AI is Coming to Identity Governance! Meet the Entra Access Review Agent

In this episode, I sit down with Alexander Filipin, a Product Manager at Microsoft, to unpack the essentials of identity governance and why access reviews are a game-changer for security and compliance.We explore the pitfalls like rubber stamping that plague traditional methods and tease how the new AI-driven Access Review Agent is stepping in with smart recommendations and context to make decisions easier and more accurate. Plus, we peek into exciting future possibilities where agents could automate access management entirely—tune in to see how this could reshape your org’s approach!Subscribe with your favorite podcast player or watch on YouTube 👇About Alexander FilipinAlexander Filipin is a Product Manager at Microsoft in the Microsoft Entra ID Governance team. With a background in consulting and identity security, he previously contributed to popular community projects like Conditional Access as Code and now leads features in Microsoft Entra, including the newly released Access Review Agent.LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexfilipin/🔗 Related Links* Microsoft Entra Access Review Agent Documentation - https://aka.ms/aragent* Conditional Access Optimization Agent - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/conditional-access/agent-optimization📗 Chapters00:00 Intro00:48 From Community Code to Microsoft Product Management04:42 The 4 Drivers of Governance: Security, Compliance, & Cost Savings06:45 Why Access Reviews are Critical for Guest and Licensing Cleanup13:46 Licensing: Entra ID P2 vs. Entra Governance Capabilities20:01 The Biggest Problem with Traditional Access Reviews Today20:41 Introducing the Entra Access Review Agent23:18 The Role of AI in Generating Reviewer Context34:04 The Audit Trail and Compliance for AI Decisions44:26 Future Vision: The Next Evolution of Identity GovernancePodcast Apps🎙️ Entra.Chat - https://entra.chat🎧 Apple Podcast → https://entra.chat/apple📺 YouTube → https://entra.chat/youtube📺 Spotify → https://entra.chat/spotify🎧 Overcast → https://entra.chat/overcast🎧 Pocketcast → https://entra.chat/pocketcast🎧 Others → https://entra.chat/rssMerill’s socials📺 YouTube → youtube.com/@merillx👔 LinkedIn → linkedin.com/in/merill🐤 Twitter → twitter.com/merill🕺 TikTok → tiktok.com/@merillf🦋 Bluesky → bsky.app/profile/merill.net🐘 Mastodon → infosec.exchange/@merill🧵 Threads → threads.net/@merillf🤖 GitHub → github.com/merill Get full access to Entra.News - Your weekly dose of Microsoft Entra at entra.news/subscribe

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