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  • Identity Governance vs. SaaS Management Solutions

    Identity Governance vs. SaaS Management Solutions

    ·Kevin Paige
    Many teams confuse SaaS management tools with identity governance platforms, but they solve entirely different problems. Learn why SMPs can’t secure your business and what it really takes to manage access risk.
  • Managing Identity for SQL-Powered Apps: No APIs Necessary

    Managing Identity for SQL-Powered Apps: No APIs Necessary

    ·Justin Gallardo
    Discover how Baton-SQL helps organizations integrate legacy and homegrown applications into their identity governance programs, no APIs or custom code required. Learn how our open-source connector enables fast, scalable access to identity and access data directly from any SQL database.
  • Managing Non-Human Identity Risk in 2025

    Managing Non-Human Identity Risk in 2025

    ·Claire McKenna
    In 2025, non-human identities from service accounts to AI agents have become the fastest-growing and most urgent identity risk, forcing security teams to rethink access governance at scale. Learn more from our 2025 FIS report.
  • How ConductorOne Built Guardrails Into Our AI Agents

    How ConductorOne Built Guardrails Into Our AI Agents

    ·Justin Gallardo
    How ConductorOne built a secure, extensible multi-agent system for identity governance — including the trust models, sandboxing, and audit guardrails that let AI agents take real action without compromising security or control.
  • The Cure for IGAD: Identity Governance Anxiety Disorder

    The Cure for IGAD: Identity Governance Anxiety Disorder

    ·Claire McKenna
    At C1, we talk to security and IT teams every day. And we’ve noticed a troubling trend. We’re not doctors, but the symptoms are hard to ignore. After years of watching identity pros suffer in silence, we’re finally giving the condition a name: Identity Governance Anxiety Disorder.
  • Key Takeaways From the 2025 Future of Identity Security Report

    Key Takeaways From the 2025 Future of Identity Security Report

    ·Claire McKenna
    The 2025 Future of Identity Security Report reveals how security leaders are accelerating into an AI-driven era: embracing risk, scaling up identity budgets, and rethinking access for both humans and machines. Read on for key trends shaping the next wave of identity security.
  • The State of Agentic AI in Identity Security

    The State of Agentic AI in Identity Security

    ·Claire McKenna
    Security leaders aren’t just experimenting with AI—they’re rapidly integrating agentic AI into high-stakes workflows like identity provisioning and network defense. C1’s 2025 Identity Security Outlook Report reveals that urgency is driving adoption, but with thoughtful strategies and real concern for risk.
  • AI in Identity and Access Management: Are You Ready?

    AI in Identity and Access Management: Are You Ready?

    ·Claire McKenna
    While AI transforms identity and access management, it creates urgent security risks. Understand the IAM challenges posed by AI agents & the path forward.
  • The AI Identity Problem

    The AI Identity Problem

    ·Paul Querna
    AI agents are changing the identity landscape, but legacy IAM systems weren’t built for them. These fast-moving, ephemeral identities require dynamic access, machine-speed decisions, and a new model of governance. In this post, we break down the AI identity problem—and what it takes to solve it.