The Brick House: Security Without Walls — Identity’s Expanding Role in Cyber Defense

Identity isn’t just access anymore — it’s a core protection control for modern environments.

The traditional security perimeter is gone. Cloud adoption, SaaS expansion, hybrid work and automation have shifted risk away from the network and into identity — especially non-human identities.

In this Brick House virtual roundtable, identity leaders from GuidePoint Security will unpack how identity is evolving beyond standalone IAM programs into a core protection control for modern cyber defense. We’ll focus on what security and identity teams are seeing in the field today and what it realistically takes to regain control.

The discussion covers:

• Why identity has shifted from an “enabling service” to a front-line protection control
• Privilege sprawl and excessive access: what’s driving it and where teams start
• Non-human identities: discovery, ownership, and governance as volume explodes
• Why “monitoring only during incidents” isn’t enough — and monitoring-first

• Practical steps to improve visibility, accountability, and remediation across distributed environments

Join CISO Gary Brickhouse and an expert panel for a candid, insight-driven discussion:

• Brian Cap, Practice Director, IGA
• Derek Melber, Practice Lead, Microsoft Identity
• Kevin Converse, Vice President, IAM
• Randall Gamby, Principal Security Advisor, IAM

This session is designed for security and identity leaders who recognize that the perimeter no longer defines defense — identity does.

About The Brick House Webinar:

The Brick House is a monthly panel discussion with Gary Brickhouse, CISO and expert guests examining the hottest topics in cybersecurity. There are no talking heads here, just honest conversations examining the problems we all face in cybersecurity. Gain insights from security practitioners who have current, real-world experience solving the most complex cybersecurity challenges.

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