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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