Digitizing the New Age of Access Identity Management with HID Global’s Martin Ladstaetter

<p>Security identity management comes in all shapes and sizes, and it’s an industry that continues to innovate at a rapid pace and there is no end in sight. Think of identity management like this: that card or fob you scan to enter an office or building, that’s security management. Or maybe the password you change every 30 days, that’s identity management. But while these processes seem simple and familiar, they haven’t been part of the security ecosystem for very long.</p><p><i>“15 years ago, phones were different. We didn't know about online identities. We didn't have digital passports. We were using batches to access buildings. If you fast forward, the pace of what we are changing is pretty traumatic and fast.”</i></p><p>Traumatic and fast are strong but appropriate words when describing the pace at which <a href="https://at.linkedin.com/in/martin-ladstaetter-341a477">Martin Ladstaetter</a>, and <a href="https://www.hidglobal.com/">HID Global</a>, are working at when it comes to making it easier for consumers to access their everyday necessities. On this episode of <i>IT Visionaries</i>, Martin, the Head of Consumer Authentication and VP of Product Management at HID Global, explains how the company is digitizing this new world and securing consumers across multiple networks. Martin also dives into the struggles enterprises are facing when it comes to securing distributed workforces and what the future of access identity management holds.</p><p><strong>Main Takeaways</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Creating an Unknown Digital Experience</strong>: Customer experience is key in any sector. In identity management, the key to a good experience is to make it not feel like an experience at all. The future of this space involves users being able to make purchases, access buildings and cars seamlessly, without having to use security cards or fobs or other devices.</li><li><strong>Is This Ethical?</strong>: As distributed workforces rise in popularity, one of the hot discussion topics is how large enterprises should be secu