Going Passwordless: Preparing Your Clients for a Credentials-Free Future – Christine Owen – CFH #24
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1. Going Passwordless: Preparing Your Clients for a Credentials-Free Future – Christine Owen – CFH #24
It's been a big year for the passwordless movement, with tech giants Apple, Google and Microsoft supporting the FIDO Alliance's efforts to replace conventional credentials with passkey technology. Still, passwords have long been engrained into people's daily routines, so users may need some convincing to change their behaviors. And likewise, managed security services providers may need to persuade their own corporate clients that passwordless is the future. This segment will examine some of the key breakthroughs and remaining challenges surrounding passwordless technologies from an MSSP perspective.
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Christine C. Owen is a recovering attorney who found solace as the Zero Trust Lead at Guidehouse. She is interested in securing people, things, applications, devices, and the cloud taking an identity-centric approach. Christine oversees and manages client engagements to provide enterprise IAM and Zero Trust solutions.
Christine learned IAM principles while consulting for an IAM program that encompassed the entire Federal government. She then moved into a sandbox, teaching First Responders how to secure their systems; her work resulted in the ICAM Educational Series, published on the DHS S&T website. In her downtime, Christine enjoys bourbon, her grumpy Westie, and chatting about IAM with anyone who will listen.
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2. Defining Your Geographic Market: Stay Regional or Go Global? – CFH #24
You’re a big fish in a pretty big pond. But there are vast oceans to explore. Do you test the waters or not? For MSSPs who have prospered regionally, there’s a lot to be considered before expanding into new geographical territories, especially international markets. Such as: business culture differences, market preferences, regulatory factors, language barriers, and differences in cyber threat risk factors. This segment will examine these factors as well as the client’s point of view. After all, you need to figure out how to sell to them as a newcomer in a particular market.
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