This episode explores the regulator’s dilemma at the heart of digital infrastructure, where accountability, compliance, and governance reshape the systems they aim to protect. Heather Flanagan examines how modern identity, critical infrastructure, and risk management challenges emerge as digital environments outgrow traditional oversight models.

Listeners will learn why compliance-era controls no longer match today’s API-driven reality, how sovereignty contributes to Internet fragmentation, and why resilience now depends on coordination and shared accountability. The discussion offers a clear, thoughtful perspective on evolving digital identity governance.