Andrew Candella | Sr Analyst, Identity Management
Ciena

Identity Week America - Day 2 @ 15:00

Panel: Is passwordless inevitable? Adoption, friction, and the zero-trust reality

• Review the adoption of passwordless technologies and assess whether 'passwordless' is feasible and/or necessary
• Identify which challenges for adoption of zero-trust methodologies are a resuly of increased friction, lack of interoperability, or undereducated users
• Examine leading use cases from a variety of sectors that have transitioned to passwordless authentication
• Discuss the security benefits for implementing zero-trust in enterprise systems - is this more necessary than ever considering the rise in fraudulent activity and phishing attacks?

Moderator: Zack Martin, Senior Policy Advisor, Venable LLP

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Zack Martin / Panel: Is passwordless inevitable? Adoption, friction, and the zero-trust reality

Zack Martin, Senior Policy Advisor,
Venable LLP

Zack Martin is a trusted advisor for clients across the cybersecurity ecosystem and brings experience in the digital identity, cybersecurity, healthcare information technology (IT), and payment markets to the Venable LLP Cybersecurity Services Group. A Certified Information Systems Security...

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Megan Shamas, independent

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Megan Shamas / Panel: Is passwordless inevitable? Adoption, friction, and the zero-trust reality

Megan Shamas, ,
independent

Megan Shamas is the chief marketing officer for the FIDO Alliance, the multi-stakeholder organization standardizing simpler, stronger authentication to reduce global password usage and create a more secure web. In this role, she leads all global communications and market education initiatives...

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Sarah Handler, Group Product Manager, Netflix

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Sarah Handler / Panel: Is passwordless inevitable? Adoption, friction, and the zero-trust reality

Sarah Handler, Group Product Manager,
Netflix

Sarah is the Group Product Manager for Netflix’s Security Services Engineering organization. At Netflix, her team builds identity, authentication, authorization, and cryptographic products to safeguard and empower those who empower Netflix to entertain the world. Previously, she led a team building ...

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Tina Srivastava, Lecturer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Tina Srivastava / Panel: Is passwordless inevitable? Adoption, friction, and the zero-trust reality

Tina Srivastava, Lecturer,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Dr. Tina P. Srivastava is an MIT-trained rocket scientist, entrepreneur, technology expert, author and the inventor of more than 30 patents. Dr. Srivastava earned her PhD, SM, and SB, all from MIT. She is also an FAA-certified pilot and Lecturer at MIT in the areas of flying, meteorology, and...

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Nader Nassar, Director, Cybersecurity & IAM, Capital One

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Nader Nassar / Panel: Is passwordless inevitable? Adoption, friction, and the zero-trust reality

Nader Nassar, Director, Cybersecurity & IAM,
Capital One

Dr. Nader Nassar is the Director of Identity at Capital One, where he leads the Identity Assurance organization, driving innovation in next-generation identity proofing and digital identity solutions. With a proven track record in cybersecurity and identity platforms, Dr. Nassar previously served...

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Andrew Candella, Sr Analyst, Identity Management, Ciena

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Andrew Candella / Panel: Is passwordless inevitable? Adoption, friction, and the zero-trust reality

Andrew Candella, Sr Analyst, Identity Management,
Ciena

Andrew Candella has been an Identity Management engineer at Ciena for the past 7 years. Heading the Identity team as an Okta SME, Andrew has transformed SSO and MFA standards across Ciena. Complying with standards and best practices, Andrew has helped bring Ciena from just a few Okta integrations...

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