In this episode, I sit down with Alexander Filipin, a Product Manager at Microsoft, to unpack the essentials of identity governance and why access reviews are a game-changer for security and compliance.
We explore the pitfalls like rubber stamping that plague traditional methods and tease how the new AI-driven Access Review Agent is stepping in with smart recommendations and context to make decisions easier and more accurate.
Plus, we peek into exciting future possibilities where agents could automate access management entirely—tune in to see how this could reshape your org’s approach!
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About Alexander Filipin
Alexander Filipin is a Product Manager at Microsoft in the Microsoft Entra ID Governance team.
With a background in consulting and identity security, he previously contributed to popular community projects like Conditional Access as Code and now leads features in Microsoft Entra, including the newly released Access Review Agent.
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexfilipin/
🔗 Related Links
Microsoft Entra Access Review Agent Documentation - https://aka.ms/aragent
Conditional Access Optimization Agent - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/conditional-access/agent-optimization
📗 Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:48 From Community Code to Microsoft Product Management
04:42 The 4 Drivers of Governance: Security, Compliance, & Cost Savings
06:45 Why Access Reviews are Critical for Guest and Licensing Cleanup
13:46 Licensing: Entra ID P2 vs. Entra Governance Capabilities
20:01 The Biggest Problem with Traditional Access Reviews Today
20:41 Introducing the Entra Access Review Agent
23:18 The Role of AI in Generating Reviewer Context
34:04 The Audit Trail and Compliance for AI Decisions
44:26 Future Vision: The Next Evolution of Identity Governance
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