GAIN (the Global Assured Identities Network) is entering a new phase. On March 2, the technical proof-of-concept group was launched to actually test the concepts. Annie Bailey and Matthias have a look at the list of participants, the agenda, and the potential outcomes of this PoC. And provide a sneak peek at more about GAIN at the upcoming EIC 2022 in Berlin in May.

Online tracking is a highly visible privacy issue that a lot of people care about. Third-party cookies are most notorious for being used in cross-site tracking, retargeting, and ad-serving. Annie Bailey and Matthias sit down to discuss the most recently proposed approach called „Topics API“.

Access control tools for application environments, which include SAP in particular, but also a growing number of other business applications, are becoming increasingly important for compliance and cybersecurity. They also serve as a basis for granting proper access to employees efficiently. Martin Kuppinger and Matthias look at this market segment and at new, innovative solutions, on the occasion of very recent research that has just been published.

Data catalogs and metadata management solutions help capture and manage data from all enterprise data sources to enable the use of that data and support data governance and data security initiatives. This interesting and growing market segment is the topic this week when Martin Kuppinger and Matthias sit down for the Analyst Chat podcast.

The conclusion of a tool choice process is usually the consideration of commercial aspects, i.e. software costs and licensing. Martin Kuppinger and Matthias look at this central aspect and discuss different approaches to make different offers comparable, but also give recommendations to vendors on how they can make decisions easier for their potential customers.

A comprehensive cybersecurity strategy typically includes the use of modern, intelligent Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) platforms. These go far beyond simply aggregating and analyzing log files. Alexei Balaganski outlines the latest market developments based on his recently published Leadership Compass on "Intelligent SIEM Platforms" and explains the differences to other market segments together with Matthias.

The importance of efficient and secure cloud backup and recovery is often underestimated. Mike Small explains these two disciplines to Matthias and looks at the market of available solutions on the occasion of his recently published Leadership Compass. He also provides valuable guidance on what a strategy and its successful implementation can look like in this area.

The three biggest threats to business resilience are IT Risk, Compliance Risk, and Vendor Risk. Integrated Risk Management Platforms address these risks. KuppingerCole's Lead Analyst Paul Fisher has analyzed this market segment recently and he joins Matthias to talk about recent developments and the market in general.

"Privacy and Consent Management" is an exciting topic in a continuously changing market. Annie Bailey has just completed her latest Leadership Compass, which researches this market segment. To mark the release of this document, she joined Matthias for an Analyst Chat episode where she talks about the innovations and current developments.

A new year, and 2022, like 2021, again begins with a look back at a far-reaching security incident. Cybersecurity Analyst Alexei Balaganski and Matthias take the topic of Log4j as an opportunity to look at code quality and cyber supply chain risk management. They also mention Mike Small's excellent blog post, which can be read here: https://www.kuppingercole.com/blog/small/log4j-how-well-did-you-perform