Securing the Identity Lifecycle

In this episode of the Brilliance Security Magazine Podcast, host Steven Bowcut speaks with Abhay Kulkarni, Co-founder and CEO of WideField Security, about the rapidly changing identity security landscape.Abhay explains why identity has become the linchpin of modern cybersecurity, especially as enterprises rely more heavily on SaaS, cloud platforms, API connections, non-human identities, and AI agents. The conversation explores why traditional IAM, SSO, MFA, and access reviews are no longer enough, and why security teams must understand what identities are actually doing after authentication.Steven and Abhay also discuss post-authentication visibility, session tracking, behavioral context, identity lifecycle security, and the challenge of securing increasingly autonomous AI agents without slowing down innovation.