Ep. 138: What is Identity Access Management? (w/ Hanno Ekdahl, Founder and CEO of Idenhaus Consulting, LLC)

Hanno Ekdahl is today’s guest on the Cyber Security Matters podcast, hosted by Dominic Vogel. Hanno is the founder of Idenhaus, which has clients in financial services, CPG, healthcare, retail, manufacturing, and local and federal governments. Hanno and the Idenhaus team excel at helping organizations design and implement effective Identity Management and Cybersecurity programs by focusing on the importance of leadership and the linkage between business strategy and the organization’s security goals. Before Idenhaus, Hanno was the co-founder of a management consulting firm where he received the US Army Commander’s Award for Public Service in recognition of his efforts that revolutionized and transformed the Army’s security clearance process. As a result of this project, the Army was able to reduce the time required to obtain a security clearance by 80% via a centralized, standardized, and automated process for these clearance requests. In this episode, we will cover:-The definition of Identity Access Management-The value in using an IAM framework within your organization -How multi-level authentication is becoming part of every industry standard -Why your organization’s team members are your biggest cyber threat Want to connect with Hanno? Here are a couple of ways that you can do exactly that:-LinkedIn: @HannoEkdahl-Website: www.idenhaus.com