AI Tooling is Causing Identity Security Issues with 1Password

The rise of AI tooling and agents in the enterprise has created a gap with identity security platforms. Addressing that gap remains challenging when so much is still unclear about how users and agents interact. In this episode of the Tech Field Day podcast, brought to you by 1Password, Tom Hollingsworth is joined by Kate Scarcella, Jack Poller, and Sanjay Ramnath of 1Password.

The panel discusses the shift from client-server models to the new agentic landscape. They talk about the challenges of tracking activity and how static credential management is unable to keep up. They also talk about the need for business to lead the change in IT and enable security to keep up with the current velocity of features. They also discuss how there needs to be a shift in the way that companies develop and apply security policy to users, both physical and digital.

Passkeys are the Future

Passwords create friction and therefore users find ways around them. New technology such as secure enclaves and PKI allow us to create better solutions like passkeys. In this episode of the Tech Field Day Podcast. Alan Shimel and Kate Scarcella join Tom Hollingsworth to discuss the problems with traditional passwords and how passkeys overcome them. They also talk about why it has taken so long to adopt passkeys and what barriers remain to full implementation. The wrap up with a look at what might lay ahead on the horizon for the future of user security.

Kate Scarcella

Kate Scarcella is a recognized cybersecurity expert, chair of the CDF Cybersecurity SIG, and is a CISSP.