Richard Bird

Ping Identity, the Intelligent identity solution for the enterprise, announces the first annual Ping YOUniverse (formerly IDENTIFY), an identity security event where security professionals come together to share real-world identity management stories and solutions for improved digital experiences. The event will empower current and prospective Ping Identity customers, security and IAM professionals, IT architects, CISOs and line-of-business owners with actionable examples of how to overcome hybrid IT challenges by leveraging the Ping Intelligent Identity™ Platform. Identity security solutions In addition to customer presentations, Andre Durand, CEO and founder of Ping Identity, Candace Worley, Ping Identity’s chief product officer, and Richard Bird, chief customer information officer for Ping Identity, will provide the company’s vision around: Going cloud-first to improve business speed, agility and efficiency Innovating the digital customer experience with identity Taking a zero trust approach to securing the enterprise “We are excited to introduce Ping YOUniverse as a revamped, even more customer-focused version of our annual user conference,” said Andre Durand, CEO and founder of Ping Identity. “Attendees will experience an engaging virtual journey, including a detailed look at our product roadmap and real-life customer stories that will help all of our partners deliver the best identity security solutions for their organisations.” Identity excellence awards Submissions are now open for the fifth annual identity excellence awards Individuals can view the full session details and register here to attend the virtual event for their specific region, including the Americas (April 20, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. MDT), Europe (April 22, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. BST) and Asia Pacific (May 13, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. AEST). Guest representatives will include Old Mutual Limited, ProofID, Raising Cane’s, Refinitiv, an LSEG Business, SailPoint, SCL Health, Zscaler and more. Submissions are now open for the fifth annual identity excellence awards, which honour the best-in-class identity projects from global organisations. The deadline to submit an entry is July 30, 2021 and winners will be announced during the fall Ping YOUniverse on October 5, 2021.

Ping Identity, globally renowned identity defined security solutions provider, has announced its upcoming webinars and speaking engagements for the month of May, which will touch on topics ranging from zero trust to Artificial Intelligence and machine learning in API security. Enabling enterprise with IAM  The webinar will provide a tour of PingOne for customers, Ping's cloud-delivered customer identity platform Ping’s very own Dustin Maxey, director of product marketing, and Zach Collier, product manager of developer experience will co-present at the Ping Identity Webinar webinar on May 14 at 11am MST. The webinar will provide a tour of PingOne for customers, Ping's cloud-delivered customer identity platform. Participants will learn how to enable their teams with secure customer IAM, facilitate their transition to the cloud with on-premises coexistence, and model existing identity architecture in the cloud – all while driving positive user experiences. A second session will run on May 15 at 2pm BST for Europe. Role of AI in detecting exploits Francois Lascelles, field CTO will present “Hacker vs AI” on May 15 at Austin, Texas, 11:10 am CDT. This presentation will explain how traditional API security is not bullet-proof, review recent API vulnerability examples, and discuss the role of AI and implicit security in detecting and stopping exploits of these specific vulnerabilities. On May 15, Richard Bird, chief customer information officer will join the panel “Placing Identity at the Center of Security Designs & Models” at 11am CEST in Munich, Germany. The panelists will discuss what it means to have identity at the center of security infrastructure. API Security, AI and cybersecurity Joe Zanini, solutions architect will present 'Secure Customer Access: The Role of ML and API Security' on May 16 At 3:30pm CEST on the same day, Loren Russon, vice president, product development will present “At the Intersection of API Security, cybersecurity and IAM: The Next Wave of intelligent solutions.” This session will focus on some of Ping Identity’s innovative technologies that intersect IAM, API and cyber security practices, and how modern solutions are leveraging AI and machine learning. Joe Zanini, solutions architect will present “Secure Customer Access: The Role of ML and API Security” on May 16 at 5pm CEST. In his session, Joe will cover the most common types of API attacks, how to secure customer data, how machine learning can defend against API attacks, and more. How to architect API Security  Ping Identity’s Baber Amin and Francois Lascelles will co-present on how you can use the principles of Zero Trust in the context of API security on May 30 at the Ping Identity Webinar. The duo will share why API security and Zero Trust are more relevant than ever, best practices to architect API security for Zero Trust, AI-based tools that provide visibility for when your APIs are under attack, and lastly what you can do to mitigate ongoing and emerging threats against your APIs. A second session will run on June 4 at 2pm BST for Europe.