Identity automation in the age of agentic AI with Matthew Chiodi

LimaCharlie

Oct 9, 2025

Defender Fridays - Identity Automation in the Age of Agentic AI with Matthew Chiodi

Join us for this session of Defender Fridays as we explore identity automation in the age of agentic AI with Matthew Chiodi, Chief Strategy Officer at Cerby.

At Defender Fridays, we delve into the dynamic world of information security, exploring its defensive side with seasoned professionals from across the industry. Our aim is simple yet ambitious: to foster a collaborative space where ideas flow freely, experiences are shared, and knowledge expands.

What We'll Discuss

In this episode, Matthew shares insights on the critical challenges of managing disconnected applications and how agentic AI is transforming identity security workflows. With over 20 years at the intersection of cybersecurity, strategy, and company building, Matthew brings deep expertise on automating the manual processes that plague identity and access management across enterprise organizations.

Key Topics:

The challenge of disconnected applications: why up to 40% of identity stacks can't leverage standard SSO and SCIM protocols
Why only 4% of organizations have fully automated their core identity workflows for joiner-mover-leaver processes
How agentic AI enables automation of provisioning, deprovisioning, and password rotation at scale across non-federated applications
The human-in-the-loop model: building trust in autonomous identity solutions while maintaining security oversight
Enterprise social media security: managing hundreds of shared accounts and protecting brand presence
The SSO Tax problem and why SCIM adoption remains below 11% after a decade in the market
Browser-based automation and credential injection for apps that don't support modern authentication standards
Automatically enforcing two-factor authentication across disconnected applications

About Our Guest

Matthew Chiodi is Chief Strategy Officer at Cerby, where he has been part of the journey from pre-launch through significant enterprise adoption. With 20+ years in cybersecurity, Matthew helped scale Prisma Cloud from $4M to $500M+ ARR as part of the early RedLock team after Palo Alto Networks' $235M acquisition. He co-authored The Hidden Cybersecurity Threat Organizations Report (Ponemon Institute, 2023) and led Cerby's 2025 Identity Automation Gap Report. Matthew also advises security startups, hosts the Cloud Security Today podcast, and serves on the faculty at IANS Research.

Connect with Matthew:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewchiodi/

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