In this episode of All Aboard, ConductorOne CEO Alex Bovee talks with Brad Thies, Founder of BARR Advisory, about how agentic AI is reshaping audits and compliance. They explore how AI can “raise the floor” by automating evidence gathering, the risks it magnifies around data and explainability, and the frameworks like ISO 42001 and HITRUST that are emerging to guide governance.

Ever wondered how we got here? Before SaaS and the cloud reshaped the enterprise, identity lived on-prem. In this episode of All Aboard, ConductorOne CEO Alex Bovee is joined by Karl McGuinness, former Chief Product Architect at Okta, to explore the early architecture and security assumptions that defined the on-prem era. They dig into the rise of Active Directory, group sprawl, NT domains, and the brittle trust models that left networks vulnerable. Their conversation traces how e...

When Abraham Ingersoll inherited the security org at THG Ingenuity, he brought a technologist’s eye and an agitator’s instinct to the role. In this episode, Alex Bovee talks with Abraham about AI adoption across Europe and the US, the unexpected cultural differences that shape enterprise security, and the reality of trying to enforce identity governance in a world of agentic AI. They dig into what AI tooling actually looks like inside a global enterprise and why AI adoption is often more beha...

In this episode of All Aboard, ConductorOne Co-founder Alex Bovee sits down with AppOmni CTO Brian Soby and investor Pramod Gosavi of Blumberg Capital to unpack a provocative question: is SaaS dead? The trio dives deep into the rapid rise of agentic AI and its disruptive force on traditional software models. They explore whether agents will replace entire applications, how velocity in AI-driven development is commoditizing SaaS, and why domain expertise and data gravity are the new competitiv...

In this episode of All Aboard, ConductorOne Co-founder Alex Bovee talks with Field CISO Kevin Paige about the evolving world of agentic AI. With decades of experience across government and high-growth tech, Kevin shares a practitioner’s take on the new risks—from identity sprawl to deepfakes and data poisoning. They dig into why speed without control is dangerous, how trust and security must evolve together, and why human oversight is still essential. If you’re exploring the future of AI and ...

GYTPOL co-founder, CISO, and CEO Tal Kollender loves a challenge. In this episode of All Aboard, she shares how hearing “no” from established cybersecurity companies spurred her to create an endpoint security tool that takes a fresh approach to reducing device misconfiguration risks. Tal’s story demonstrates how bringing new perspectives to common security problems can yield powerful results. A professional hacker in her teens, Tal’s ability to see vulnerabilities from an attacker’s point of ...

For this episode—the last in our series of conversations recorded live at this year’s Black Hat conference in Las Vegas—Alex catches up with David Lee, the Identity Jedi. David is an identity security veteran and one of the sharpest thinkers in the space, so we couldn't round out the year without sharing his take on Black Hat and how he sees the security industry evolving. This episode gives practitioners and vendors alike plenty to think about as we approach 2025. What’s inside: ...

For this episode we’ve got another great conversation recorded live during the 2024 Black Hat conference in Las Vegas! Alex welcomes Francis Odum, founder of the Software Analyst—a cybersecurity research platform. Francis is a well-regarded analyst with a large audience of investors, builders, and practitioners who look to him for guidance on what security solutions and technologies they should be paying attention to. Francis and Alex talk about the state of the industry and dig into tw...

In this episode, Alex welcomes Darwin Salazar, author of the popular industry newsletter the Cybersecurity Pulse, co-host of the Enterprise Security Weekly podcast, and Founding Product Manager at Monad. Darwin and Alex got together for a live chat during some downtime at this year’s Black Hat Conference in Las Vegas. As an engineer turned product builder, Darwin has a multifaceted perspective on the cybersecurity industry. He understands security practitioners’ needs and keeps his ear to the...

In this episode of All Aboard, Alex Bovee is joined by Ross Haleliuk, Head of Product at LimaCharlie and writer of one of the best newsletters covering the cybersecurity space, Venture in Security. Together, Alex and Ross analyze what success looks like in the security industry, weighing in on the platform vs. point solution debate and discussing the importance of hiring strategically at startups. Finally, Ross shares his predictions for the near future of the security space. This episode has...

In this episode of All Aboard, Alex Bovee is joined by Nancy Wang and Ashish Popli, security veterans and co-hosts of the De-FUD Podcast. Nancy is a venture partner at Felicis who's built data security products at some of the biggest names in SaaS, and Ashish led information security projects at Microsoft before moving on to create top-notch security teams as CISO at companies like UiPath and Spotnana. Together, Alex, Nancy, and Ashish tackle one of the industry’s hottest topics right now: AI...

In this episode of All Aboard, Alex Bovee is joined by CEO and Founder of Weave Identity, Ian Glazer. A true identity veteran, Ian most recently spent nine years heading up identity products and services at Salesforce. He started Weave Identity to offer advisory services to companies looking to create, mature, and scale digital identity products. Together, Ian and Alex tackle two of the most discussed concepts in identity security: least privilege access (LPA) and zero standing privilege (ZSP...

In the latest episode of All Aboard, Alex Bovee is joined by Observa CEO, Rob Picard. Rob got his start in security as a pen tester and went on to be an early security hire at both Robinhood and Vanta, where he helped establish security programs designed to scale. He’s now leading Observa, a security consulting firm focused on helping startups develop a strong security structure. Alex and Rob dive into Rob’s four-pillar framework for securing early-stage companies, which includes GRC, securi...

Inspired by the popular YouTube series Hot Ones, this week Alex Bovee invited David Lee, the Identity Jedi, to share hot wings and spicy takes on the past, present, and future of identity security for a special edition of the podcast. Alex and David share opinions about everything IGA, including how the space has evolved from the early days to where it is now, becoming a P0 security initiative for companies and moving away from legacy solutions toward more modern, SaaS-based tools—all w...

This week Alex Bovee and JumpCloud CTO Greg Keller dive into the past, present, and future of identity management. A seasoned identity veteran, Greg, alongside JumpCloud CEO Rajat Bhargava, founded and scaled the popular open directory platform into the top industry player it is today. Greg’s been a first-hand witness to the changing identity management landscape and provides insights into how the needs of cloud-forward companies have driven this change. Alex and Greg talk about what i...

In this episode, Alex Bovee and 1Password CEO Jeff Shiner get into the details of how 1Password became an “18-year overnight success,” growing from a niche consumer product into the leading online password and authentication security provider. Jeff’s had a front-row seat to how the blurring lines between our personal and business lives online have changed the way companies think about online security. Jeff and Alex talk about 1Password’s evolution, what it means to build products that a...

This week we’re digging into compliance with security veteran Chris Niggel, regional CSO at Okta. Chris was Okta’s fourth security hire and has witnessed the evolution of common compliance frameworks and requirements in his time leading GRC and other security initiatives at the company. In this episode, Chris and host Alex Bovee tackle the broad topic of compliance from multiple angles, going over the basics of compliance frameworks and why they matter and then breaking down how to use ...

AI and LLMs are disrupting the technology space at a pace that’s difficult to comprehend. Identity is no different. And so in this episode of the All Aboard podcast, we’re exploring the intersection of AI and identity with the Identity Jedi, David Lee. David is about as much of an identity expert as you can be. He’s worked in identity at Sailpoint and AWS, and is now the co-founder and CEO of Raincoat. David has really seen it all and has devoted his career to the domain. We’re thrilled...

In this episode of the All Aboard Podcast, our host Alex Bovee is thrilled to be joined by Den Jones. Den is the Chief Security Officer at Banyan Security, a Secure Service Edge (SSE) Solution that provides a new way to secure access to websites, SaaS applications, private applications, and infrastructure while protecting organizations from internet threats. Den has seen it all, working for some of the biggest names in tech. From managing IT Security at Adobe, to leading Enterprise Security ...

In this episode of the All Aboard Podcast, our host Alex Bovee is thrilled to be joined by Eoin Hinchy. Eoin is the founder and CEO of Tines, a security automation tool secure workflow builder for your whole team which breaks down barriers across systems while decreasing duplicate efforts, unnecessary alerts, and information silos. The average security team today is receiving about 10,000 alerts daily across an average of 77 SaaS tools. SaaS products are only effective when implemented ...