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David Lee

David Lee simplifies IAM, leads Identity Jedi University, and redefines identity, AI, and leadership.

Newsletter

Happy New Year!

Jan 8, 2026

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9 min read

Happy New Year!

Crowdstrike has entered the chat, 2026 Trends, first rant of the year

David Lee
David Lee

Community Blogs

The Death of Advisory (As We Knew It)

Dec 15, 2025

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7 min read

The Death of Advisory (As We Knew It)

David Lee
David Lee

Insider Access

Intent-Based Security
LockSimple

Dec 11, 2025

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7 min read

Intent-Based Security

Why Knowing “Why” Changes Everything

David Lee
David Lee

Community Blogs

Intent Is the New Access Key

Dec 8, 2025

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4 min read

Intent Is the New Access Key

David Lee
David Lee

Newsletter

AI is here: Are you ready to lead?

Nov 26, 2025

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9 min read

AI is here: Are you ready to lead?

The 114th Edition of the Identity Jedi Newsletter: This issue uncovers shifts you’ll need to discuss at your next meeting.

David Lee
David Lee

Community Blogs

AI Just Rewrote Cybercrime: And Identity Security Has 90 Days to Rethink Everything

Nov 17, 2025

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6 min read

AI Just Rewrote Cybercrime: And Identity Security Has 90 Days to Rethink Everything

David Lee
David Lee

Newsletter

AI agents, service accounts, and audits

Nov 12, 2025

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9 min read

AI agents, service accounts, and audits

The 113th Edition of the Identity Jedi Newsletter

David Lee
David Lee

Newsletter

The 112th Edition of the Identity Jedi Newsletter

Oct 29, 2025

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10 min read

The 112th Edition of the Identity Jedi Newsletter

Moving from Identity Management to Identity Security, ConductorOne for 80 Million Alex, IAM Foundations

David Lee
David Lee

Newsletter

Life, Conferences, Haunted Jails, and little bit of identity.

Oct 16, 2025

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11 min read

Life, Conferences, Haunted Jails, and little bit of identity.

The 111th Edition of the Identity Jedi Newsletter: THE LIFE EDITION

David Lee
David Lee

Community Blogs

The External Identity Challenge

Sep 29, 2025

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7 min read

The External Identity Challenge

Series: Beyond the Perimeter: Identity in a Borderless Enterprise

David Lee
David Lee

Community Blogs

Trust Without Borders: Why Static Rules No Longer Cut It

Sep 22, 2025

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9 min read

Trust Without Borders: Why Static Rules No Longer Cut It

Beyond the Perimeter: Identity in a Borderless Enterprise

David Lee
David Lee

Newsletter

Evolution of Identity, AI Agent Orchestration, and more

Sep 17, 2025

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9 min read

Evolution of Identity, AI Agent Orchestration, and more

The 110th Edition of the Identity Jedi Newsletter presented By Strata.IO

David Lee
David Lee

Community Blogs

The Disappearing Perimeter

Sep 15, 2025

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7 min read

The Disappearing Perimeter

Beyond the Perimeter: Identity in a Borderless Enterprise

David Lee
David Lee

Framework

+1

The IAM Executive Playbook
LockSimple

Sep 11, 2025

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4 min read

The IAM Executive Playbook

Identity as a Business Asset

David Lee
David Lee

Community Blogs

Paying Down IAM Debt: The Blueprint for a Sustainable Future

Aug 25, 2025

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7 min read

Paying Down IAM Debt: The Blueprint for a Sustainable Future

Series: The IAM Debt You Don’t See

David Lee
David Lee

Community Blogs

The Certification Mirage: Why Compliance Reviews Don’t Equal Security

Aug 18, 2025

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7 min read

The Certification Mirage: Why Compliance Reviews Don’t Equal Security

The IAM Debt You Don’t See

David Lee
David Lee

Community Blogs

The Legacy Access Problem: Why Yesterday’s Roles Still Control Today’s Risk

Aug 11, 2025

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7 min read

The Legacy Access Problem: Why Yesterday’s Roles Still Control Today’s Risk

Series: The IAM Debt You Don’t See

David Lee
David Lee

Newsletter

A New Hope for Identity—or Vendor Lock-In?

Aug 6, 2025

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8 min read

A New Hope for Identity—or Vendor Lock-In?

What Palo Alto’s play for CyberArk means for AI-era security platforms, plus major industry updates and podcasts

David Lee
David Lee

Community Blogs

Every Shortcut Becomes Debt: The Long Tail of IAM Design Decisions

Aug 4, 2025

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8 min read

Every Shortcut Becomes Debt: The Long Tail of IAM Design Decisions

Series: The IAM Debt You Don’t See

David Lee
David Lee

Community Blogs

The New Trust Equation: Identity + Risk + Signal

Jul 28, 2025

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6 min read

The New Trust Equation: Identity + Risk + Signal

Beyond the Perimeter: Identity in a Borderless Enterprise

David Lee
David Lee

Newsletter

The 108th Edition of the Identity Jedi Newsletter

Jul 23, 2025

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7 min read

The 108th Edition of the Identity Jedi Newsletter

From Humans to Agents: A New IAM Horizon

David Lee
David Lee

Community Blogs

How to Govern Identities You Don’t Own

Jul 14, 2025

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8 min read

How to Govern Identities You Don’t Own

Series: Beyond the Perimeter: Identity in a Borderless Enterprise

David Lee
David Lee

Community Blogs

The Company Has No Perimeter—But Your IAM Still Thinks It Does

Jul 7, 2025

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7 min read

The Company Has No Perimeter—But Your IAM Still Thinks It Does

Series: Beyond the Perimeter: Identity in a Borderless Enterprise

David Lee
David Lee

Community Blogs

The Identity Graph: Where Data, AI, and Access Come Together

Jun 30, 2025

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5 min read

The Identity Graph: Where Data, AI, and Access Come Together

Series: Smart Identity: The New Playbook for Onboarding, Intelligence, and Scale

David Lee
David Lee

Community Blogs

Teaching AI the Language of Access

Jun 27, 2025

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6 min read

Teaching AI the Language of Access

David Lee
David Lee
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