional Boundaries - Intelligent SIEM solutions
Feb 19, 2024
In this Analyst Chat episode, Matthias and guest Warwick Ashford explore the shift from traditional to next-gen Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solutions. Highlighting the limitations of traditional SIEM in the face of evolving cyber threats and complex data landscapes, the discussion emphasizes the need for intelligent, automated, and integrated SIEM solutions.
The conversation focuses on crucial features for modern Security Operations Centers (SOCs) dealing with high costs, skills shortages, and a surge in security alerts, providing insights into navigating...
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Analyst Chat #201: Intelligent Defense - Is AI inevitable for Cybersecurity?
Feb 12, 2024
AI is becoming increasingly common and it appears to be unavoidable. However, is this really the case? Marina and Matthias have a conversation about the convergence of AI, machine learning, and cybersecurity. They highlight the importance of utilizing AI to protect our organizations, as attackers are also employing it.
Marina explains the primary risks associated with AI in cybersecurity, such as automation mistakes, data security and privacy issues, and excessive dependence on AI. They also explore how defenders can safeguard their organizations from AI-generated threats and stress...
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Analyst Chat #200: 200 Episodes - A Cyberspace Odyssey
Feb 05, 2024
What a milestone! 200 episodes of the Analyst Chat. Matthias and Martin celebrate the journey of the three years of the podcast. Dive into the evolution of cybersecurity and identity management, industry impact, memorable moments, and key insights.
From this episode, we will come back to a weekly schedule, so stay tuned for the episode next Monday.
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Analyst Chat #199: IAM - Orchestration, Convergence, or Both?
Jan 22, 2024
Matthias invited Martin Kuppinger to dissect IAM orchestration and convergence in this episode. Explore their insights on these concepts within identity and access management, from antagonism to coexistence. Stay tuned for upcoming trends and predictions!
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Analyst Chat #198: 2023 Wrapped Up - Major Trends in IAM and Cybersecurity
Jan 08, 2024
Join Matthias with Martin Kuppinger and Mike Neuenschwander in this special year-end episode. They reflect on the significant cybersecurity challenges of 2023.
The conversation delves into persistent issues, innovations, and an outlook on trends for 2024 in the realms of cybersecurity and identity and access management.
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Analyst Chat #197: Inside cyberevolution - A Look Back at the Cybersecurity Conference
Dec 11, 2023
Join Matthias in this special edition of the KuppingerCole Analyst Chat as he takes a look back at the inaugural cyberevolution cybersecurity conference in Frankfurt. The episode features participants and attendees, including Emilie Van der Lande and Steffen Nagel, as well as Christopher Schütze and Berthold Kerl from KuppingerCole.
The discussion covers key moments, memorable talks, and insights gained during the event. The guests share their thoughts on the impact of AI, the Cyber Defense Matrix, and the challenges posed by deepfakes. The conversation also explores the...
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Analyst Chat #196: AIdentity - The Crucial Link Between AI and Identity
Nov 27, 2023
In this episode, Matthias and Martin explore the evolving role of AIs in business processes. AIs are becoming significant actors, representing human identities in tools like chatbots and even functioning autonomously. Martin underscores the importance of traceability, access management, and the unique need for distinct AI identities - AIdentities.
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Analyst Chat #195: Preventing Unwanted Remote Control - Safeguarding RDP Amidst Cyber Threats
Nov 13, 2023
Matthias is joined by cybersecurity expert Warwick Ashford to unravel the complexities surrounding Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) security in the face of rising ransomware attacks. The discussion initiates with an overview of RDP's functionality and its indispensable role in modern businesses. They delve into the reasons behind RDP's susceptibility to cyber-attacks, accentuated by the remote work surge during the pandemic. The conversation takes a critical turn as it explores the precarious balance of remote accessibility and security, highlighting frequent oversights in RDP implementation....
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Analyst Chat #194: The Synthetic Revolution: How AI-Generated Data is changing Privacy and Security
Oct 30, 2023
In this episode, Marina discusses the intricacies of synthetic data, AI-generated datasets that mimic real data without revealing personal information. Marina and Matthias explore its significant role in cybersecurity, emphasizing its benefits in model training and realistic threat simulations. Marina points out how industries, especially healthcare, utilize synthetic data to meet privacy regulations. The conversation also covers the potential risks of generative AI, such as deep fakes. Companies like Zalando and OpenAI's application of synthetic data are highlighted.
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Analyst Chat #193: Dynamic Defenses - Evolving Strategies in Attack Surface Management
Oct 16, 2023
Matthias is joined by experts John Tolbert and Osman Celik to unpack the concept of Attack Surface Management (ASM) and its growing relevance in cybersecurity. They discuss the challenges posed by the ever-evolving nature of attack surfaces and the role of ASM solutions in managing these changes.
The three discuss cutting-edge trends such as Cloud, IoT, and Dark Web monitoring, underscoring their influence on ASM's future. The role of automation in enhancing ASM efficiency is discussed, alongside the significance of ASM in navigating regulatory compliance and making informed choices...
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Analyst Chat #192: Exploring Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)
Oct 02, 2023
Join Matthias Reinwarth and Senior Analyst Mike Small in a quick chat on the evolution of Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM). They discuss its proactive approach, the challenges in implementation, and the role of overarching platforms like Cloud Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP). Mike shares insights for smaller organizations and highlights the impact of geopolitics and AI on cybersecurity. Don't miss cyberevolution in Frankfurt this November for deeper insights.
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Analyst Chat #191: The Second Law of AuthN Dynamics
Sep 25, 2023
Mike Neuenschwander, Vice President at KuppingerCole in the U.S. and Global Head of Research Strategy, recently had some thoughts about passwordless authentication and wrote a blog about it. Today, he joined Matthias for further discussion about that topic, delving deeper into entropy and how it applies to passwords, and his 2nd Law of AuthN Dynamics.
Read the blog here
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Analyst Chat #190: Cyberproof Your Business - Unpacking EU's DORA Framework for Digital Resilience
Sep 18, 2023
In this episode, host Matthias and guest Warwick Ashford dive into the EU's Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA). They discuss its impact on the financial sector's cybersecurity and operational resilience, focusing on key objectives and challenges. The conversation also covers practical aspects like ICT Risk Management, third-party risks, operational resilience testing, and cyber threat intelligence sharing. A must-listen for IT professionals navigating DORA's complexities.
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Analyst Chat #189: Decrypting the Future - How Quantum Computing Will Reshape Cybersecurity
Sep 11, 2023
In this episode, host Matthias Reinwarth is joined by guest Alexei Balaganski to discuss the implications of quantum computing for cybersecurity. The conversation covers the fundamentals of quantum computing and its distinction from classical computing. They also address the immediate and potential threats that quantum computing poses to existing cryptographic systems. The episode further explores the state of quantum-resistant encryption methods and the concept of cryptographic agility. The advancements in quantum cryptography are also discussed.
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Analyst Chat #188: Beyond Tradition - The Evolution and Integration of Access Management
Sep 04, 2023
Today, host Matthias and expert Alejandro Leal discuss the dynamic realm of Access Management. They'll touch on its evolution beyond traditional capabilities, the intertwined nature of Access Management and Identity Federation, and the industry-wide shift driven by Covid-19 towards modern solutions. As passwordless authentication and decentralized identities rise, the duo will highlight the potential for innovation and cost-saving in this space.
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Analyst Chat #187: Securing the Autonomous World
Aug 28, 2023
In this episode, Matthias sits down with Nitish Deshpande to cover the intricacies of 'Securing the Autonomous World by Reinforcing Cybersecurity.' From understanding the challenges posed by automation to the cybersecurity landscape, to the pivotal role of humans amidst rising automation, Nitish offers invaluable insights. They discuss the complexities of training data for ML models, the verification of these models, and the ever-evolving nature of cybersecurity. Nitish also sheds light on the significance of contextual understanding in automation and shares his vision for the future of...
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Analyst Chat #186: Cybersecurity in an AI-Powered Digital World - Introducing cyberevolution
Aug 21, 2023
In the latest episode of Kuppinger Analyst Chat, host Matthias sits down with KuppingerCole's CEO Berthold Kerl and the Director of the Practice Cybersecurity Christopher Schütze to discuss the upcoming cyberevolution event.
Berthold Kerl highlights the event's unique positioning, emphasizing its blend of evolutionary continuity with revolutionary tech disruptions. Set in the heart of Europe, cyberevolution focuses on future predictions, current innovations, and the essence of collaboration. Berthold also mentions a diverse attendee list, from over 30 CISOs to students,...
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Analyst Chat #185: A New Hope for Cyber Defenders
Aug 14, 2023
Alexei Balaganski and Matthias discuss the current state and future of AI in cybersecurity. The conversation explores the role of AI, machine learning, and deep learning in bolstering cybersecurity defenses against evolving threats like malware, ransomware, and phishing attacks. Discover the practical applications of AI, its limitations, and the cautious optimism surrounding its potential impact on the cybersecurity landscape.
Read Alexei's blog here .
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Analyst Chat #184: Unlock Security for Your Business - Access Control for SAP and Non-SAP Environments
Aug 07, 2023
In this episode of the Analyst Chat podcast, host Matthias Reinwarth invites cybersecurity expert Martin Kuppinger to discuss access control tools for business application environments. They focus on two Leadership Compasses authored by Martin, which provide a comprehensive overview of the market for access control solutions centered around SAP and non-SAP systems.
Martin shares insights on market segments, vendors, product functionality within the access control landscape. They explore innovative approaches to enhancing security, such as access restriction and controlling...
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Analyst Chat #183: The Danger of Deepfakes for Identity Proofing and Growing Misinformation
Jul 31, 2023
Join Matthias as he delves into the world of deep fakes with Research Analyst Alejandro Leal. Deep fakes are manipulated media that can be difficult to distinguish from real footage, posing threats in remote identity proofing attacks and disinformation campaigns.
Alejandro discusses the challenges of detecting and countering deep fakes, emphasizing the need for a multifaceted approach involving media forensics, machine learning, public awareness, and policy developments to mitigate the associated risks.
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Analyst Chat #182: The Rise of AI is Revolutionizing Cyber-Attacks
Jul 24, 2023
In this episode of the KuppingerCole Analyst Chat, host Matthias Reinwarth continues his conversation with guest research analyst Marina Iantorno to discuss the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) in cybersecurity. They delve into how attackers are leveraging AI to exploit system vulnerabilities and execute targeted attacks.
The conversation also covers the risks associated with AI manipulation by cybercriminals, including the creation of deepfakes. The duo explores the potential of AI in cyber defense, highlighting its role in threat identification, incident...
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Analyst Chat #181: What Comes Next in Cybersecurity?
Jul 17, 2023
In this episode, Matthias engages in a conversation with Senior Analyst Warwick Ashford about the future cybersecurity landscape and threats. They discuss the notion that there's "nothing new under the sun" in cybersecurity, exploring how attackers use familiar tools and techniques in new ways. They emphasize the importance of understanding the evolving technology landscape and expanding attack surfaces.
The discussion also covers strategies for organizations to protect themselves, achieve cyber resilience, and foster collaboration within communities. Attendees of the upcoming...
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Analyst Chat #180: Beyond the AI Hype - Bias, Ethics, and Deepfakes
Jul 10, 2023
In this episode of the KuppingerCole Analyst Chat, host Matthias and guest Marina Iantorno discuss the risks of deepfakes and the ethical challenges and biases in AI-driven cybersecurity.
They explore AI ethics, which includes the importance of fairness, explainability, robustness, transparency and privacy in AI systems. They look at issues of algorithmic bias in AI and the cybersecurity threats posed by deepfakes. Beyond the fundamentals, they discuss mitigation strategies, which are techniques to reduce bias and counter deepfakes, including diverse datasets and adversarial...
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Analyst Chat #179: Introducing the KuppingerCole Strategy Navigator
Jul 03, 2023
In this podcast episode, Christopher Schütze and Matthias explore the Strategy Navigator by KuppingerCole Analysts, a lean and efficient advisory service designed to tackle common challenges faced by cybersecurity leaders.
Learn how it can help optimize your cybersecurity portfolio, increase IAM efficiency, and guide your organization towards a modern Target Operating Model. We discuss the benefits of expert-led workshops, targeted information, and personalized coaching, all aimed at driving impactful action and ensuring robust protection for your organization. Leverage...
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Analyst Chat #178: Identification of Natural Enemies in the IAM Area: Active Directory and IGA
Jun 26, 2023
In the episode of the KuppingerCole Analyst Chat series, Martin Kuppinger and host Matthias engage in a detailed discussion about the challenges associated with the integration of Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) into identity management systems based on on-premises Active Directories.
They dissect the structural and deployment aspects of Active Directories, highlighting how these often conflict with contemporary access governance paradigms. Martin explains why these contradictions can make the overlay of IGA on Active Directories extremely challenging, if not entirely...
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Analyst Chat #177: OWASP 2023 - Web Security Today is API Security
Jun 19, 2023
Join host Matthias and expert guest Alexei Balaganski in this episode of the KuppingerCole Analyst Chat. They discuss the recently updated Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) API Security Top 10 guidelines and the shifting landscape of web security, highlighting the critical role of APIs.
In addition, they emphasize the importance of Identity and Access Management (IAM) in securing APIs effectively. Tune in for valuable insights into API security, web security, and the significance of IAM.
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Analyst Chat #176: Key Takeaways from EIC 2023 - Identity, Trust, and Machine Learning
Jun 12, 2023
This episode's guest is Marina Iantorno, Research Analyst at KuppingerCole, who is talking about the highlights and key topics discussed at the European Identity and Cloud Conference (EIC) 2023.
Matthias and Marina discuss subjects such as identity and cybersecurity, trust and protocols, privacy and data protection, ethics in identity and machine learning, and the role of generative AI. Marina shares her experience as a speaker and panel moderator at the conference and provides insights into the trends and future of identity access management, cyber insurance, and decentralized...
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Analyst Chat #175: Advancements in Fraud Prevention
Jun 05, 2023
Matthias invites John Tolbert to discuss Fraud Reduction Intelligence Platforms (FRIP) with him. Discover the evolving landscape of fraud prevention and detection, the key technologies used in FRIPs, and their broader applications beyond fraud reduction.
Gain valuable insights from the latest edition of KuppingerCole's Leadership Compass and explore how these platforms are shaping the future of identity assurance and security.
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Analyst Chat #174: Access Governance - Ensuring Visibility and Control of User Access
May 29, 2023
Join Matthias Reinwarth, Director of Identity and Access Management, and Nitish Deshpande, Research Analyst, as they delve into one of the most critical challenges faced by organizations today: visibility. Discover why organizations struggle with understanding user access and the potential risks of this lack of visibility.
In this episode, they explore the key capabilities of access governance, such as access review, certification, risk management, request management, and analytics, and how these capabilities enable organizations to gain comprehensive visibility into their assigned...
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Analyst Chat #173: Controlling the Accelerator for Secrets Management
May 22, 2023
Graham Williamson, Fellow Analyst with KuppingerCole, shares his insights and expertise with our host Matthias Reinwarth as they discuss the lessons learned from Graham's research on secrets management. They also explore the concept of "Machine Identity" and why it's important for businesses to understand. Finally, they discuss how companies can best utilize the information presented in Graham's research to improve their secrets management strategies.
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Analyst Chat #172: Trends and Predictions for 2023 - The Business Case for Decentralized Identity
May 08, 2023
In this episode, Martin Kuppinger and Matthias are discussing the business case for decentralized identity, and why it is finally gaining traction in the enterprise world.
They are exploring the benefits of using decentralized identity for employee onboarding, especially in the context of remote work. They look at the importance of trust and the full lifecycle management in the decentralized identity ecosystem, and how it can lead to more secure and efficient business processes.
This topic is particularly relevant for the upcoming EIC, where experts and thought leaders will be...
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Analyst Chat #171: Trends and Predictions for 2023 - FIDO2
May 01, 2023
Graham Williamson and Matthias explore the world of authentication strategies and the impact of FIDO2. They are discussing why shifting left in our authentication strategy is essential and how FIDO2 can help achieve this. They also delve into the impact that FIDO2 holds for enterprise authentication environments and give their predictions for FIDO2 authenticator devices.
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Analyst Chat #170: Trends and Predictions for 2023 - Market Trends in IGA
Apr 24, 2023
Matthias is joined by Marina Iantorno in this episode to discuss the trends and predictions for IGA beyond 2023. Marina sheds light on the diverse market segment through KuppingerCole's analysis of the market and provides valuable insights into its evolution.
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Analyst Chat #169: The Future of Data Security
Apr 17, 2023
In a world where data breaches are becoming more and more frequent, keeping data secure has become an increasingly challenging task. Join Matthias and Alexei Balaganski in this episode as they delve into the current market trends and existing vendors in the data security industry. The discussion delves into a crucial aspect of enterprise data security architecture, including the best alternatives for safeguarding data, covering everything from security control over stored data to the fundamental network infrastructure. Tune in to learn more about keeping your data secure in 2023.
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Analyst Chat #168: Trends and Predictions for 2023 - Next-Generation PAM
Apr 10, 2023
In this episode, Matthias is joined by Paul Fisher to delve deeper into the sub-series on Trends and Predictions for 2023 and beyond. The world is constantly evolving and a lot has changed and is still changing in the PAM market, which is expanding and undergoing significant transformation. Paul offers insights on the current trends for Privileged Access Management, the significance of CIEM, and the impact of mergers and new players in this crucial market segment.
All things PAM:
Leadership Compass
Webinar "Welcome to Pamocracy"
Paul’s Session at EIC
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Analyst Chat #167: The Top 5 Ways to Protect Data
Apr 03, 2023
Protecting data is a responsibility for any company, regardless of whether it is considered their most valuable asset or not. Data loss can occur due to human error or malicious intent, emphasizing the need for comprehensive protection measures. In this episode of the Analyst Chat, Warwick shares insights into effective Data Leakage Prevention systems and highlights key methods for safeguarding data.
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Analyst Chat #166: Trends and Predictions for 2023 - Policy-Based Access for the Enterprise
Mar 27, 2023
In the ongoing Analyst Chat sub-series, Matthias and Martin delve deeper into the topic of Trends and Predictions for 2023 and beyond, focusing on the critical concept of Policy Based Access Control (PBAC). Martin highlights the significance of well-defined policies for ensuring robust cybersecurity and access control, laying the groundwork for a robust zero trust approach.
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Analyst Chat #165: How GPTs Will Change the Way We Work and Live
Mar 20, 2023
Get ready to hear a new take on generative pre-trained transformers! This week, Matthias sat down with Jörg Resch, Co-founder of KuppingerCole Analysts, to discuss the exciting possibilities of ChatGPT. Unlike Alexei, Jörg is an avid user and firm believer in the positive impact that these technologies can have on our daily lives and work. While acknowledging the risks involved, Jörg advocates for a balanced and creative approach to the potential of generative AIs. Brace yourself for a thought-provoking conversation that may just change the way you view the future.
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Analyst Chat #164: Trends and Predictions for 2023 - Passwordless Authentication
Mar 13, 2023
Matthias and Martin continue their sub-series of the Analyst Chat about Trends and Predictions in 2023 and beyond. This time, it’s about Passwordless Authentication. Martin elaborates on the importance of Passwordless Authentication for the whole Access Management process. Companies should implement a passwordless authentication solution soon to get rid of poor user experience and security risks.
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Analyst Chat #163: Zero Trust in Artificial Intelligence
Mar 06, 2023
In this podcast episode, Alexei Balaganski and Matthias discuss the increasing use of ChatGPT and other machine learning-based technologies in research and the potential risks associated with their use. Alexei offers a strong opinion on the topic, describing the risks of plagiarism and lack of originality that can result from over-reliance on automated tools. He argues that human analysts provide invaluable opinions and genuine research that cannot be replicated by machines. He strongly discourages their use and reliance, and encourages the creativity and innovation of human researchers.
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Analyst Chat #162: Trends and Predictions for 2023 - Integration of IGA and Data Governance
Feb 27, 2023
In this podcast episode, Martin Kuppinger and Matthias explore the upcoming trend of IGA (Identity Governance and Administration) solutions to have an increasing level of integration with Data Governance and Software Security products.
The integration of these solutions will provide a comprehensive coverage of ownership not only of systems and authorization objects, but also of data and code, ensuring a complete chain of custody. They delve into the importance of this integration, the benefits it offers, and how it will help organizations manage their identities and data more...
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Analyst Chat #161: Managing Network Connectivity and Security with SASE Solutions
Feb 20, 2023
With the rapid expansion of IT environments, adoption of the cloud, and the ongoing Digital Transformation, the need to provide secure access to organizational resources has become paramount. Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) solutions are designed to consolidate network and security components, simplify management and licensing, and improve usability.
SASE is the union of a number of different networking and security technologies designed to improve security posture as well as connectivity for remote offices, cloud services, contractors, and remote employees, while driving down the...
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Analyst Chat #160: Upgrade Your Security Management Game
Feb 13, 2023
Cyberattacks have been intensifying over the past few years as cybercriminals continue to devise new strategies to launch sophisticated attacks and gain unauthorized access. The tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) that were once only used by well-funded state actors are being commoditized by cybercriminals. As a result, some vendors realized that the traditional approaches and tools of cybersecurity have failed to keep up.
Parallel to SIEM solutions, a class of incident investigation and response platforms has emerged focusing on creating more streamlined and automated workflows...
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Analyst Chat #159: The 5 Most Common Problems When Choosing a New Tool
Feb 06, 2023
Sometimes a company comes to a point where new software or a new tool is required. This is never an easy decision to make quickly.
Dr. Phillip Messerschmidt has worked with many different clients who have found themselves in this situation. He will explain five of the most common misconceptions and problems he has encountered in his experience - and offer some recommendations on how to avoid them.
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Analyst Chat #158: The Crown Jewels Are a Lie
Jan 30, 2023
Is digital data really every organization's most precious possession, its "crown jewels"? Alexei Balaganski takes a different perspective towards a widely accepted opinion. He instead claims that data is not your most valuable asset. In fact, it can be a toxic liability without intrinsic value, since business value is only created when data is moving or transforming, producing insights, analytics, etc.
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Analyst Chat #157: How to Refine Data like Oil - Data Quality and Integration Solutions
Jan 23, 2023
Who has not heard of the statement that "Data is the new Oil". But oil needs to be refined and so does data. The challenge of gathering, integrating, cleansing, improving, and enriching data across the complete range of data sources in an organization, for enabling use of that data as well as enabling data governance and supporting data security initiatives, that is the topic of this episode. Martin Kuppinger joins Matthias and explains this market segment and its relevance on the occasion of the publishing of a new Leadership compass covering "Data Quality and Integration Solutions".
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Analyst Chat #156: CIEM Is Entering the Privileged Access Management Market
Jan 16, 2023
The PAM market is changing and expanding. Paul Fisher talks about the latest trends for Privileged Access Management, the role of CIEM, mergers and newcomers in this important market segment.
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Analyst Chat #155: How to Create a Shortlist in 2023
Jan 09, 2023
A new year brings along a new service from KuppingerCole Analysts. Our host Matthias sits down with Christie Pugh, Digital Products Manager to discuss KC Open Select, our new interactive shortlisting service, the concept behind it, how it helps you prepare for the future, how it compares to our Leadership Compasses, and more.
The landscape of solutions in a market segment can be overwhelming. KC Open Select helps you to get a clearer overview of the market for free. Check it out now!
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Analyst Chat #154: 2022 Wrapped Up - Major Trends in IAM and Cybersecurity
Dec 19, 2022
Another year gone already! It's time to take a look back at 2022. Martin Kuppinger and Matthias talk about what happened in the past year and identify top trends in IAM and Cybersecurity. They go beyond technology but also look at processes and business models. By this, they also provide an outlook to what to expect in 2023.
With this episode, the Analyst Chat goes into a short Christmas break. We'll return on January 16th.
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Analyst Chat #153: Passwordless and Biometrics - Balancing UX with Security and Privacy
Dec 12, 2022
Alejandro and Matthias continue their conversation about passwordless authentication. This time, the topic is the use of biometrics (and possible security and privacy concerns related to their use) as an authentication factor.
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Analyst Chat #152: How to Measure a Market
Dec 05, 2022
Research Analyst Marina Iantorno works on determining market sizing data as a service for vendors, service providers, but especially for investors. She joins Matthias to explain key terms and metrics and how this information can be leveraged for a variety of decision-making processes.
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Analyst Chat #151: Identity Governance and Administration
Nov 28, 2022
Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) combines the traditional User Access Provisioning (UAP) and Identity and Access Governance (IAG) markets. Nitish Deshpande joins Matthias for the first time on the occasion of the publication of the Leadership Compass IGA 2022 , which he has created. They both have a look at this evolving and fascinating market segment.
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Analyst Chat #150: Clear and Present Danger - Ransomware Threats to Healthcare Providers
Nov 21, 2022
Only a week has passed since John Tolbert, our Cybersecurity Research Director, spoke at CSLS about ransomware and how to combat it. Today, he reports on specific threats posed by ransomware attacks to the healthcare industry, particularly in the US. But in the end, these are just examples of the threats against any user of IT.
Links to the mentioned ransomware attacks:
Medibank
Common Spirit
Lake Charles Health System (US)
Helpful documents for cybersecurity in healthcare:
CISA - Stop ransomware
MITRE - MEDICAL DEVICE CYBERSECURITY
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Analyst Chat #149: The Top 5 Cybersecurity Trends - Looking Back at CSLS 2022
Nov 14, 2022
Deep Fakes, AI as friend and foe, Business Resilience, Mis-, Dis- and Malinformation: The Cybersecurity Leadership Summit has taken place in Berlin and covered all of this and much more. Martin Kuppinger and Matthias look back on the event and identify their Top 5 Trends from CSLS2022 in Cybersecurity and beyond.
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Analyst Chat #148: How to Improve Security with Passwordless Authentication
Nov 07, 2022
"Passwordless authentication" has become a popular and catchy term recently. It comes with the promise of getting rid of the risk associated with passwords, however, organizations will add a significant layer to the overall security of their IT infrastructure. Research analyst Alejandro Leal rejoins Matthias to explain how this can be achieved in reality with today's products and services. He gives an overview of the market, the technologies and recent developments in this area.
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Analyst Chat #147: How To Manage Your Clients, From Customers and Citizens to B2B and B2B2C
Oct 31, 2022
CIAM solutions are designed to address specific technical requirements that consumer-facing organizations have that differ from traditional “workforce” or Business-to-Employee (B2E) use cases. John Tolbert has revisited this market segments for the updated Leadership Compass CIAM and provides an update to the analyst chat episode 58 from December 2020.
Cybersecurity Leadership Summit takes place on November 8 – 10 in Berlin and online. Join us there .
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Analyst Chat #146: Do You Still Need a VPN?
Oct 24, 2022
Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) are increasingly being promoted as an essential security tool for end users. This is not about the traditional access to corporate resources from insecure environments, but rather about privacy and security protection, but also about concealing one's actual location on the Internet. Alexei analyzes the operation and effectiveness of these tools and explains his view on the question of whether VPNs are really needed for security and privacy.
Cybersecurity Leadership Summit takes place on November 8 – 10 in Berlin and online. Join us there .
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Analyst Chat #145: How Does Using Cloud Services Alter Risk?
Oct 17, 2022
The question whether using a cloud service alters risk is not simple to answer. Mike Small sits down with Matthias and explains, that every organization has its own set of circumstances, and the answer needs to take these into account. He explains the important factors to look at, and what organizations should understand when assessing their risks in a cloud and hybrid world.
Cybersecurity Leadership Summit takes place on November 8 – 10 in Berlin and online. Join us there .
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Analyst Chat #144: What Cybercrime Can Really Mean to Your Business
Oct 10, 2022
Cybersecurity often seems like a dry subject. And as long as it is practiced successfully, its benefits can only be seen in the absence of damage. However, Marina Iantorno, who is taking part in the Analyst Chat for the first time, will discuss the actual risks associated with inadequate IT security and how they affect organizations specifically.
Cybersecurity Leadership Summit takes place on November 8 – 10 in Berlin and online. Join us there .
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Analyst Chat #143: Vulnerability Management: Emergency Patching and How to Deal with "Zero Days"
Oct 03, 2022
Sometimes Vulnerability Management has to take care of current threats very quickly: Christopher Schütze is today's guest in this episode and explains which processes are necessary when a system needs to be updated very quickly, for example because there is a current threat, e.g. a "zero day" attack actively being exploited or a vendor recommends an update....
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Analyst Chat #142: Cyber Resilience: What It Is, How to Get There and Where to Start - CSLS Special
Sep 26, 2022
A key issue for many companies beyond technical cybersecurity is cyber resilience. This refers to the ability to protect data and systems in organizations from cyber attacks and to quickly resume business operations in the event of a successful attack. Martin Kuppinger, Mike Small, and John Tolbert will explore this important topic at the Cybersecurity Leadership Summit in Berlin.
For this special episode of Analyst Chat, they join Matthias for a virtual panel discussion to identify key actions on the path to a cyber resilient enterprise.
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Analyst Chat #141: What Defines Modern Cybersecurity Leadership
Sep 19, 2022
How do you implement modern cybersecurity leadership between compliance, threat protection, privacy and business enablement? To answer this question, Matthias invited the CEO of KuppingerCole Analysts, Berthold Kerl, who was and is active in various roles as a leader in cybersecurity. Together they explore questions such as how important the knowledge of basic cybersecurity technologies is and what the necessary management tasks are in an organization?
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Analyst Chat #140: Debunking the Myth of the Human Being the Biggest Risk in Cybersecurity
Sep 12, 2022
It is always easy to blame people, i.e. users, for data breaches and ransomware attacks. But is that really still true today? Martin Kuppinger and Matthias discuss this cybersecurity myth and finally defend users against unjustified accusations.
Meet us at the Cybersecurity Leadership Summit !
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Analyst Chat #139: Verified Identity Providers
Sep 05, 2022
Verified identity refers to digital identities that have been verified to describe a real-world identity in digital form. A growing range of service providers support organizations to achieve this for customers, citizens and employees alike. Annie Bailey rejoins Matthias and gives an overview of what "Providers of verified identity" are and which types of services and benefits beyond mere verification should be considered.
The Leadership Compass is available here .
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Analyst Chat #138: Jumpstart Your Zero Trust Strategy With Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) Solutions
Aug 22, 2022
Zero Trust is rapidly gaining popularity as a modern alternative to traditional perimeter-based security. While it is (rightfully) mainly considered a concept rather than a product, a new market segment has developed. Those solutions apply this concept to network-based access to existing applications and other systems by creating a logical identity- and context-based overlay over existing (and presumed hostile) networks. Alexei Balaganski has examined this new market for KuppingerCole Analysts research and talks to Matthias about how this can speed up ZT deployments.
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Analyst Chat #137: What Is CDP and What Benefit Does It Add to Consumer-Centric Identity Ecosystems?
Aug 15, 2022
Customer Data Platforms (CDP) are a fairly new addition to the pool of consumer identity centric management solutions. KuppingerCole Fellow Analyst Roland Bühler joins Matthias for the first time and he explains the full picture of consumer identity and detail what differentiates CDPs from other solutions, such as DMP, CRM or Marketing Automation Solutions.
Here are the links to the documents that Matthias and Roland are talking about: Customer Data Platforms , Machine Customers - The Impact of Customer Bots on Customer Journeys
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Analyst Chat #136: Why Securing Microservices Isn’t as Straightforward as You Might Think
Aug 08, 2022
Microservices are increasingly becoming the new normal for enterprise architectures, no matter where they are deployed. Alexei Balaganski and Matthias discuss why doing this properly is essential and which aspects need to be considered, way beyond just talking about transport encryption or API security.
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Analyst Chat #135: Can DREAM Help Me Manage My Multi-Hybrid Infrastructure?
Aug 01, 2022
The IT environments have become complex, and this will not stop as more technologies such as Edge Computing start to take hold. Paul Fisher looks at the full scope of entitlements across today's multi-hybrid environments. He explains how this new market segment between the cloud, on-premises, privileged accounts, and DevOps has developed and what DREAM means in this context.
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Analyst Chat #134: How Self-Sovereign Identities Will Influence Public Services
Jul 25, 2022
Europe is on a "Path to a Digital Decade", which envisions 80% of EU citizens using a digital ID card by 2030. A part of that journey will be self-sovereign identities. Research Analyst Alejandro Leal joins Matthias to continue their discussion on the digital transformation in public services. Self-sovereign identities, the new eIDAS regulation, and the impact of both on how interactions between citizens and the state will change, are a controversial topic in the public discussion as well.
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Analyst Chat #133: Leadership Compass Web Application Firewalls
Jul 18, 2022
Web Application Firewalls (WAF) have been around for quite some time to protect web applications through the inspection of HTTP traffic. But with a changing nature of web applications and the ever changing threats landscape they nee to evolve constantly. Richard Hill sits down with Matthias to explain newest developments in the market of WAFs, that is demanding increasingly for intelligent solutions.
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Analyst Chat #132: Digital Transformation for the Public Sector
Jul 11, 2022
Imagine paying your taxes digitally on your mobile phone by using your digital ID that is also used for easily applying for a parking permit online. Sounds like the future? In Estonia, this has been a reality for 20 years. Research Analyst Alejandro Leal joins Matthias for the first time for the Analyst Chat. They talk about the changing landscape of citizen-facing government processes and the impact of the digital transformation on the public sector, how Estonia can be a role model and what we can learn from their limitations.
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Analyst Chat #131: How to protect your OT and IoT from Cybersecurity Threats
Jul 04, 2022
Graham Williamson has teamed up with John Tolbert to research the current state of the Operational Technology (OT) and Industrial Control Systems (ICS) sectors. They documented the ability of the main industry players to support a coordinated approach to detecting, responding to, and recovering from, cybersecurity attacks and intrusions. Graham joins Matthias to provide insight into this market on the occasion of the publication of the Market Compass Cybersecurity for Industrial Control Systems.
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Analyst Chat #130: Leadership Compass Endpoint Protection, Detection and Response (EPDR)
Jun 27, 2022
The previously distinct but now converged fields and product lines of Endpoint Protection (EPP) and Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) are covered in the brand new KuppingerCole Analysts Leadership Compass on EPDR (Endpoint Protection Detection & Response). Lead Analyst John Tolbert joins Matthias to give a sneak peek into this market segment and shares some results of the evaluation as well.
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Analyst Chat #129: Market Compass Secure Collaboration
Jun 20, 2022
Secure Collaboration solutions focus on enabling data-centric security to facilitate virtual collaboration. Annie Bailey talks with Matthias about this market segment that provides increasingly flexible, interoperable, and therefore even more secure solutions.
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Analyst Chat #128: Characteristics of Future IT
Jun 13, 2022
Martin Kuppinger and Matthias conclude their conversation about the opening keynote Martin held at EIC 2022 in Berlin. They look at how future IT will look like and how the overall transformation towards this future state can be managed.
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Analyst Chat #127: Leadership and Challenges in a Changing World
Jun 06, 2022
Martin Kuppinger and Matthias discuss topics from the opening keynote Martin held at EIC 2022 in Berlin. They start with the role of leaders and decision makers in a consistently changing global environment.
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Analyst Chat #126: Leadership Compass Identity Fabrics
May 30, 2022
The Identity Fabric paradigm manifests an important cornerstone of the KuppingerCole Analysts AG research and advisory. Products in that area cover a wider range of capabilities including Access Management and IGA, and beyond. Martin Kuppinger joins Matthias to provide more details about this evolving market sector, and on which vendors and which products/services to watch.
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Analyst Chat #125: Leadership Compass Access Management
May 23, 2022
Access Management refers to the group of capabilities targeted at supporting an organization's access management requirements traditionally found within Web Access Management & Identity Federation solutions, such as Authentication, Authorization, Single Sign-On, Identity Federation. Richard Hill joins Matthias for the first time to talk about this topic and the recent developments in that area as reflected in his Leadership Compass on Access Management.
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Analyst Chat #124: Market Compass "Policy-Based Access Management"
May 17, 2022
Shortly before EIC, Graham Williamson and Matthias sat together virtually and discussed the recent publication of the Market Compass on "Policy Based Access Management". In this episode Graham gives a great introduction in this evolved market segment and talks about hybrid and cloud-native use cases. They hint at several sessions on policy-based and cloud-native access control at EIC as well, so for those interested in learning even more on modern authorization, either the Market Compass itself or the EIC recordings are perfect starting points after listening to/watching this episode.
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Analyst Chat #123: Market Compass - Security Operations Center as a Service
May 02, 2022
SOCaaS (Security Operations Center as a Service) is a growing trend in cybersecurity, where core security functions are uniformly delivered to enterprises from the cloud. Warwick Ashford explored this in a recently published Market Compass and provides an overview of his findings.
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Analyst Chat #122: How to Deal with the Increase and Complexity in Consumer Fraud
Apr 25, 2022
John Tolbert and Matthias discuss the question of whether companies in retail, finance, healthcare, insurance, etc. are really able to keep up with the scale and sophistication of attacks aimed at committing fraud? Are they considering FRIP solutions for specific use cases?
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Analyst Chat #121: Increasing the Adoption of MFA and Risk-based Authentication
Apr 18, 2022
A recently published study shows that the use of strong authentication in enterprise environments is at a very low level. John Tolbert explains this finding to Matthias and together they discuss how to find a way out of this situation.
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Analyst Chat #120: Leadership Compass Container Security
Apr 11, 2022
Securing containers along their lifecycle and wherever they are deployed is a cybersecurity challenge. And it is a new topic for KuppingerCole Analysts. Alexei Balaganski joins Matthias to talk about the just recently completed Leadership Compass on Container Security.
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Analyst Chat #119: Composable Enterprises
Apr 04, 2022
Martin Kuppinger gives Matthias one of these rare insights into the process of creating and delivering the next great opening keynote of an event. With EIC 2022 being already in sight in May 2022 in Berlin, they talk about the composable enterprise and more perceived or actual buzzwords, and how to make sense of this in a business context.
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Analyst Chat #118: A first look at the new Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework
Mar 30, 2022
On March 25th, 2022 the European Commission and the US government announced a new agreement governing the transfer of data between the EU and the US. Mike Small and Annie Bailey join Matthias to have a first look as analysts (not lawyers) at this potential milestone for data privacy between the European and the US regions.
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Analyst Chat #117: Practical Zero Trust
Mar 21, 2022
This time Alexei Balaganski and Matthias look at practical approaches to actually implementing Zero Trust for specific, real-life use cases. On this occasion, they also finally unveil the connections between Zero Trust and Feng Shui.
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Analyst Chat #116: Putting GAIN to the Test
Mar 14, 2022
GAIN (the Global Assured Identities Network) is entering a new phase. On March 2, the technical proof-of-concept group was launched to actually test the concepts. Annie Bailey and Matthias have a look at the list of participants, the agenda, and the potential outcomes of this PoC. And provide a sneak peek at more about GAIN at the upcoming EIC 2022 in Berlin in May.
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Analyst Chat #115: From Third-Party Cookies to FLoC to Google Topics API
Mar 07, 2022
Online tracking is a highly visible privacy issue that a lot of people care about. Third-party cookies are most notorious for being used in cross-site tracking, retargeting, and ad-serving. Annie Bailey and Matthias sit down to discuss the most recently proposed approach called „Topics API“.
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Analyst Chat #114: Access Control Solutions for SAP Solutions
Feb 28, 2022
Access control tools for application environments, which include SAP in particular, but also a growing number of other business applications, are becoming increasingly important for compliance and cybersecurity. They also serve as a basis for granting proper access to employees efficiently. Martin Kuppinger and Matthias look at this market segment and at new, innovative solutions, on the occasion of very recent research that has just been published.
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Analyst Chat #113: Data Catalogs and Metadata Management
Feb 21, 2022
Data catalogs and metadata management solutions help capture and manage data from all enterprise data sources to enable the use of that data and support data governance and data security initiatives. This interesting and growing market segment is the topic this week when Martin Kuppinger and Matthias sit down for the Analyst Chat podcast.
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Analyst Chat #112: Licensing Strategies for Vendors and Customers
Feb 14, 2022
The conclusion of a tool choice process is usually the consideration of commercial aspects, i.e. software costs and licensing. Martin Kuppinger and Matthias look at this central aspect and discuss different approaches to make different offers comparable, but also give recommendations to vendors on how they can make decisions easier for their potential customers.
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Analyst Chat #111: From SIEM to Intelligent SIEM and Beyond
Feb 07, 2022
A comprehensive cybersecurity strategy typically includes the use of modern, intelligent Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) platforms. These go far beyond simply aggregating and analyzing log files. Alexei Balaganski outlines the latest market developments based on his recently published Leadership Compass on "Intelligent SIEM Platforms" and explains the differences to other market segments together with Matthias.
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Analyst Chat #110: Cloud Backup and Disaster Recovery Done Right
Jan 31, 2022
The importance of efficient and secure cloud backup and recovery is often underestimated. Mike Small explains these two disciplines to Matthias and looks at the market of available solutions on the occasion of his recently published Leadership Compass. He also provides valuable guidance on what a strategy and its successful implementation can look like in this area.
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Analyst Chat #109: From IT GRC to Integrated Risk Management Platforms
Jan 24, 2022
The three biggest threats to business resilience are IT Risk, Compliance Risk, and Vendor Risk. Integrated Risk Management Platforms address these risks. KuppingerCole's Lead Analyst Paul Fisher has analyzed this market segment recently and he joins Matthias to talk about recent developments and the market in general.
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Analyst Chat #108: Privacy and Consent Management
Jan 17, 2022
"Privacy and Consent Management" is an exciting topic in a continuously changing market. Annie Bailey has just completed her latest Leadership Compass, which researches this market segment. To mark the release of this document, she joined Matthias for an Analyst Chat episode where she talks about the innovations and current developments.
In A Nutshell
In the episode 108 “Privacy & Consent Management” Matthias hosts Anne Bailey.
Q: “From a definition point of view, what do we need to think of when we talk about privacy and consent management?”...
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Analyst Chat #107: From Log4j to Software Supply Chain Security
Jan 10, 2022
A new year, and 2022, like 2021, again begins with a look back at a far-reaching security incident. Cybersecurity Analyst Alexei Balaganski and Matthias take the topic of Log4j as an opportunity to look at code quality and cyber supply chain risk management. They also mention Mike Small's excellent blog post, which can be read here .
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Analyst Chat #106: 2021 - A Retrospective
Dec 20, 2021
Paul Fisher and Matthias present their very subjective summary of a really special and, in particular, especially challenging past year, 2021. They cannot do without the word 'pandemic' after all, but they also try to reach a first perspective on the year 2022 from the past 12 months.
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Analyst Chat #105: A Deeper Dive into GAIN
Dec 06, 2021
The announcement of the GAIN initiative for the secure distribution of verified and assured identity data has been made at EIC in September. While the core concepts of this initiative have been discussed in earlier episodes, Martin and Anni sit down with Matthias to do a deeper dive into further aspects of GAIN, including the use beyond customer-related IAM and the challenge of privacy in such a hyper-connected network for PII.
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Analyst Chat #104: Edge Computing
Nov 29, 2021
Senior Analyst Graham Williamson joins Matthias from down under to talk about edge computing. Starting from the definition and relevant use cases, they focus on where the edge brings value. They discuss what the key criteria for a successful deployment are and what needs to be looked at to do edge computing while preserving security and privacy.
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Analyst Chat #103: Data-Centric Security
Nov 22, 2021
Lead analyst Alexei Balaganski joins Matthias for an episode on Data-Centric Security. Starting with a definition behind that term, they look at relevant technologies and market segments and discuss adequate ways of adding Data-Centric Security to an organization's cybersecurity strategy.
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Analyst Chat #102: Impressions and Insights From the CSLS 2021
Nov 15, 2021
From November 9th to 11th, the Cybersecurity Leadership Summit 2021 took place in Berlin and virtually online. The Monday after, Martin Kuppinger and Matthias sat together to talk about some first impressions and insights from this event.
The recordings and slide decks are available for participants and those interested.
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Analyst Chat #101: DREAM - Policies and Automation for All of Today's IT
Nov 08, 2021
In the past, servers and applications were rather static, and entitlements too were static. But this has changed. Organizations must deal with a multi-cloud, multi-hybrid IT. Entitlements and access in today’s cloud environments are dynamic, just like workloads. Martin Kuppinger joins Martin to explore the area of Dynamic Resource Entitlement and Access Management (DREAM). Together they look at policies and automation as one key building block for managing today's volatile IT.
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Analyst Chat #100: A Perspective on "Everything as Code"
Nov 01, 2021
No big celebration, but at least a mention: this is the 100th episode of the KuppingerCole analyst chat. Martin Kuppinger joins Matthias to discuss the increasingly important topic of "everything as code" and how to define proper strategies for approaching this, especially in the context of the BASIS concept. For more on this, both recommend revisiting Martin's opening keynote from this year's EIC .
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Analyst Chat #99: Protecting OT and ICS
Oct 18, 2021
John Tolbert sits down with Matthias and shares his insights into current approaches for protecting and defending essential enterprise systems beyond traditional, often office-focused cybersecurity. Safeguarding Operational Technology (OT), Industrial Control Systems (ICS), and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is getting increasingly important. John explains that modern approaches like Network Detection and Response (NDR) and especially Distributed Deception Platforms (DDP) can be valuable building blocks in an overall strategy for defending, for example, the factory floor or...
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Analyst Chat #98: GAIN and Reusable Identities
Oct 11, 2021
Annie Bailey and Matthias take a deeper look at the emerging concept of the Global Assured Identities Network (GAIN) and also seek a broader perspective on the benefits and challenges of reusable identities in general.
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Analyst Chat #97: Low-Code/No-Code and the Citizen Developer
Oct 04, 2021
The idea of low-code/no-code (LC/NC) application development is for end users to create their own custom applications, perhaps using a graphical design tool, selecting from a library of existing building blocks, or perhaps even with the assistance of artificial intelligence. Alexei Balaganski explains the concepts behind this new development, takes a look at the current market and, finally, highlights the challenges and security issues that may be hidden behind the use of such application development.
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Analyst Chat #96: How to Combine Security And Convenience (EIC 2021 Special)
Sep 27, 2021
While moderating and speaking at KuppingerCole's flagship EIC 2021 event in Munich, Matthias also took the opportunity to sit down one-on-one with his fellow analysts in the conference studio for some EIC special analyst chat episodes. In the third and final special episode, Martin Kuppinger and Matthias look at how current technologies and concepts complement each other to improve security and convenience for users of modern technologies at the same time.
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Analyst Chat #95: Deconstructing the User Journey (EIC 2021 Special)
Sep 23, 2021
KuppingerCole's flagship event EIC 2021 took place very successfully in Munich and online in September. Of course, Matthias took the opportunity to sit down with his fellow analysts in person for some EIC Special Analyst Chat episodes. Building on the themes of his Opening Keynote, Martin Kuppinger explains the concepts behind "Deconstructing the User Journey".
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Analyst Chat #94: From Ransomware to Globally Assured Identities (EIC 2021 Special)
Sep 20, 2021
EIC 2021 finally took place in Munich in a hybrid format between on-site and online. Of course, Matthias took the opportunity to sit down with his analyst colleagues in person for some EIC special analyst chat episodes. In the first of three specials, Christopher Schütze talks to him about the findings from his pre-conference workshop on defending against ransomware, and they also turn their attention to a promising new approach to creating globally secured identities.
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Analyst Chat #93: Policies and Automation to Secure Your Agile and Dynamic IT Environment
Sep 13, 2021
Martin Kuppinger and Matthias discuss the high-priority topic of how to achieve automation of management and security across the entire multi-hybrid, multi-cloud IT infrastructure based on well-defined policies.
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Analyst Chat #92: How the Cybersecurity Market Is Evolving
Sep 06, 2021
Cybersecurity is one of the areas where virtually every business will need to invest because of ever-growing cyber risks and ever-tightening regulations, and in the post-Covid era, the cybsersecurity market continues to evolve and grow, having gained even greater importance. Warwick Ashford joins Matthias to discuss the factors driving the trends in this market and what businesses should be considering when making cybersecurity investments.
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Analyst Chat #91: Vulnerability Management
Aug 30, 2021
Christopher Schütze provides the fundamentals for a pivotal topic in cybersecurity, namely how to create processes and systems for comprehensive and continuously improving vulnerability management. Together with Matthias, he provides an overview of elementary aspects that need to be considered.
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Analyst Chat #90: API Management and Security
Aug 23, 2021
The market segment of products and services that are designed to manage and secure APIs as essential resources in a multitude of different environments is constantly evolving. On the occasion of the publication of the latest edition of his Leadership Compass "API Management and Security", Alexei Balaganski explains the fundamentals and current developments of these products and services.
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Analyst Chat #89: Next-Generation BI Platforms
Aug 16, 2021
Business Intelligence is the discipline of deriving business insights from raw enterprise data to inform decision making. Although this is a mature market, new trends are stirring up this market sector. Annie Bailey joins Matthias to explain what is changing and what 'Next-generation BI platforms' are.
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Analyst Chat #88: What (and why) is XDR?
Aug 09, 2021
XDR (eXtended Detection & Response) solutions are an emerging category of security tools that are designed to consolidate and replace multiple point solutions. John Tolbert and Alexei Balaganski join Matthias and share their views on this market, the existing offerings, and how it might evolve.
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Analyst Chat #87: Data Governance Platforms
Aug 02, 2021
Paul Fisher has researched the topic of Data Governance Platforms extensively, and he published a Market Compass on this topic at KuppingerCole Analysts just a few weeks ago. In the current episode of Analyst Chat, he explains this market segment to Matthias and provides insight into current developments.
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Analyst Chat #86: Zero Trust Means Zero Blind Spots
Jul 26, 2021
The path toward a Zero Trust architecture to improve cybersecurity for modern enterprises in a hybrid IT landscape often seems overly complex and burdensome. Alexei Balaganski is this week's chat partner for Matthias and he draws attention to an often overlooked benefit of such an infrastructure. One key idea of Zero Trust is to actually reduce complexity and unnecessary effort and instead focus on what really needs to be protected.
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Analyst Chat #85: Hybrid IT 4 - Hyperconverged, Edge and Cloud in a Box
Jul 19, 2021
This episode concludes the four-part series on hybrid IT. To wrap things up, Mike Small and Matthias focus on the latest developments in hybrid infrastructures, between containers, hyperconverged, edge and cloud in a box.
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Analyst Chat #84: Hybrid IT 3 - Managing and Governing
Jul 12, 2021
Part three of the four-part series on hybrid IT looks at approaches to appropriately manage and evolve hybrid architectures. Mike Small and Matthias put the focus not only on technical management, but also on appropriate governance in particular.
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Analyst Chat #83: Hybrid IT 2 - The Challenges
Jul 05, 2021
Mike Small and Matthias continue their four-part series on hybrid IT, looking at the increasing complexity: they look at multiple dimensions of the challenges that come with deploying and operating hybrid IT architectures.
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Analyst Chat #82: Hybrid IT 1 - The Basics
Jun 28, 2021
This is the kickoff of a four-part series of podcast episodes around hybrid IT. Mike Small and Matthias explore the fundamentals of modern architectures between the cloud and the traditional data center.
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Analyst Chat #81: Fraud Reduction Intelligence Platforms Revisited
Jun 21, 2021
In episode seven of this podcast, John Tolbert and Matthias first looked at Fraud Reduction Intelligence Platforms more than a year ago. Much has happened in this market segment since then, and on the occasion of the release of the updated Leadership Compass, they look at the latest innovations.
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Analyst Chat #80: AI Service Clouds
Jun 14, 2021
Anne Bailey has just completed extensive research into the new market segment of AI Service Clouds. In this episode, she explains this innovative concept, which aims to overcome the lack of qualified personnel and bring artificial intelligence and machine learning to more companies.
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Analyst Chat #79: DNS and Privacy
Jun 07, 2021
Your DNS server knows what websites you use, what the name of your mail server is, and which corporate services you use while working from your home office. And there are even broader challenges when it comes to protecting sensitive personal data in that context. Alexei Balaganski and Matthias continue their conversation about a fundamental Internet resource, the Domain Name System, this time walking the fine line between technology and trust.
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Analyst Chat #78: DNS and DNS Security
May 31, 2021
Some internet services are so deeply woven into the core infrastructure, that they are just taken for granted or even ignored in our daily digital life. One example is the Domain Name System. Alexei and Matthias discuss the basics of DNS, look at current cybersecurity threats targeted at it, and explain how they can be mitigated.
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Analyst Chat #77: Don't Manage Access in Active Directory Groups
May 25, 2021
Maintaining finer grained access by administering AD groups through dedicated and delegated application administrators is the reality in many organizations. Martin Kuppinger and Matthias discuss these types of indirect authorization management and why they are no good choice, even more when AD becomes legacy.
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Analyst Chat #76: Do we really need Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM)
May 17, 2021
CIEM is one of the latest entries to the set of 3- and 4-letter acronyms in IAM technology. Martin Kuppinger and Matthias take a look at the functionality behind it and its role within an Identity Fabric.
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Analyst Chat #75: Get Rid of IAM Siloes
May 10, 2021
Martin Kuppinger joins Matthias for a first hybrid audio plus video episode of the Analyst Chat. They talk about horizontal (capabilities like AM, IGA, and PAM) and vertical siloes (identities like things, robots, customers, partners, or employees). And they lay out a proper approach to strategically get rid of these siloes in the long run.
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Analyst Chat #74: The Influence of PAM on WfH, and its Influence on PAM
May 03, 2021
Building on the first three podcast episodes of this series with Annie and Shikha, Paul Fisher and Matthias turn their attention to the Privileged Access Management aspect in the context of WfH and its Cybersecurity Threat Landscape. They look at the role PAM plays in the particular WfH use cases for administrators, as well as for business users. And they look at the potential changes that this will bring for the further development of PAM in the future.
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Analyst Chat #73: Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities of Remote Work
Apr 26, 2021
Shikha Porwal and Matthias Reinwarth have a coffee conversation over the security risks of working remotely. They talk through the vulnerabilities of a home network, and touch base with the pandemic related end point security threats, employee behavior and finally, Zero trust.
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Analyst Chat #72: WfH Global Technology Trends 2021
Apr 19, 2021
Annie and Matthias continue their conversation on the COVID-related trends in 2021. They conversate about different technology and internet usage trends, and also mention some potential topics that will become more prominent in the future as a learning from these trends.
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Analyst Chat #71: Cybercriminal Behavior in the COVID Era
Apr 12, 2021
While the world tries to cope up with the on-going pandemic, cybercriminals have got their hands on a gold mine. Annie and Matthias sit down again to chat about the overall picture of cyberattacks, including COVID-related lures.
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Analyst Chat #70: AdTech and Future Alternatives to 3rd Party Cookies
Apr 06, 2021
Annie Bailey and Matthias continue their conversation around privacy, targeted marketing and the end of the era of the 3rd party cookie, that they started two weeks ago. They discuss the characteristics and the pros and cons of upcoming approaches, while this technology area is still continuing to evolve.
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Analyst Chat #69: IAM Awareness in Daily Life
Mar 29, 2021
Dr. Phillip Messerschmidt is an experienced practitioner with extensive background knowledge in all things IAM. He helps us to take a step back and look at IAM in daily life. Drawing on simple, understandable definitions, he provides practical recommendations for successful and efficient identity and access management.
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Analyst Chat #68: FloC and the Death of the 3rd Party Cookie
Mar 22, 2021
Tracking of users via 3rd party cookies has been a constant issue regarding compliance and user privacy. This is about to change, as 3rd party cookies are being more and more blocked in browsers like Firefox and Safari. And Google has announced the same step for Chrome in upcoming versions. What does this mean for the ad business, what are new approaches for addressing targeted marketing in a potentially more privacy preserving manner? Annie Bailey joins Matthias to discuss recent developments in this field.
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Analyst Chat #67: Ensuring Business Continuity for the Cloud
Mar 15, 2021
As organizations go through digital transformation, they increasingly turn to using cloud services. One aspect of the digital transformation plan that is often forgotten is ensuring business continuity. Mike Small joins Matthias to explain why business continuity is essential for cloud services, especially in light of current events.
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Analyst Chat #66: Enterprise Authentication - an Updated Look at That Market Segment
Mar 08, 2021
John Tolbert has just recently completed an updated Leadership Compass research document in the market segment of Enterprise Authentication. He joins Matthias for this episode to talk about recent developments and trends in that important area of the Identity Fabric for both IAM and CIAM.
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Analyst Chat #65: A First Look at Homomorphic Encryption
Mar 01, 2021
Alexei Balaganski covers a broad range of security-related topics: from database, application and API security to information protection, cryptography and AI-based security automation. He joins Matthias to give a first insight into a fascinating new approach towards access encrypted data "in use", while maintaining privacy and security of data and processing. He explains the concepts behind homomorphic encryption, the current status, the technology required and he talks about first pioneering use cases.
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Analyst Chat #64: Applying The Zero Trust Principle To The Software Supply Chain
Feb 22, 2021
Martin Kuppinger is one of the founders and the principal analyst of KuppingerCole and he is steering the overall development of the topics covered in KC's research, events and advisory. He joins Matthias to talk about the importance of extending Zero Trust to cover software security, for software in any form (embedded, COTS, as-a-service) and regardless of whether it’s home-grown or externally procured.
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Analyst Chat #63: The Need For New Drivers to Improve Cybersecurity
Feb 15, 2021
The press, security vendors, politicians and analysts alike currently often focus only on the recent SolarWinds security incident and its exceptional features and effects While this is in fact an extremely important topic to learn from and to clean up, the shadow of this hype causes that at the same time it is often neglected that even very basic cybersecurity aspects are poorly addressed in many organizations. Alexei and Matthias look beyond the hype and discuss the need for new initiatives to achieve an actual adoption of proper measures to improve basic cybersecurity hygiene in...
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Analyst Chat #62: The SOCaaS Market Segment - A First Look
Feb 08, 2021
The Security Operations Center-as-a-Service (SOCaaS) market has emerged and continues to develop in response to demand for security monitoring, analysis, detection, response, and improvement recommendations either instead of or as a supplement to permanent on-premises SOCs. KuppingerCole Analyst Warwick Ashford joins Matthias for this week's episode and shares some insights into this evolving market segment he gained during his recent research.
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Analyst Chat #61: Post-SolarWinds Software Security Strategies
Feb 01, 2021
More than a month into the post-SolarWinds-incident era Alexei joins Matthias to discuss further lessons learned and strategic approaches towards improving security in organizations depending on diverse cyber supply chains and their imminent threats. But they go beyond and look at the necessary changes between management awareness and software development security.
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Analyst Chat #60: The 2021 Trends in DevOps and Security
Jan 25, 2021
Although not really brand new, there are still a lot of interesting developments around DevOps when it comes to cybersecurity and more. Paul Fisher shares some trends and insights with Matthias and tells us what to expect in this rapidly evolving segment.
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Analyst Chat #59: Understanding the SolarWinds Incident and Recommended First Steps
Jan 18, 2021
The SolarWinds incident made the news in December 2020 and continues to impact many organizations. John Tolbert joins Matthias to give a short introduction of what decision makers need to know at this stage and which measures to look at first.
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Analyst Chat #58: Innovation in CIAM
Dec 14, 2020
John Tolbert joins Matthias and shares insights about the results from the just recently published Leadership Compass CIAM. They talk about the overall maturing of the market and the areas of innovation in products, standards and integration scenarios.
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Analyst Chat #57: Verified Digital Identities
Dec 07, 2020
Annie joins Matthias to talk about the topic of Verified Digital Identity. They explore what these are, why they are becoming increasingly important and where they add new aspects to the concept of digital identity. A special focus is put on existing and emerging use cases, where verified digital identities can be beneficial to all types of real life entities in their day by day interaction.
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Analyst Chat #56: The Project Road Towards Zero Trust - What to Do and Where to Start
Nov 30, 2020
This podcast has already looked at the Zero Trust concept as a challenging architectural paradigm for security and an important component of modern and future-oriented security architectures from various angles. This time Christopher and Matthias focus on a phased project approach towards implementing Zero Trust in a well-paced, phased, "one-bite-at-a-time" manner.
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Analyst Chat #55: What Keeps Organizations From Adopting Zero Trust
Nov 23, 2020
The Zero Trust concept comes with the promise to adequately secure our modern, hybrid IT world at any time and any place. Manufacturers, consultants and even analysts agree as rarely as they do that this changed architectural paradigm is an important component of modern and future-oriented security architectures. Alexei and Matthias address the question why in practice only a few powerful zero trust architectures deliver on this promise. They try to answer the question what organizations need to consider in order to get off to a good start.
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Analyst Chat #54: Privileged Access in an Agile World - PAM for DevOps
Nov 16, 2020
The PAM market continues to evolve and many organizations are adopting the DevOps paradigm where critical access and sensitive accounts are required in fast moving and agile environments. Paul Fisher meets Matthias for this episode and shares his research on PAM for DevOps. They talk about the challenges of this area of application, but also about the differences and similarities with "classic" PAM. And about the opportunities on a path towards a hybrid approach to PAM in today's organizations, in the midst of the Digital Transformation.
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Analyst Chat #53: Emerging Technologies in Healthcare - Solutions and Use Cases
Nov 09, 2020
In this second of two episodes, Annie Bailey and Matthias Reinwarth look at use cases of emerging technologies in healthcare. The use of AI, and machine learning to facilitate self-diagnosis chatbots is just one of many fascinating areas of application that are discussed and analyzed.
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Analyst Chat #52: SOAR - A North American Product Only?
Nov 02, 2020
John Tolbert has just taken a close look at the market for SOAR tools (Security Orchestration, Automation and Response) to prepare a Leadership Compass. This has just been published and this gives John and Matthias the opportunity to take a closer look at this market segment of security infrastructures.
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Analyst Chat #51: Emerging Technologies in Healthcare - The Underlying Trends
Oct 26, 2020
In this first of two episodes, Annie Bailey and Matthias Reinwarth lay the foundations for the topic "Emerging Technologies in Healthcare". Beyond hype and half-knowledge, they look at the use of AI, machine learning, block chain, and modern digital identities for the comprehensive improvement of processes and systems in healthcare.
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Analyst Chat #50: The European Cybersecurity Month - Ensuring Security Beyond Awareness
Oct 19, 2020
This analyst chat episode is the 50th and therefore a bit different. This time Matthias talks to two experienced analysts, Martin Kuppinger and Alexei Balaganski, about the ECSM, the European Cyber Security Month, which is to provide information and awareness on cyber security in October 2020. The particular aim they pursue is to go beyond awareness to arrive at specific measures that can benefit individuals and organizations alike.
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Analyst Chat #49: There is More to IAM Processes than JML
Oct 12, 2020
When asked to describe IAM processes, managers tend to think first of traditional lifecycle management processes such as Joiner, Mover and Leaver (JML). While these are clearly essential for identity governance in interplay with authoritative sources, a comprehensive process framework for IAM and beyond encompasses many other areas. Martin Kuppinger and Matthias Reinwarth explore some of these additional areas between convenience and compliance.
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Analyst Chat #48: Policy-based and Dynamic Authorization Management
Oct 05, 2020
Dynamic, risk-based, attribute- and context-related authorizations are becoming increasingly important for many enterprises. Graham Williamson and Matthias Reinwarth take a look at the market sector for dynamic authorization management and policy-based permissions in light of the recent publication of a Market Compass on this topic.
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Analyst Chat #47: Access policies as the Common Language for Defining Access
Sep 28, 2020
Access management and access governance in many companies are still largely based on traditional authorization concepts. Thus defining and thinking access management is often rooted in a rather one-dimensional paradigm. Martin and Matthias talk about access policies as a common language for defining and maintaining rules for access, independent of the actual implementation of access control.
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Analyst Chat #46: Business Resilience Management Part II
Sep 21, 2020
Warwick Ashford and Matthias Reinwarth talk about business resilience again, focusing on cyber supply chain risk management.
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Analyst Chat #45: Meet the Citizen Developer
Sep 14, 2020
Alexei Balaganski and Matthias Reinwarth look at the citizen development movement and discuss the potential risks of letting business users create their applications without proper governance and security.
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Analyst Chat #44: Business Resilience Management
Sep 07, 2020
Warwick Ashford and Matthias Reinwarth discuss the prerequisites and challenges of making a business able to adapt quickly to risks and disruptions.
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Analyst Chat #43: Privacy and Consent Management
Aug 31, 2020
Anne Bailey and Matthias Reinwarth discuss the findings of the recently published Leadership Compass on Privacy and Consent Management.
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Analyst Chat #42: Ephemeral Credentials
Aug 24, 2020
Alexei Balaganski and Matthias Reinwarth discuss the concept of ephemeral credentials and its benefits for privilege management, DevOps and beyond.
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Analyst Chat #41: NIST’s Zero Trust Architecture
Aug 21, 2020
John Tolbert and Matthias Reinwarth look at SP 800-207, the NIST special publication on Zero Trust architecture and discuss how it aligns with KuppingerCole's own vision of this topic (spoiler: it does align very well!)
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Analyst Chat #40: Is Quantum Computing an Imminent Security Threat?
Aug 17, 2020
Alexei Balaganski and Matthias Reinwarth try to make sense of the current state of quantum computing and talk about the risks it poses for information security.
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Analyst Chat #39: The Pros and Cons of Agentless Security
Aug 14, 2020
John Tolbert and Matthias Reinwarth discuss benefits and limitations of agentless security solutions.
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Analyst Chat #38: An Enterprise Risk Management Primer
Aug 10, 2020
Christopher Schütze and Matthias Reinwarth discuss Enterprise Risk Management. What is it all about? What large and small companies should be focusing on? What role do IT and cybersecurity play here?
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Analyst Chat #37: COVID Response and Decentralized Identity Solutions/Verifiable Credentials
Aug 07, 2020
Anne Bailey and Matthias Reinwarth discuss how decentralized identities and verifiable credentials help respond to the pandemic by powering contact tracing applications, immunity passports and other important use cases.
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Analyst Chat #36: Questions to Ask Your Cloud Provider About Security
Aug 03, 2020
Alexei Balaganski and Matthias Reinwarth discuss the security challenges for enterprises moving to the cloud and explain why security in the cloud is still your responsibility.
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Analyst Chat #35: An Overview of Enterprise Information Protection
Jul 31, 2020
Anne Bailey and Matthias Reinwarth talk about the technologies that enable employees working remotely or from home access sensible corporate information from personal devices without compromises between productivity and security.
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Analyst Chat #34: ITSM and IGA - How to Integrate Two Key Infrastructures Right
Jul 27, 2020
Matthias Reinwarth and Martin Kuppinger discuss the challenges of integrating IT service management with identity governance within an enterprise.
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Analyst Chat #33: Vendor Consolidation in Cybersecurity
Jul 24, 2020
Matthias Reinwarth and Jonh Tolbert discuss the ongoing consolidation of the cybersecurity market and talk about its reasons and potential consequences.
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Analyst Chat #32: Data Management and Data Lineage - The Foundation for Big Data Governance and Security
Jul 20, 2020
Matthias Reinwarth and Martin Kuppinger talk about governance and security of data across a variety of sources and formats and the need for maintaining data lineage across its complete life cycle.
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Analyst Chat #31: A Cybersecurity Reference Architecture for Your Security Fabric
Jul 17, 2020
Christopher Schuetze and Matthias Reinwarth discuss a security architecture blueprint that implements the concept of Security Fabric.
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Analyst Chat #30: Consent Management Done Right
Jul 13, 2020
Graham Williamson and Matthias Reinwarth talk about consent: what does it mean for identity professionals, service providers or lawyers and how to reconcile all those different views in modern IAM environments.
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Analyst Chat #29: Getting Rid of the Password
Jul 10, 2020
Warwick Ashford and Matthias Reinwarth discuss the standards, technologies and organizational changes needed to finally get rid of the password-based authentication once and for all.
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Analyst Chat #28: A Holistic View of Cybersecurity - Introducing the Security Fabric
Jul 06, 2020
Christopher Schuetze and Matthias Reinwarth introduce Security Fabric - a new architectural approach towards cybersecurity with the goal to achieve consistent and fully managed security across the whole corporate IT.
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Analyst Chat #27: NDR - Network (Threat) Detection and Response
Jul 03, 2020
John Tolbert and Matthias Reinwarth talk about network detection and response solutions: what are the threats they are looking for and how they complement endpoint protection tools to ensure consistent protection against advanced attacks.
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Analyst Chat #26: Functionalities at the Core of a Privileged Account Management System
Jun 29, 2020
Paul Fisher and Matthias Reinwarth continue talking about privileged access management, discussing the core capabilities of modern PAM solutions.
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Analyst Chat #25: The Cargo Cult of Cybersecurity
Jun 26, 2020
Matthias Reinwarth and Alexei Balaganski talk about the reasons many companies are still failing to protect themselves from cyberattacks and data breaches even after spending so much on security tools.
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Analyst Chat #24: Applying AI Governance
Jun 22, 2020
In a follow-up to an earlier episode , Matthias Reinwarth and Anne Bailey discuss practical approaches and recommendations for applying AI governance in your organization.
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Analyst Chat #23: When is a Security Product not a Security Product?
Jun 19, 2020
Matthias Reinwarth and John Tolbert talk about profound implications of security products not having their administrative interfaces sufficiently secured with technologies like multi-factor authentication.
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Analyst Chat #22: What's AI Governance and Why Do We Need It
Jun 15, 2020
Matthias Reinwarth and Anne Bailey talk about Artificial Intelligence and various issues and challenges of its governance and regulation.
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Analyst Chat #21: IAM Requires a Solid Process Framework
Jun 12, 2020
Matthias Reinwarth and Christopher Schütze talk about the importance of processes to make your IAM projects successful.
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Analyst Chat #20: PAM - What are Privileged Accounts
Jun 08, 2020
Matthias Reinwarth and Paul Fisher launch a new series of talks about privileged access management.
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Analyst Chat #19: Identity Vetting - Dealing With the Wave of Fraud During the Pandemic
Jun 05, 2020
Matthias Reinwarth and John Tolbert discuss the latest "innovations" fraudsters are using during the pandemic crisis and the methods to mitigate them.
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Analyst Chat #18: Zero Trust from the Cloud
Jun 02, 2020
Matthias Reinwarth and Alexei Balaganski look at the potential alternatives to VPNs and security gateways.
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Analyst Chat #17: How to Avoid Becoming a Phishing Victim During the Pandemic
May 29, 2020
Matthias Reinwarth and Martin Kuppinger explain how to protect your users from phishing attacks when they're all working from home...
Learn more about how to continue successful business with Senior Analyst Warwick Ashford's Analyst Advice on Business Resilience Management .
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Analyst Chat #16: Enterprise Databases in the Cloud
May 25, 2020
Matthias Reinwarth and Alexei Balaganski talk about making the right choice of a database engine to power your next cloud project.
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Analyst Chat #15: Zero Trust as a Concept for … Trust and Security
May 22, 2020
Matthias Reinwarth and Martin Kuppinger dispel a few myths about Zero Trust.
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Analyst Chat #14: The Alphabet Soup of Security Analytics
May 18, 2020
Matthias Reinwarth and Alexei Balaganski discuss the plethora of acronyms for security analytics solutions: from SOC and SIEM to UEBA and SOAR.
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Analyst Chat #13: Cybersecurity Portfolio Optimization
May 15, 2020
Matthias Reinwarth and Christopher Schütze talk about how to efficiently identify and rate your investments into Cybersecurity.
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Analyst Chat #12: Incident Response Management
May 11, 2020
Christopher Schütze and Matthias Reinwarth explain the importance of having an incident response plan.
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Analyst Chat #11: How to Ensure Your Video Conference’s Security
May 08, 2020
Matthias Reinwarth and Martin Kuppinger discuss the measures necessary for securing your favorite online communication platform.
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Analyst Chat #10: Making IAM Projects Succeed - The Importance of Project Management
May 04, 2020
Matthias Reinwarth and Graham Williamson are talking about managing IAM projects properly.
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Analyst Chat #9: The Dark Side of the API Economy
Apr 30, 2020
Matthias Reinwarth and Alexei Balaganski discuss the challenges of explosive API growth without proper security controls in place.
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Analyst Chat #8: Making IAM Projects Succeed - Why You Need a Solution Architecture
Apr 27, 2020
Matthias Reinwarth and Graham Williamson are talking about designing an IAM project architecture.
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Analyst Chat #7: Fraud Reduction Intelligence Platforms
Apr 24, 2020
Matthias Reinwarth and John Tolbert explain the meaning behind the term and talk about various factors that help identify fraudulent transactions in different industries.
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Analyst Chat #6: Five Key Topics for Cybersecurity
Apr 20, 2020
Matthias Reinwarth and Martin Kuppinger identify the key topics for cybersecurity in the times of crisis. Get a complete overview on Business Resilience Management for free and read the Analyst Advice from Senior Analyst Warwick Ashford!
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Analyst Chat #5: Beyond prevention - The Bigger Picture of Cyber Security
Apr 17, 2020
Matthias Reinwarth and Christopher Schütze are taking a look at five different phases of cyber security.
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Analyst Chat #4: Setting Your Cybersecurity Priorities Right
Apr 14, 2020
Matthias Reinwarth and Martin Kuppinger explain what you could be doing wrong with regards to cybersecurity priorities.
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Analyst Chat #3: Protecting Your Organization Against Ransomware
Apr 10, 2020
Matthias Reinwarth and Alexei Balaganski discuss the history of ransomware and the measures needed to protect yourself against it.
Read also: Business Resilience Management (Crisis Roadmap for Beginners)
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Analyst Chat #2: Cybersecurity in the Enterprises in the Age of WFH
Apr 06, 2020
Matthias Reinwarth and Martin Kuppinger are discussing the security challenges enterprises are now facing with the majority of employees working from home.
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Analyst Chat #1: How to Protect Data in a Hostile World
Apr 01, 2020
In the first official episode of the KuppingerCole Analyst Chat podcast, Matthias Reinwarth and John Tolbert are talking about the challenges of data protection in modern times.
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Analyst Chat: Identity & Access Management Challenges - Work From Home Edition
Mar 25, 2020
Welcome to the pilot issue of the KuppingerCole Analyst Chat - our soon-to-be-regular podcast. Stay tuned for more episodes!
