As companies move their infrastructure to the cloud, there are a number of unique challenges with modernizing identity management. At the forefront are concerns about keeping systems secure while still enabling access for end users that need it. With this in mind, we asked a panel of industry leaders to talk about challenges facing enterprise IT professionals today, including problems they’ve already encountered, how the latest technologies might influence product development, and how they are preparing for the future. Our panelists included George Fletcher, Identity Architect at Oath; John Bradley, Senior Architect at Yubico; and Grant Dasher, Software Engineer at Google. Here, we’ve pulled highlights from our insightful conversation on the current state of identity and security. To hear all of their detailed responses, watch the full Oktane 17 video here. Upcoming core challenges As systems shift to the cloud, there are increased challenges in modernizing.